diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c
index 149795c369f2..25019d42ae93 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c
@@ -20,30 +20,6 @@
  */
 struct mem_vector immovable_mem[MAX_NUMNODES*2];
 
-/*
- * Max length of 64-bit hex address string is 19, prefix "0x" + 16 hex
- * digits, and '\0' for termination.
- */
-#define MAX_ADDR_LEN 19
-
-static acpi_physical_address get_cmdline_acpi_rsdp(void)
-{
-	acpi_physical_address addr = 0;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
-	char val[MAX_ADDR_LEN] = { };
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = cmdline_find_option("acpi_rsdp", val, MAX_ADDR_LEN);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (kstrtoull(val, 16, &addr))
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	return addr;
-}
-
 /*
  * Search EFI system tables for RSDP.  If both ACPI_20_TABLE_GUID and
  * ACPI_TABLE_GUID are found, take the former, which has more features.
@@ -298,6 +274,30 @@ acpi_physical_address get_rsdp_addr(void)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE) && defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE)
+/*
+ * Max length of 64-bit hex address string is 19, prefix "0x" + 16 hex
+ * digits, and '\0' for termination.
+ */
+#define MAX_ADDR_LEN 19
+
+static acpi_physical_address get_cmdline_acpi_rsdp(void)
+{
+	acpi_physical_address addr = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
+	char val[MAX_ADDR_LEN] = { };
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cmdline_find_option("acpi_rsdp", val, MAX_ADDR_LEN);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (kstrtoull(val, 16, &addr))
+		return 0;
+#endif
+	return addr;
+}
+
 /* Compute SRAT address from RSDP. */
 static unsigned long get_acpi_srat_table(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index 53ac0cb2396d..9652d5c2afda 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, memptr heap,
 {
 	const unsigned long kernel_total_size = VO__end - VO__text;
 	unsigned long virt_addr = LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR;
+	unsigned long needed_size;
 
 	/* Retain x86 boot parameters pointer passed from startup_32/64. */
 	boot_params = rmode;
@@ -379,26 +380,38 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, memptr heap,
 	free_mem_ptr     = heap;	/* Heap */
 	free_mem_end_ptr = heap + BOOT_HEAP_SIZE;
 
+	/*
+	 * The memory hole needed for the kernel is the larger of either
+	 * the entire decompressed kernel plus relocation table, or the
+	 * entire decompressed kernel plus .bss and .brk sections.
+	 *
+	 * On X86_64, the memory is mapped with PMD pages. Round the
+	 * size up so that the full extent of PMD pages mapped is
+	 * included in the check against the valid memory table
+	 * entries. This ensures the full mapped area is usable RAM
+	 * and doesn't include any reserved areas.
+	 */
+	needed_size = max(output_len, kernel_total_size);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	needed_size = ALIGN(needed_size, MIN_KERNEL_ALIGN);
+#endif
+
 	/* Report initial kernel position details. */
 	debug_putaddr(input_data);
 	debug_putaddr(input_len);
 	debug_putaddr(output);
 	debug_putaddr(output_len);
 	debug_putaddr(kernel_total_size);
+	debug_putaddr(needed_size);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	/* Report address of 32-bit trampoline */
 	debug_putaddr(trampoline_32bit);
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * The memory hole needed for the kernel is the larger of either
-	 * the entire decompressed kernel plus relocation table, or the
-	 * entire decompressed kernel plus .bss and .brk sections.
-	 */
 	choose_random_location((unsigned long)input_data, input_len,
 				(unsigned long *)&output,
-				max(output_len, kernel_total_size),
+				needed_size,
 				&virt_addr);
 
 	/* Validate memory location choices. */
diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
index 5c056b8aebef..e01078e93dd3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
@@ -260,11 +260,21 @@ void __init hv_apic_init(void)
 	}
 
 	if (ms_hyperv.hints & HV_X64_APIC_ACCESS_RECOMMENDED) {
-		pr_info("Hyper-V: Using MSR based APIC access\n");
+		pr_info("Hyper-V: Using enlightened APIC (%s mode)",
+			x2apic_enabled() ? "x2apic" : "xapic");
+		/*
+		 * With x2apic, architectural x2apic MSRs are equivalent to the
+		 * respective synthetic MSRs, so there's no need to override
+		 * the apic accessors.  The only exception is
+		 * hv_apic_eoi_write, because it benefits from lazy EOI when
+		 * available, but it works for both xapic and x2apic modes.
+		 */
 		apic_set_eoi_write(hv_apic_eoi_write);
-		apic->read      = hv_apic_read;
-		apic->write     = hv_apic_write;
-		apic->icr_write = hv_apic_icr_write;
-		apic->icr_read  = hv_apic_icr_read;
+		if (!x2apic_enabled()) {
+			apic->read      = hv_apic_read;
+			apic->write     = hv_apic_write;
+			apic->icr_write = hv_apic_icr_write;
+			apic->icr_read  = hv_apic_icr_read;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
index 45e92cba92f5..b0889c48a2ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ static int x2apic_dead_cpu(unsigned int dead_cpu)
 {
 	struct cluster_mask *cmsk = per_cpu(cluster_masks, dead_cpu);
 
-	cpumask_clear_cpu(dead_cpu, &cmsk->mask);
+	if (cmsk)
+		cpumask_clear_cpu(dead_cpu, &cmsk->mask);
 	free_cpumask_var(per_cpu(ipi_mask, dead_cpu));
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
index 267daad8c036..c656d92cd708 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
 	int hv_host_info_ecx;
 	int hv_host_info_edx;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+	pv_info.name = "Hyper-V";
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Extract the features and hints
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 29ffa495bd1c..206a4b6144c2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -222,13 +222,31 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr,
 	 * we might write invalid pmds, when the kernel is relocated
 	 * cleanup_highmap() fixes this up along with the mappings
 	 * beyond _end.
+	 *
+	 * Only the region occupied by the kernel image has so far
+	 * been checked against the table of usable memory regions
+	 * provided by the firmware, so invalidate pages outside that
+	 * region. A page table entry that maps to a reserved area of
+	 * memory would allow processor speculation into that area,
+	 * and on some hardware (particularly the UV platform) even
+	 * speculative access to some reserved areas is caught as an
+	 * error, causing the BIOS to halt the system.
 	 */
 
 	pmd = fixup_pointer(level2_kernel_pgt, physaddr);
-	for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++) {
+
+	/* invalidate pages before the kernel image */
+	for (i = 0; i < pmd_index((unsigned long)_text); i++)
+		pmd[i] &= ~_PAGE_PRESENT;
+
+	/* fixup pages that are part of the kernel image */
+	for (; i <= pmd_index((unsigned long)_end); i++)
 		if (pmd[i] & _PAGE_PRESENT)
 			pmd[i] += load_delta;
-	}
+
+	/* invalidate pages after the kernel image */
+	for (; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++)
+		pmd[i] &= ~_PAGE_PRESENT;
 
 	/*
 	 * Fixup phys_base - remove the memory encryption mask to obtain