diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
index 84471b8104602be330f32590a76c75eb9dbe78a3..37690bd580c83a7278278074da0b9f00f2067aa0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
@@ -426,4 +426,35 @@ struct vmx_msr_entry {
 	u64 value;
 } __aligned(16);
 
+/*
+ * VM-instruction error numbers
+ */
+enum vm_instruction_error_number {
+	VMXERR_VMCALL_IN_VMX_ROOT_OPERATION = 1,
+	VMXERR_VMCLEAR_INVALID_ADDRESS = 2,
+	VMXERR_VMCLEAR_VMXON_POINTER = 3,
+	VMXERR_VMLAUNCH_NONCLEAR_VMCS = 4,
+	VMXERR_VMRESUME_NONLAUNCHED_VMCS = 5,
+	VMXERR_VMRESUME_AFTER_VMXOFF = 6,
+	VMXERR_ENTRY_INVALID_CONTROL_FIELD = 7,
+	VMXERR_ENTRY_INVALID_HOST_STATE_FIELD = 8,
+	VMXERR_VMPTRLD_INVALID_ADDRESS = 9,
+	VMXERR_VMPTRLD_VMXON_POINTER = 10,
+	VMXERR_VMPTRLD_INCORRECT_VMCS_REVISION_ID = 11,
+	VMXERR_UNSUPPORTED_VMCS_COMPONENT = 12,
+	VMXERR_VMWRITE_READ_ONLY_VMCS_COMPONENT = 13,
+	VMXERR_VMXON_IN_VMX_ROOT_OPERATION = 15,
+	VMXERR_ENTRY_INVALID_EXECUTIVE_VMCS_POINTER = 16,
+	VMXERR_ENTRY_NONLAUNCHED_EXECUTIVE_VMCS = 17,
+	VMXERR_ENTRY_EXECUTIVE_VMCS_POINTER_NOT_VMXON_POINTER = 18,
+	VMXERR_VMCALL_NONCLEAR_VMCS = 19,
+	VMXERR_VMCALL_INVALID_VM_EXIT_CONTROL_FIELDS = 20,
+	VMXERR_VMCALL_INCORRECT_MSEG_REVISION_ID = 22,
+	VMXERR_VMXOFF_UNDER_DUAL_MONITOR_TREATMENT_OF_SMIS_AND_SMM = 23,
+	VMXERR_VMCALL_INVALID_SMM_MONITOR_FEATURES = 24,
+	VMXERR_ENTRY_INVALID_VM_EXECUTION_CONTROL_FIELDS_IN_EXECUTIVE_VMCS = 25,
+	VMXERR_ENTRY_EVENTS_BLOCKED_BY_MOV_SS = 26,
+	VMXERR_INVALID_OPERAND_TO_INVEPT_INVVPID = 28,
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 33476eb152eaaf7eca00bfd44f7e82b2624a62f2..8432448fe35692ebb7cef2ce12312856ff69a458 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -4776,6 +4776,44 @@ static int get_vmx_mem_address(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The following 3 functions, nested_vmx_succeed()/failValid()/failInvalid(),
+ * set the success or error code of an emulated VMX instruction, as specified
+ * by Vol 2B, VMX Instruction Reference, "Conventions".
+ */
+static void nested_vmx_succeed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	vmx_set_rflags(vcpu, vmx_get_rflags(vcpu)
+			& ~(X86_EFLAGS_CF | X86_EFLAGS_PF | X86_EFLAGS_AF |
+			    X86_EFLAGS_ZF | X86_EFLAGS_SF | X86_EFLAGS_OF));
+}
+
+static void nested_vmx_failInvalid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	vmx_set_rflags(vcpu, (vmx_get_rflags(vcpu)
+			& ~(X86_EFLAGS_PF | X86_EFLAGS_AF | X86_EFLAGS_ZF |
+			    X86_EFLAGS_SF | X86_EFLAGS_OF))
+			| X86_EFLAGS_CF);
+}
+
+static void nested_vmx_failValid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+					u32 vm_instruction_error)
+{
+	if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.current_vmptr == -1ull) {
+		/*
+		 * failValid writes the error number to the current VMCS, which
+		 * can't be done there isn't a current VMCS.
+		 */
+		nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
+		return;
+	}
+	vmx_set_rflags(vcpu, (vmx_get_rflags(vcpu)
+			& ~(X86_EFLAGS_CF | X86_EFLAGS_PF | X86_EFLAGS_AF |
+			    X86_EFLAGS_SF | X86_EFLAGS_OF))
+			| X86_EFLAGS_ZF);
+	get_vmcs12(vcpu)->vm_instruction_error = vm_instruction_error;
+}
+
 /*
  * The exit handlers return 1 if the exit was handled fully and guest execution
  * may resume.  Otherwise they set the kvm_run parameter to indicate what needs