diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
index 14f4f0c0329a00789536d95e2aa85f94591121ef..9f27228ceffd4e90da9467498e409e451187ee99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ static inline void k8_check_syscfg_dram_mod_en(void)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Get the size of contiguous MTRR range */
+static u64 get_mtrr_size(u64 mask)
+{
+	u64 size;
+
+	mask >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
+	mask |= size_or_mask;
+	size = -mask;
+	size <<= PAGE_SHIFT;
+	return size;
+}
+
 /*
  * Check and return the effective type for MTRR-MTRR type overlap.
  * Returns 1 if the effective type is UNCACHEABLE, else returns 0
@@ -92,17 +104,19 @@ static int check_type_overlap(u8 *prev, u8 *curr)
 }
 
 /*
- * Returns the effective MTRR type for the region
- * Error returns:
- * - 0xFE - when the range is "not entirely covered" by _any_ var range MTRR
- * - 0xFF - when MTRR is not enabled
+ * Error/Semi-error returns:
+ * 0xFF - when MTRR is not enabled
+ * *repeat == 1 implies [start:end] spanned across MTRR range and type returned
+ *		corresponds only to [start:*partial_end].
+ *		Caller has to lookup again for [*partial_end:end].
  */
-u8 mtrr_type_lookup(u64 start, u64 end)
+static u8 __mtrr_type_lookup(u64 start, u64 end, u64 *partial_end, int *repeat)
 {
 	int i;
 	u64 base, mask;
 	u8 prev_match, curr_match;
 
+	*repeat = 0;
 	if (!mtrr_state_set)
 		return 0xFF;
 
@@ -153,8 +167,34 @@ u8 mtrr_type_lookup(u64 start, u64 end)
 
 		start_state = ((start & mask) == (base & mask));
 		end_state = ((end & mask) == (base & mask));
-		if (start_state != end_state)
-			return 0xFE;
+
+		if (start_state != end_state) {
+			/*
+			 * We have start:end spanning across an MTRR.
+			 * We split the region into
+			 * either
+			 * (start:mtrr_end) (mtrr_end:end)
+			 * or
+			 * (start:mtrr_start) (mtrr_start:end)
+			 * depending on kind of overlap.
+			 * Return the type for first region and a pointer to
+			 * the start of second region so that caller will
+			 * lookup again on the second region.
+			 * Note: This way we handle multiple overlaps as well.
+			 */
+			if (start_state)
+				*partial_end = base + get_mtrr_size(mask);
+			else
+				*partial_end = base;
+
+			if (unlikely(*partial_end <= start)) {
+				WARN_ON(1);
+				*partial_end = start + PAGE_SIZE;
+			}
+
+			end = *partial_end - 1; /* end is inclusive */
+			*repeat = 1;
+		}
 
 		if ((start & mask) != (base & mask))
 			continue;
@@ -180,6 +220,36 @@ u8 mtrr_type_lookup(u64 start, u64 end)
 	return mtrr_state.def_type;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns the effective MTRR type for the region
+ * Error return:
+ * 0xFF - when MTRR is not enabled
+ */
+u8 mtrr_type_lookup(u64 start, u64 end)
+{
+	u8 type, prev_type;
+	int repeat;
+	u64 partial_end;
+
+	type = __mtrr_type_lookup(start, end, &partial_end, &repeat);
+
+	/*
+	 * Common path is with repeat = 0.
+	 * However, we can have cases where [start:end] spans across some
+	 * MTRR range. Do repeated lookups for that case here.
+	 */
+	while (repeat) {
+		prev_type = type;
+		start = partial_end;
+		type = __mtrr_type_lookup(start, end, &partial_end, &repeat);
+
+		if (check_type_overlap(&prev_type, &type))
+			return type;
+	}
+
+	return type;
+}
+
 /* Get the MSR pair relating to a var range */
 static void
 get_mtrr_var_range(unsigned int index, struct mtrr_var_range *vr)