diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index 910febef55e84b2e8c43b5a478d56b35929a2d99..ba1410ced42044e7a1a10660fc330a63746c4a09 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -812,6 +812,93 @@ static int rdtgroup_mode_show(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * rdtgroup_cbm_overlaps - Does CBM for intended closid overlap with other
+ * @r: Resource to which domain instance @d belongs.
+ * @d: The domain instance for which @closid is being tested.
+ * @cbm: Capacity bitmask being tested.
+ * @closid: Intended closid for @cbm.
+ * @exclusive: Only check if overlaps with exclusive resource groups
+ *
+ * Checks if provided @cbm intended to be used for @closid on domain
+ * @d overlaps with any other closids or other hardware usage associated
+ * with this domain. If @exclusive is true then only overlaps with
+ * resource groups in exclusive mode will be considered. If @exclusive
+ * is false then overlaps with any resource group or hardware entities
+ * will be considered.
+ *
+ * Return: false if CBM does not overlap, true if it does.
+ */
+static bool rdtgroup_cbm_overlaps(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d,
+				  u32 _cbm, int closid, bool exclusive)
+{
+	unsigned long *cbm = (unsigned long *)&_cbm;
+	unsigned long *ctrl_b;
+	enum rdtgrp_mode mode;
+	u32 *ctrl;
+	int i;
+
+	/* Check for any overlap with regions used by hardware directly */
+	if (!exclusive) {
+		if (bitmap_intersects(cbm,
+				      (unsigned long *)&r->cache.shareable_bits,
+				      r->cache.cbm_len))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for overlap with other resource groups */
+	ctrl = d->ctrl_val;
+	for (i = 0; i < r->num_closid; i++, ctrl++) {
+		ctrl_b = (unsigned long *)ctrl;
+		if (closid_allocated(i) && i != closid) {
+			if (bitmap_intersects(cbm, ctrl_b, r->cache.cbm_len)) {
+				mode = rdtgroup_mode_by_closid(i);
+				if (exclusive) {
+					if (mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE)
+						return true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rdtgroup_mode_test_exclusive - Test if this resource group can be exclusive
+ *
+ * An exclusive resource group implies that there should be no sharing of
+ * its allocated resources. At the time this group is considered to be
+ * exclusive this test can determine if its current schemata supports this
+ * setting by testing for overlap with all other resource groups.
+ *
+ * Return: true if resource group can be exclusive, false if there is overlap
+ * with allocations of other resource groups and thus this resource group
+ * cannot be exclusive.
+ */
+static bool rdtgroup_mode_test_exclusive(struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
+{
+	int closid = rdtgrp->closid;
+	struct rdt_resource *r;
+	struct rdt_domain *d;
+
+	for_each_alloc_enabled_rdt_resource(r) {
+		list_for_each_entry(d, &r->domains, list) {
+			if (rdtgroup_cbm_overlaps(r, d, d->ctrl_val[closid],
+						  rdtgrp->closid, false))
+				return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rdtgroup_mode_write - Modify the resource group's mode
+ *
+ */
 static ssize_t rdtgroup_mode_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 				   char *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
 {
@@ -834,11 +921,19 @@ static ssize_t rdtgroup_mode_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 
 	mode = rdtgrp->mode;
 
-	if ((!strcmp(buf, "shareable") && mode == RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE))
+	if ((!strcmp(buf, "shareable") && mode == RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE) ||
+	    (!strcmp(buf, "exclusive") && mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (!strcmp(buf, "shareable")) {
 		rdtgrp->mode = RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE;
+	} else if (!strcmp(buf, "exclusive")) {
+		if (!rdtgroup_mode_test_exclusive(rdtgrp)) {
+			rdt_last_cmd_printf("schemata overlaps\n");
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		rdtgrp->mode = RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
 	} else {
 		rdt_last_cmd_printf("unknown/unsupported mode\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;