diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index e9bcdca32a323cd164437050780370270d44caff..8264b0b0f1cebe4d8c8fdfa0921bdbe8a4f9fb2d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 		struct cpuid	cpu_id;
 		u64		stidp_data;
 	};
+	struct gmap *gmap;
 };
 
 struct kvm_vm_stat {
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ struct kvm_arch{
 	struct sca_block *sca;
 	debug_info_t *dbf;
 	struct kvm_s390_float_interrupt float_int;
+	struct gmap *gmap;
 };
 
 extern int sie64a(struct kvm_s390_sie_block *, unsigned long *);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c b/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c
index b5312050b224e248222e3eafa6926861463709f0..654fc1fa37e7d791ec92a37ff460bed309cd8b74 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static int handle_stop(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static int handle_validity(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	unsigned long vmaddr;
 	int viwhy = vcpu->arch.sie_block->ipb >> 16;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -170,12 +171,27 @@ static int handle_validity(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			 vcpu->arch.sie_block->gmsor +
 			 vcpu->arch.sie_block->prefix,
 			 2*PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (rc)
+		if (rc) {
 			/* user will receive sigsegv, exit to user */
 			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		vmaddr = gmap_fault(vcpu->arch.sie_block->prefix,
+				    vcpu->arch.gmap);
+		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(vmaddr)) {
+			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		vmaddr = gmap_fault(vcpu->arch.sie_block->prefix + PAGE_SIZE,
+				    vcpu->arch.gmap);
+		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(vmaddr)) {
+			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	} else
 		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+out:
 	if (rc)
 		VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 2, "unhandled validity intercept code %d",
 			   viwhy);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 123ebea72282cb985fec66009467e9ae7ff09069..3ebb4ba83d9dd523b06330ff4a38ccbf06d1c702 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -190,7 +190,13 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 	debug_register_view(kvm->arch.dbf, &debug_sprintf_view);
 	VM_EVENT(kvm, 3, "%s", "vm created");
 
+	kvm->arch.gmap = gmap_alloc(current->mm);
+	if (!kvm->arch.gmap)
+		goto out_nogmap;
+
 	return 0;
+out_nogmap:
+	debug_unregister(kvm->arch.dbf);
 out_nodbf:
 	free_page((unsigned long)(kvm->arch.sca));
 out_err:
@@ -235,11 +241,13 @@ void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 	kvm_free_vcpus(kvm);
 	free_page((unsigned long)(kvm->arch.sca));
 	debug_unregister(kvm->arch.dbf);
+	gmap_free(kvm->arch.gmap);
 }
 
 /* Section: vcpu related */
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	vcpu->arch.gmap = vcpu->kvm->arch.gmap;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +293,7 @@ static void kvm_s390_vcpu_initial_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	atomic_set(&vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags, CPUSTAT_ZARCH);
+	atomic_set(&vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags, CPUSTAT_ZARCH | CPUSTAT_SM);
 	set_bit(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, &vcpu->requests);
 	vcpu->arch.sie_block->ecb   = 6;
 	vcpu->arch.sie_block->eca   = 0xC1002001U;
@@ -454,6 +462,7 @@ static void __vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	local_irq_disable();
 	kvm_guest_enter();
 	local_irq_enable();
+	gmap_enable(vcpu->arch.gmap);
 	VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 6, "entering sie flags %x",
 		   atomic_read(&vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags));
 	if (sie64a(vcpu->arch.sie_block, vcpu->arch.guest_gprs)) {
@@ -462,6 +471,7 @@ static void __vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	}
 	VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 6, "exit sie icptcode %d",
 		   vcpu->arch.sie_block->icptcode);
+	gmap_disable(vcpu->arch.gmap);
 	local_irq_disable();
 	kvm_guest_exit();
 	local_irq_enable();
@@ -479,13 +489,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, &vcpu->requests))
 			kvm_s390_vcpu_set_mem(vcpu);
 
-	/* verify, that memory has been registered */
-	if (!vcpu->arch.sie_block->gmslm) {
-		vcpu_put(vcpu);
-		VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 3, "%s", "no memory registered to run vcpu");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &vcpu->sigset, &sigsaved);
 
@@ -681,10 +684,10 @@ int kvm_arch_prepare_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 	if (mem->guest_phys_addr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (mem->userspace_addr & (PAGE_SIZE - 1))
+	if (mem->userspace_addr & 0xffffful)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (mem->memory_size & (PAGE_SIZE - 1))
+	if (mem->memory_size & 0xffffful)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!user_alloc)
@@ -698,15 +701,22 @@ void kvm_arch_commit_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 				struct kvm_memory_slot old,
 				int user_alloc)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, rc;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 
+
+	rc = gmap_map_segment(kvm->arch.gmap, mem->userspace_addr,
+		mem->guest_phys_addr, mem->memory_size);
+	if (rc)
+		return;
+
 	/* request update of sie control block for all available vcpus */
 	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
 		if (test_and_set_bit(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, &vcpu->requests))
 			continue;
 		kvm_s390_inject_sigp_stop(vcpu, ACTION_RELOADVCPU_ON_STOP);
 	}
+	return;
 }
 
 void kvm_arch_flush_shadow(struct kvm *kvm)