diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
index bc79396c5dadb276ec2d93c22def1c5683a39c80..1ed273220ffafb76436f6bac063b37bc6524b9ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ int parse_cbm(void *_data, struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d)
 	}
 
 	if (rdtgroup_cbm_overlaps(r, d, cbm_val, rdtgrp->closid, false)) {
-		if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE) {
+		if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE ||
+		    rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
 			rdt_last_cmd_printf("overlaps with other group\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -356,10 +357,15 @@ int rdtgroup_schemata_show(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 
 	rdtgrp = rdtgroup_kn_lock_live(of->kn);
 	if (rdtgrp) {
-		closid = rdtgrp->closid;
-		for_each_alloc_enabled_rdt_resource(r) {
-			if (closid < r->num_closid)
-				show_doms(s, r, closid);
+		if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
+			for_each_alloc_enabled_rdt_resource(r)
+				seq_printf(s, "%s:uninitialized\n", r->name);
+		} else {
+			closid = rdtgrp->closid;
+			for_each_alloc_enabled_rdt_resource(r) {
+				if (closid < r->num_closid)
+					show_doms(s, r, closid);
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		ret = -ENOENT;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index 013cbfedc75352d209931170342efd6ff36de297..bd4e2de303dc78785d9a840af88c0cb9faabb81b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -974,9 +974,10 @@ bool rdtgroup_cbm_overlaps(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d,
 	ctrl = d->ctrl_val;
 	for (i = 0; i < r->num_closid; i++, ctrl++) {
 		ctrl_b = (unsigned long *)ctrl;
-		if (closid_allocated(i) && i != closid) {
+		mode = rdtgroup_mode_by_closid(i);
+		if (closid_allocated(i) && i != closid &&
+		    mode != RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
 			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;
@@ -1046,10 +1047,24 @@ static ssize_t rdtgroup_mode_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	mode = rdtgrp->mode;
 
 	if ((!strcmp(buf, "shareable") && mode == RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE) ||
-	    (!strcmp(buf, "exclusive") && mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE))
+	    (!strcmp(buf, "exclusive") && mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE) ||
+	    (!strcmp(buf, "pseudo-locksetup") &&
+	     mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) ||
+	    (!strcmp(buf, "pseudo-locked") && mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKED))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKED) {
+		rdt_last_cmd_printf("cannot change pseudo-locked group\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(buf, "shareable")) {
+		if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
+			ret = rdtgroup_locksetup_exit(rdtgrp);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+		}
 		rdtgrp->mode = RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE;
 	} else if (!strcmp(buf, "exclusive")) {
 		if (!rdtgroup_mode_test_exclusive(rdtgrp)) {
@@ -1057,7 +1072,17 @@ static ssize_t rdtgroup_mode_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
+		if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
+			ret = rdtgroup_locksetup_exit(rdtgrp);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+		}
 		rdtgrp->mode = RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+	} else if (!strcmp(buf, "pseudo-locksetup")) {
+		ret = rdtgroup_locksetup_enter(rdtgrp);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+		rdtgrp->mode = RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP;
 	} else {
 		rdt_last_cmd_printf("unknown/unsupported mode\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1127,8 +1152,12 @@ static int rdtgroup_size_show(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 		list_for_each_entry(d, &r->domains, list) {
 			if (sep)
 				seq_putc(s, ';');
-			cbm = d->ctrl_val[rdtgrp->closid];
-			size = rdtgroup_cbm_to_size(r, d, cbm);
+			if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
+				size = 0;
+			} else {
+				cbm = d->ctrl_val[rdtgrp->closid];
+				size = rdtgroup_cbm_to_size(r, d, cbm);
+			}
 			seq_printf(s, "%d=%u", d->id, size);
 			sep = true;
 		}
@@ -2277,6 +2306,8 @@ static int rdtgroup_init_alloc(struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
 			for (i = 0; i < r->num_closid; i++, ctrl++) {
 				if (closid_allocated(i) && i != closid) {
 					mode = rdtgroup_mode_by_closid(i);
+					if (mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP)
+						break;
 					used_b |= *ctrl;
 					if (mode == RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE)
 						d->new_ctrl |= *ctrl;