diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/nvram.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/nvram.c
index b966458e9b219dbce57f1629e306f1da4b0cb396..dbe5dadb5fccf32d47b09ae94349997cf8bcdb65 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/nvram.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/nvram.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static int nvram_pstore_open(struct pstore_info *psi)
  * @part:               pstore writes data to registered buffer in parts,
  *                      part number will indicate the same.
  * @count:              Indicates oops count
- * @hsize:              Size of header added by pstore
+ * @compressed:         Flag to indicate the log is compressed
  * @size:               number of bytes written to the registered buffer
  * @psi:                registered pstore_info structure
  *
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static int nvram_pstore_open(struct pstore_info *psi)
 static int nvram_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
 				enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
 				u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count,
-				size_t hsize, size_t size,
+				bool compressed, size_t size,
 				struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	int rc;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
index 6885809abcd8e283ed32425c7a508df3ac9c9d6f..bcdf8cefcb9e5190b36839ea0503d1a5b1d0b6c2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type, int *count,
 			   struct timespec *time, char **buf,
 			   struct pstore_info *psi);
 static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
-		       u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count, size_t hsize,
+		       u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count, bool compressed,
 		       size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id, int count,
 			struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi);
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type, int *count,
 }
 
 static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
-		       u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count, size_t hsize,
+		       u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count, bool compressed,
 		       size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	struct cper_pstore_record *rcd = (struct cper_pstore_record *)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-pstore.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-pstore.c
index 73de5a9c22473bc66890efc3cea2caf9c0c3e66f..fab6892f70533dd2f753943d4cd0f80964bae461 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-pstore.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-pstore.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 
 static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
 		enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
-		unsigned int part, int count, size_t hsize, size_t size,
+		unsigned int part, int count, bool compressed, size_t size,
 		struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	char name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
index 422962ae9fc241ed05bddddd2a313150d5853f0b..20fa686f80fa268e9620cb1d544d294203c147a2 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ static void pstore_dump(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper,
 		unsigned long size;
 		int hsize;
 		size_t len;
+		bool compressed = false;
 
 		dst = psinfo->buf;
 		hsize = sprintf(dst, "%s#%d Part%d\n", why, oopscount, part);
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ static void pstore_dump(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper,
 			break;
 
 		ret = psinfo->write(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, reason, &id, part,
-				    oopscount, hsize, hsize + len, psinfo);
+				    oopscount, compressed, hsize + len, psinfo);
 		if (ret == 0 && reason == KMSG_DUMP_OOPS && pstore_is_mounted())
 			pstore_new_entry = 1;
 
@@ -221,10 +222,10 @@ static void pstore_register_console(void) {}
 static int pstore_write_compat(enum pstore_type_id type,
 			       enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
 			       u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count,
-			       size_t hsize, size_t size,
+			       bool compressed, size_t size,
 			       struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
-	return psi->write_buf(type, reason, id, part, psinfo->buf, hsize,
+	return psi->write_buf(type, reason, id, part, psinfo->buf, compressed,
 			     size, psi);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
index a6119f9469e20f26bbae18292d365100b63029d0..fe7188f742b7df62dc52d8a5102655dd8746662d 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int notrace ramoops_pstore_write_buf(enum pstore_type_id type,
 					    enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
 					    u64 *id, unsigned int part,
 					    const char *buf,
-					    size_t hsize, size_t size,
+					    bool compressed, size_t size,
 					    struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	struct ramoops_context *cxt = psi->data;
diff --git a/include/linux/pstore.h b/include/linux/pstore.h
index 4aa80ba830a267d12ffef09ef2034d7a82dcbe7e..abfca4f594225b6813def393ce1daa7b699f023f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pstore.h
+++ b/include/linux/pstore.h
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ struct pstore_info {
 			struct pstore_info *psi);
 	int		(*write)(enum pstore_type_id type,
 			enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
-			unsigned int part, int count, size_t hsize,
+			unsigned int part, int count, bool compressed,
 			size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 	int		(*write_buf)(enum pstore_type_id type,
 			enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
-			unsigned int part, const char *buf, size_t hsize,
+			unsigned int part, const char *buf, bool compressed,
 			size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 	int		(*erase)(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 			int count, struct timespec time,