diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile b/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile
index aa978978d3d1a96bbdb0121e43cc25faadacd634..a81881c9b29760dee818bcff9f3baf348af1b0b7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EXTRA_AFLAGS	:= -traditional
 
-obj-y	:=  bitmap.o traps.o time.o process.o \
+obj-y	:=  bitmap.o traps.o time.o process.o reset.o \
             setup.o sys_s390.o ptrace.o signal.o cpcmd.o ebcdic.o \
 	    semaphore.o s390_ext.o debug.o profile.o irq.o ipl.o
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index ec127826f2219338e424190c76cbf56dcbb69731..77f4aff630fee737a08bbc2af5c7c6669ed4dc74 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <asm/cpcmd.h>
 #include <asm/cio.h>
 #include <asm/ebcdic.h>
+#include <asm/reset.h>
 
 #define IPL_PARM_BLOCK_VERSION 0
 #define LOADPARM_LEN 8
@@ -1024,3 +1025,56 @@ static int __init s390_ipl_init(void)
 }
 
 __initcall(s390_ipl_init);
+
+static LIST_HEAD(rcall);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(rcall_mutex);
+
+void register_reset_call(struct reset_call *reset)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&rcall_mutex);
+	list_add(&reset->list, &rcall);
+	mutex_unlock(&rcall_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_reset_call);
+
+void unregister_reset_call(struct reset_call *reset)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&rcall_mutex);
+	list_del(&reset->list);
+	mutex_unlock(&rcall_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_reset_call);
+
+static void do_reset_calls(void)
+{
+	struct reset_call *reset;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(reset, &rcall, list)
+		reset->fn();
+}
+
+extern void reset_mcck_handler(void);
+
+void s390_reset_system(void)
+{
+	struct _lowcore *lc;
+
+	/* Disable all interrupts/machine checks */
+	__load_psw_mask(PSW_KERNEL_BITS & ~PSW_MASK_MCHECK);
+
+	/* Stack for interrupt/machine check handler */
+	lc = (struct _lowcore *)(unsigned long) store_prefix();
+	lc->panic_stack = S390_lowcore.panic_stack;
+
+	/* Disable prefixing */
+	set_prefix(0);
+
+	/* Disable lowcore protection */
+	__ctl_clear_bit(0,28);
+
+	/* Set new machine check handler */
+	S390_lowcore.mcck_new_psw.mask = PSW_KERNEL_BITS & ~PSW_MASK_MCHECK;
+	S390_lowcore.mcck_new_psw.addr =
+		PSW_ADDR_AMODE | (unsigned long) &reset_mcck_handler;
+	do_reset_calls();
+}
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 60b1ea9f946beb137b33573a76483c189488cb5c..202bf1fdfe39accc913b672396eb874a9a189288 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
+#include <asm/reset.h>
 
 static void kexec_halt_all_cpus(void *);
 
@@ -62,12 +63,6 @@ machine_shutdown(void)
 NORET_TYPE void
 machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 {
-	clear_all_subchannels();
-	cio_reset_channel_paths();
-
-	/* Disable lowcore protection */
-	ctl_clear_bit(0,28);
-
 	on_each_cpu(kexec_halt_all_cpus, image, 0, 0);
 	for (;;);
 }
@@ -98,6 +93,8 @@ kexec_halt_all_cpus(void *kernel_image)
 			cpu_relax();
 	}
 
+	s390_reset_system();
+
 	image = (struct kimage *) kernel_image;
 	data_mover = (relocate_kernel_t)
 		(page_to_pfn(image->control_code_page) << PAGE_SHIFT);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/reipl.S b/arch/s390/kernel/reipl.S
index 0340477f3b084d7f35498dff495d9755928647d7..f9434d42ce9f60f65ec2b57d84684b4d82677300 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/reipl.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/reipl.S
@@ -11,19 +11,10 @@
 		.globl	do_reipl_asm
 do_reipl_asm:	basr	%r13,0
 .Lpg0:		lpsw	.Lnewpsw-.Lpg0(%r13)
-
-		# switch off lowcore protection
-
-.Lpg1:		stctl	%c0,%c0,.Lctlsave1-.Lpg0(%r13)
-		stctl	%c0,%c0,.Lctlsave2-.Lpg0(%r13)
-		ni	.Lctlsave1-.Lpg0(%r13),0xef
-		lctl	%c0,%c0,.Lctlsave1-.Lpg0(%r13)
-
-		# do store status of all registers
+.Lpg1:		# do store status of all registers
 
 		stm	%r0,%r15,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA
 		stctl	%c0,%c15,__LC_CREGS_SAVE_AREA
-		mvc	__LC_CREGS_SAVE_AREA(4),.Lctlsave2-.Lpg0(%r13)
 		stam	%a0,%a15,__LC_AREGS_SAVE_AREA
 		stpx	__LC_PREFIX_SAVE_AREA
 		stckc	.Lclkcmp-.Lpg0(%r13)
@@ -56,8 +47,7 @@ do_reipl_asm:	basr	%r13,0
 .L002:		tm	.Liplirb+8-.Lpg0(%r13),0xf3
 		jz	.L003
 		bas	%r14,.Ldisab-.Lpg0(%r13)
-.L003:		spx	.Lnull-.Lpg0(%r13)
-		st	%r1,__LC_SUBCHANNEL_ID
+.L003:		st	%r1,__LC_SUBCHANNEL_ID
 		lpsw	0
 		sigp	0,0,0(6)
 .Ldisab:	st	%r14,.Ldispsw+4-.Lpg0(%r13)
@@ -65,9 +55,6 @@ do_reipl_asm:	basr	%r13,0
 		.align	8
 .Lclkcmp:	.quad	0x0000000000000000
 .Lall:		.long	0xff000000
-.Lnull:		.long	0x00000000
-.Lctlsave1:	.long	0x00000000
-.Lctlsave2:	.long	0x00000000
 		.align	8
 .Lnewpsw:	.long	0x00080000,0x80000000+.Lpg1
 .Lpcnew:	.long	0x00080000,0x80000000+.Lecs
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/reipl64.S b/arch/s390/kernel/reipl64.S
index de7435054f7ccd4c45754824d8808d7ee83cfb8e..f18ef260ca237bb53f9fb04958dbc99a0d4de886 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/reipl64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/reipl64.S
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #include <asm/lowcore.h>
 		.globl	do_reipl_asm
 do_reipl_asm:	basr	%r13,0
+.Lpg0:		lpswe	.Lnewpsw-.Lpg0(%r13)
+.Lpg1:		# do store status of all registers
 
-		# do store status of all registers
-
-.Lpg0:		stg	%r1,.Lregsave-.Lpg0(%r13)
+		stg	%r1,.Lregsave-.Lpg0(%r13)
 		lghi	%r1,0x1000
 		stmg	%r0,%r15,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-0x1000(%r1)
 		lg	%r0,.Lregsave-.Lpg0(%r13)
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ do_reipl_asm:	basr	%r13,0
 		stpt	__LC_CPU_TIMER_SAVE_AREA-0x1000(%r1)
 		stg	%r13, __LC_PSW_SAVE_AREA-0x1000+8(%r1)
 
-		lpswe	.Lnewpsw-.Lpg0(%r13)
-.Lpg1:		lctlg	%c6,%c6,.Lall-.Lpg0(%r13)
-		stctg	%c0,%c0,.Lregsave-.Lpg0(%r13)
-		ni	.Lregsave+4-.Lpg0(%r13),0xef
-		lctlg	%c0,%c0,.Lregsave-.Lpg0(%r13)
+		lctlg	%c6,%c6,.Lall-.Lpg0(%r13)
 		lgr	%r1,%r2
 		mvc	__LC_PGM_NEW_PSW(16),.Lpcnew-.Lpg0(%r13)
 		stsch	.Lschib-.Lpg0(%r13)
@@ -56,8 +52,7 @@ do_reipl_asm:	basr	%r13,0
 .L002:		tm	.Liplirb+8-.Lpg0(%r13),0xf3
 		jz	.L003
 		bas	%r14,.Ldisab-.Lpg0(%r13)
-.L003:		spx	.Lnull-.Lpg0(%r13)
-		st	%r1,__LC_SUBCHANNEL_ID
+.L003:		st	%r1,__LC_SUBCHANNEL_ID
 		lhi	%r1,0		 # mode 0 = esa
 		slr	%r0,%r0 	 # set cpuid to zero
 		sigp	%r1,%r0,0x12	 # switch to esa mode
@@ -70,7 +65,6 @@ do_reipl_asm:	basr	%r13,0
 .Lclkcmp:	.quad	0x0000000000000000
 .Lall:		.quad	0x00000000ff000000
 .Lregsave:	.quad	0x0000000000000000
-.Lnull:		.long	0x0000000000000000
 		.align	16
 /*
  * These addresses have to be 31 bit otherwise
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel.S b/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
index f9899ff2e5b0a928a297e2998a5f6b8bb40f7363..3b456b80bcee839f5df358d8af6f3e8c24df8fa7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 	relocate_kernel:
 		basr	%r13,0		# base address
 	.base:
-		stnsm	sys_msk-.base(%r13),0xf8	# disable DAT and IRQ (external)
-		spx	zero64-.base(%r13)	# absolute addressing mode
+		stnsm	sys_msk-.base(%r13),0xfb	# disable DAT
 		stctl	%c0,%c15,ctlregs-.base(%r13)
 		stm	%r0,%r15,gprregs-.base(%r13)
 		la	%r1,load_psw-.base(%r13)
@@ -97,8 +96,6 @@
 		lpsw	0		# hopefully start new kernel...
 
 		.align	8
-	zero64:
-		.quad	0
 	load_psw:
 		.long	0x00080000,0x80000000
 	sys_msk:
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel64.S b/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel64.S
index 4fb443042d9cc39bd64cf8502aed48636cd608bd..1f9ea2067b5979668252ee96c34a7dbe4bf2a85b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/relocate_kernel64.S
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 	relocate_kernel:
 		basr	%r13,0		# base address
 	.base:
-		stnsm	sys_msk-.base(%r13),0xf8	# disable DAT and IRQs
-		spx	zero64-.base(%r13)	# absolute addressing mode
+		stnsm	sys_msk-.base(%r13),0xfb	# disable DAT
 		stctg	%c0,%c15,ctlregs-.base(%r13)
 		stmg	%r0,%r15,gprregs-.base(%r13)
 		lghi	%r0,3
@@ -100,8 +99,6 @@
 		lpsw	0		# hopefully start new kernel...
 
 		.align	8
-	zero64:
-		.quad	0
 	load_psw:
 		.long	0x00080000,0x80000000
 	sys_msk:
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/reset.S b/arch/s390/kernel/reset.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..be8688c0665c56bb19bcfaedd64e0cec7ea3d4ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/reset.S
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ *  arch/s390/kernel/reset.S
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) IBM Corp. 2006
+ *    Author(s): Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
+ */
+
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
+#include <asm/lowcore.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+
+	.globl	reset_mcck_handler
+reset_mcck_handler:
+	basr	%r13,0
+0:	lg	%r15,__LC_PANIC_STACK	# load panic stack
+	aghi	%r15,-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
+	lg	%r1,s390_reset_mcck_handler-0b(%r13)
+	ltgr	%r1,%r1
+	jz	1f
+	basr	%r14,%r1
+1:	la	%r1,4095
+	lmg	%r0,%r15,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r1)
+	lpswe	__LC_MCK_OLD_PSW
+
+	.globl	s390_reset_mcck_handler
+s390_reset_mcck_handler:
+	.quad	0
+
+#else /* CONFIG_64BIT */
+
+	.globl	reset_mcck_handler
+reset_mcck_handler:
+	basr	%r13,0
+0:	l	%r15,__LC_PANIC_STACK	# load panic stack
+	ahi	%r15,-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
+	l	%r1,s390_reset_mcck_handler-0b(%r13)
+	ltr	%r1,%r1
+	jz	1f
+	basr	%r14,%r1
+1:	lm	%r0,%r15,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA
+	lpsw	__LC_MCK_OLD_PSW
+
+	.globl	s390_reset_mcck_handler
+s390_reset_mcck_handler:
+	.long	0
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_64BIT */
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
index 2d78f0f4a40fce98c589403106525fbf7a999058..9d92540bd99e8c7cf84690470efa9d108df72f3e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
@@ -1465,41 +1465,6 @@ chsc_get_chp_desc(struct subchannel *sch, int chp_no)
 	return desc;
 }
 
-static int reset_channel_path(struct channel_path *chp)
-{
-	int cc;
-
-	cc = rchp(chp->id);
-	switch (cc) {
-	case 0:
-		return 0;
-	case 2:
-		return -EBUSY;
-	default:
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-}
-
-static void reset_channel_paths_css(struct channel_subsystem *css)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i <= __MAX_CHPID; i++) {
-		if (css->chps[i])
-			reset_channel_path(css->chps[i]);
-	}
-}
-
-void cio_reset_channel_paths(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i <= __MAX_CSSID; i++) {
-		if (css[i] && css[i]->valid)
-			reset_channel_paths_css(css[i]);
-	}
-}
-
 static int __init
 chsc_alloc_sei_area(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
index 8936e460a807cae8995eba957d224e9b9468c434..20aee27838472139b0a0ce07f633cd5f5da8f2c8 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
+#include <asm/reset.h>
 #include "airq.h"
 #include "cio.h"
 #include "css.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ioasm.h"
 #include "blacklist.h"
 #include "cio_debug.h"
+#include "../s390mach.h"
 
 debug_info_t *cio_debug_msg_id;
 debug_info_t *cio_debug_trace_id;
@@ -841,26 +843,12 @@ __clear_subchannel_easy(struct subchannel_id schid)
 	return -EBUSY;
 }
 
-struct sch_match_id {
-	struct subchannel_id schid;
-	struct ccw_dev_id devid;
-	int rc;
-};
-
-static int __shutdown_subchannel_easy_and_match(struct subchannel_id schid,
-	void *data)
+static int __shutdown_subchannel_easy(struct subchannel_id schid, void *data)
 {
 	struct schib schib;
-	struct sch_match_id *match_id = data;
 
 	if (stsch_err(schid, &schib))
 		return -ENXIO;
-	if (match_id && schib.pmcw.dnv &&
-		(schib.pmcw.dev == match_id->devid.devno) &&
-		(schid.ssid == match_id->devid.ssid)) {
-		match_id->schid = schid;
-		match_id->rc = 0;
-	}
 	if (!schib.pmcw.ena)
 		return 0;
 	switch(__disable_subchannel_easy(schid, &schib)) {
@@ -876,27 +864,111 @@ static int __shutdown_subchannel_easy_and_match(struct subchannel_id schid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int clear_all_subchannels_and_match(struct ccw_dev_id *devid,
-	struct subchannel_id *schid)
+static atomic_t chpid_reset_count;
+
+static void s390_reset_chpids_mcck_handler(void)
+{
+	struct crw crw;
+	struct mci *mci;
+
+	/* Check for pending channel report word. */
+	mci = (struct mci *)&S390_lowcore.mcck_interruption_code;
+	if (!mci->cp)
+		return;
+	/* Process channel report words. */
+	while (stcrw(&crw) == 0) {
+		/* Check for responses to RCHP. */
+		if (crw.slct && crw.rsc == CRW_RSC_CPATH)
+			atomic_dec(&chpid_reset_count);
+	}
+}
+
+#define RCHP_TIMEOUT (30 * USEC_PER_SEC)
+static void css_reset(void)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+	unsigned long long timeout;
+
+	/* Reset subchannels. */
+	for_each_subchannel(__shutdown_subchannel_easy,  NULL);
+	/* Reset channel paths. */
+	s390_reset_mcck_handler = s390_reset_chpids_mcck_handler;
+	/* Enable channel report machine checks. */
+	__ctl_set_bit(14, 28);
+	/* Temporarily reenable machine checks. */
+	local_mcck_enable();
+	for (i = 0; i <= __MAX_CHPID; i++) {
+		ret = rchp(i);
+		if ((ret == 0) || (ret == 2))
+			/*
+			 * rchp either succeeded, or another rchp is already
+			 * in progress. In either case, we'll get a crw.
+			 */
+			atomic_inc(&chpid_reset_count);
+	}
+	/* Wait for machine check for all channel paths. */
+	timeout = get_clock() + (RCHP_TIMEOUT << 12);
+	while (atomic_read(&chpid_reset_count) != 0) {
+		if (get_clock() > timeout)
+			break;
+		cpu_relax();
+	}
+	/* Disable machine checks again. */
+	local_mcck_disable();
+	/* Disable channel report machine checks. */
+	__ctl_clear_bit(14, 28);
+	s390_reset_mcck_handler = NULL;
+}
+
+static struct reset_call css_reset_call = {
+	.fn = css_reset,
+};
+
+static int __init init_css_reset_call(void)
+{
+	atomic_set(&chpid_reset_count, 0);
+	register_reset_call(&css_reset_call);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+arch_initcall(init_css_reset_call);
+
+struct sch_match_id {
+	struct subchannel_id schid;
+	struct ccw_dev_id devid;
+	int rc;
+};
+
+static int __reipl_subchannel_match(struct subchannel_id schid, void *data)
+{
+	struct schib schib;
+	struct sch_match_id *match_id = data;
+
+	if (stsch_err(schid, &schib))
+		return -ENXIO;
+	if (schib.pmcw.dnv &&
+	    (schib.pmcw.dev == match_id->devid.devno) &&
+	    (schid.ssid == match_id->devid.ssid)) {
+		match_id->schid = schid;
+		match_id->rc = 0;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int reipl_find_schid(struct ccw_dev_id *devid,
+			    struct subchannel_id *schid)
 {
 	struct sch_match_id match_id;
 
 	match_id.devid = *devid;
 	match_id.rc = -ENODEV;
-	local_irq_disable();
-	for_each_subchannel(__shutdown_subchannel_easy_and_match, &match_id);
+	for_each_subchannel(__reipl_subchannel_match, &match_id);
 	if (match_id.rc == 0)
 		*schid = match_id.schid;
 	return match_id.rc;
 }
 
-
-void clear_all_subchannels(void)
-{
-	local_irq_disable();
-	for_each_subchannel(__shutdown_subchannel_easy_and_match, NULL);
-}
-
 extern void do_reipl_asm(__u32 schid);
 
 /* Make sure all subchannels are quiet before we re-ipl an lpar. */
@@ -904,9 +976,9 @@ void reipl_ccw_dev(struct ccw_dev_id *devid)
 {
 	struct subchannel_id schid;
 
-	if (clear_all_subchannels_and_match(devid, &schid))
+	s390_reset_system();
+	if (reipl_find_schid(devid, &schid) != 0)
 		panic("IPL Device not found\n");
-	cio_reset_channel_paths();
 	do_reipl_asm(*((__u32*)&schid));
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/cio.h b/include/asm-s390/cio.h
index 81287d86329d0be4e44e491b0e059b2983422765..cabd5bb74b5a4e2d29d73d0eea386d112879ca37 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/cio.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/cio.h
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@ extern int diag210(struct diag210 *addr);
 
 extern void wait_cons_dev(void);
 
-extern void clear_all_subchannels(void);
-
-extern void cio_reset_channel_paths(void);
-
 extern void css_schedule_reprobe(void);
 
 extern void reipl_ccw_dev(struct ccw_dev_id *id);
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/lowcore.h b/include/asm-s390/lowcore.h
index 06583ed0bde7bbc97a124a66fc92cf041f6acfb8..74f7389bd3ee05004620f3370fe23b8458dc78d8 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/lowcore.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/lowcore.h
@@ -362,6 +362,14 @@ static inline void set_prefix(__u32 address)
 	asm volatile("spx %0" : : "m" (address) : "memory");
 }
 
+static inline __u32 store_prefix(void)
+{
+	__u32 address;
+
+	asm volatile("stpx %0" : "=m" (address));
+	return address;
+}
+
 #define __PANIC_MAGIC           0xDEADC0DE
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/reset.h b/include/asm-s390/reset.h
new file mode 100644
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+/*
+ *  include/asm-s390/reset.h
+ *
+ *    Copyright IBM Corp. 2006
+ *    Author(s): Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ASM_S390_RESET_H
+#define _ASM_S390_RESET_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+struct reset_call {
+	struct list_head list;
+	void (*fn)(void);
+};
+
+extern void register_reset_call(struct reset_call *reset);
+extern void unregister_reset_call(struct reset_call *reset);
+extern void s390_reset_system(void);
+extern void (*s390_reset_mcck_handler)(void);
+
+#endif /* _ASM_S390_RESET_H */