diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index db49e0d796b1..6e03f85b11cd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ choice
 
 config PPC_4K_PAGES
 	bool "4k page size"
+	select HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY if CHECKPOINT_RESTORE && PPC_BOOK3S
 
 config PPC_16K_PAGES
 	bool "16k page size"
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ config PPC_16K_PAGES
 config PPC_64K_PAGES
 	bool "64k page size"
 	depends on !PPC_FSL_BOOK3E && (44x || PPC_STD_MMU_64 || PPC_BOOK3E_64)
+	select HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY if CHECKPOINT_RESTORE && PPC_BOOK3S
 
 config PPC_256K_PAGES
 	bool "256k page size"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h
index e59832c94609..ea0414d6659e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 			 _PAGE_F_SECOND | _PAGE_F_GIX)
 
 /* shift to put page number into pte */
-#define PTE_RPN_SHIFT	(17)
+#define PTE_RPN_SHIFT	(18)
 
 #define _PAGE_4K_PFN		0
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h
index 9f9942998587..9e55e3b1fef0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #define PGDIR_SIZE	(1UL << PGDIR_SHIFT)
 #define PGDIR_MASK	(~(PGDIR_SIZE-1))
 
-#define _PAGE_COMBO	0x00020000 /* this is a combo 4k page */
-#define _PAGE_4K_PFN	0x00040000 /* PFN is for a single 4k page */
+#define _PAGE_COMBO	0x00040000 /* this is a combo 4k page */
+#define _PAGE_4K_PFN	0x00080000 /* PFN is for a single 4k page */
 /*
  * Used to track subpage group valid if _PAGE_COMBO is set
  * This overloads _PAGE_F_GIX and _PAGE_F_SECOND
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
index 8b929e531758..9e861b4378bd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define _PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT	12
 #define _PAGE_F_SECOND		0x08000 /* Whether to use secondary hash or not */
 #define _PAGE_SPECIAL		0x10000 /* software: special page */
+#define _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY	0x20000 /* software: software dirty tracking */
 
 /*
  * THP pages can't be special. So use the _PAGE_SPECIAL
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
  */
 #define _HPAGE_CHG_MASK (PTE_RPN_MASK | _PAGE_HPTEFLAGS |		\
 			 _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_SPLITTING | \
-			 _PAGE_THP_HUGE | _PAGE_PTE)
+			 _PAGE_THP_HUGE | _PAGE_PTE | _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_64K_PAGES
 #include <asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h>
@@ -136,14 +137,16 @@
  * pgprot changes
  */
 #define _PAGE_CHG_MASK	(PTE_RPN_MASK | _PAGE_HPTEFLAGS | _PAGE_DIRTY | \
-			 _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_SPECIAL | _PAGE_PTE)
+			 _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_SPECIAL | _PAGE_PTE | \
+			 _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY)
 /*
  * Mask of bits returned by pte_pgprot()
  */
 #define PAGE_PROT_BITS	(_PAGE_GUARDED | _PAGE_COHERENT | _PAGE_NO_CACHE | \
 			 _PAGE_WRITETHRU | _PAGE_4K_PFN | \
 			 _PAGE_USER | _PAGE_ACCESSED |  \
-			 _PAGE_RW |  _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_EXEC)
+			 _PAGE_RW |  _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_EXEC | \
+			 _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY)
 /*
  * We define 2 sets of base prot bits, one for basic pages (ie,
  * cacheable kernel and user pages) and one for non cacheable
@@ -339,7 +342,8 @@ static inline void pte_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 static inline void __ptep_set_access_flags(pte_t *ptep, pte_t entry)
 {
 	unsigned long bits = pte_val(entry) &
-		(_PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_EXEC);
+		(_PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_EXEC |
+		 _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY);
 
 	unsigned long old, tmp;
 
@@ -366,6 +370,22 @@ static inline int pte_special(pte_t pte)	{ return !!(pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_SPECIA
 static inline int pte_none(pte_t pte)		{ return (pte_val(pte) & ~_PTE_NONE_MASK) == 0; }
 static inline pgprot_t pte_pgprot(pte_t pte)	{ return __pgprot(pte_val(pte) & PAGE_PROT_BITS); }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY
+static inline bool pte_soft_dirty(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return !!(pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY);
+}
+static inline pte_t pte_mksoft_dirty(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return __pte(pte_val(pte) | _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY);
+}
+
+static inline pte_t pte_clear_soft_dirty(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return __pte(pte_val(pte) & ~_PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
 /*
  * These work without NUMA balancing but the kernel does not care. See the
@@ -424,7 +444,7 @@ static inline pte_t pte_mkwrite(pte_t pte)
 
 static inline pte_t pte_mkdirty(pte_t pte)
 {
-	return __pte(pte_val(pte) | _PAGE_DIRTY);
+	return __pte(pte_val(pte) | _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY);
 }
 
 static inline pte_t pte_mkyoung(pte_t pte)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
index a2d4e0e37067..03c1a5a21c0c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static inline void pgd_set(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long val)
 	 * We filter HPTEFLAGS on set_pte.			\
 	 */							\
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(_PAGE_HPTEFLAGS & (0x1f << _PAGE_BIT_SWAP_TYPE)); \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(_PAGE_HPTEFLAGS & _PAGE_SWP_SOFT_DIRTY);	\
 	} while (0)
 /*
  * on pte we don't need handle RADIX_TREE_EXCEPTIONAL_SHIFT;
@@ -161,6 +162,24 @@ static inline void pgd_set(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long val)
 #define __pte_to_swp_entry(pte)		((swp_entry_t) { pte_val((pte)) })
 #define __swp_entry_to_pte(x)		__pte((x).val)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY
+#define _PAGE_SWP_SOFT_DIRTY   (1UL << (SWP_TYPE_BITS + _PAGE_BIT_SWAP_TYPE))
+static inline pte_t pte_swp_mksoft_dirty(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return __pte(pte_val(pte) | _PAGE_SWP_SOFT_DIRTY);
+}
+static inline bool pte_swp_soft_dirty(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return !!(pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_SWP_SOFT_DIRTY);
+}
+static inline pte_t pte_swp_clear_soft_dirty(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return __pte(pte_val(pte) & ~_PAGE_SWP_SOFT_DIRTY);
+}
+#else
+#define _PAGE_SWP_SOFT_DIRTY	0
+#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY */
+
 void pgtable_cache_add(unsigned shift, void (*ctor)(void *));
 void pgtable_cache_init(void);
 
@@ -201,6 +220,13 @@ static inline pte_t *pmdp_ptep(pmd_t *pmd)
 #define pmd_mkdirty(pmd)	pte_pmd(pte_mkdirty(pmd_pte(pmd)))
 #define pmd_mkyoung(pmd)	pte_pmd(pte_mkyoung(pmd_pte(pmd)))
 #define pmd_mkwrite(pmd)	pte_pmd(pte_mkwrite(pmd_pte(pmd)))
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY
+#define pmd_soft_dirty(pmd)    pte_soft_dirty(pmd_pte(pmd))
+#define pmd_mksoft_dirty(pmd)  pte_pmd(pte_mksoft_dirty(pmd_pte(pmd)))
+#define pmd_clear_soft_dirty(pmd) pte_pmd(pte_clear_soft_dirty(pmd_pte(pmd)))
+#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
 static inline int pmd_protnone(pmd_t pmd)
 {