diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
index fd38a23e729f..1f5a86d518db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ struct mca_config {
 	u32 rip_msr;
 };
 
+struct mce_vendor_flags {
+	__u64		overflow_recov	: 1, /* cpuid_ebx(80000007) */
+			__reserved_0	: 63;
+};
+extern struct mce_vendor_flags mce_flags;
+
 extern struct mca_config mca_cfg;
 extern void mce_register_decode_chain(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void mce_unregister_decode_chain(struct notifier_block *nb);
@@ -128,9 +134,11 @@ extern int mce_p5_enabled;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 int mcheck_init(void);
 void mcheck_cpu_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
+void mcheck_vendor_init_severity(void);
 #else
 static inline int mcheck_init(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void mcheck_cpu_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) {}
+static inline void mcheck_vendor_init_severity(void) {}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_ANCIENT_MCE
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-internal.h
index e12f0bfb45c1..fe32074b865b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-internal.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct mce_bank {
 	char			attrname[ATTR_LEN];	/* attribute name */
 };
 
-int mce_severity(struct mce *a, int tolerant, char **msg, bool is_excp);
+extern int (*mce_severity)(struct mce *a, int tolerant, char **msg, bool is_excp);
 struct dentry *mce_get_debugfs_dir(void);
 
 extern struct mce_bank *mce_banks;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-severity.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-severity.c
index 8bb433043a7f..155c9261d3ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-severity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-severity.c
@@ -186,7 +186,62 @@ static int error_context(struct mce *m)
 	return ((m->cs & 3) == 3) ? IN_USER : IN_KERNEL;
 }
 
-int mce_severity(struct mce *m, int tolerant, char **msg, bool is_excp)
+/*
+ * See AMD Error Scope Hierarchy table in a newer BKDG. For example
+ * 49125_15h_Models_30h-3Fh_BKDG.pdf, section "RAS Features"
+ */
+static int mce_severity_amd(struct mce *m, int tolerant, char **msg, bool is_excp)
+{
+	enum context ctx = error_context(m);
+
+	/* Processor Context Corrupt, no need to fumble too much, die! */
+	if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_PCC)
+		return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+
+	if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_UC) {
+
+		/*
+		 * On older systems where overflow_recov flag is not present, we
+		 * should simply panic if an error overflow occurs. If
+		 * overflow_recov flag is present and set, then software can try
+		 * to at least kill process to prolong system operation.
+		 */
+		if (mce_flags.overflow_recov) {
+			/* software can try to contain */
+			if (!(m->mcgstatus & MCG_STATUS_RIPV))
+				if (ctx == IN_KERNEL)
+					return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+
+				/* kill current process */
+				return MCE_AR_SEVERITY;
+		} else {
+			/* at least one error was not logged */
+			if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_OVER)
+				return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * For any other case, return MCE_UC_SEVERITY so that we log the
+		 * error and exit #MC handler.
+		 */
+		return MCE_UC_SEVERITY;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * deferred error: poll handler catches these and adds to mce_ring so
+	 * memory-failure can take recovery actions.
+	 */
+	if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_DEFERRED)
+		return MCE_DEFERRED_SEVERITY;
+
+	/*
+	 * corrected error: poll handler catches these and passes responsibility
+	 * of decoding the error to EDAC
+	 */
+	return MCE_KEEP_SEVERITY;
+}
+
+static int mce_severity_intel(struct mce *m, int tolerant, char **msg, bool is_excp)
 {
 	enum exception excp = (is_excp ? EXCP_CONTEXT : NO_EXCP);
 	enum context ctx = error_context(m);
@@ -216,6 +271,16 @@ int mce_severity(struct mce *m, int tolerant, char **msg, bool is_excp)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Default to mce_severity_intel */
+int (*mce_severity)(struct mce *m, int tolerant, char **msg, bool is_excp) =
+		    mce_severity_intel;
+
+void __init mcheck_vendor_init_severity(void)
+{
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD)
+		mce_severity = mce_severity_amd;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static void *s_start(struct seq_file *f, loff_t *pos)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index 8548b714a16b..c7df30748629 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(mce_chrdev_read_mutex);
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned, mce_exception_count);
 
 struct mce_bank *mce_banks __read_mostly;
+struct mce_vendor_flags mce_flags __read_mostly;
 
 struct mca_config mca_cfg __read_mostly = {
 	.bootlog  = -1,
@@ -1534,6 +1535,13 @@ static int __mcheck_cpu_apply_quirks(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		if (c->x86 == 6 && cfg->banks > 0)
 			mce_banks[0].ctl = 0;
 
+		/*
+		 * overflow_recov is supported for F15h Models 00h-0fh
+		 * even though we don't have a CPUID bit for it.
+		 */
+		if (c->x86 == 0x15 && c->x86_model <= 0xf)
+			mce_flags.overflow_recov = 1;
+
 		/*
 		 * Turn off MC4_MISC thresholding banks on those models since
 		 * they're not supported there.
@@ -1633,6 +1641,7 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_init_vendor(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		break;
 	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
 		mce_amd_feature_init(c);
+		mce_flags.overflow_recov = cpuid_ebx(0x80000007) & 0x1;
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -2017,6 +2026,7 @@ __setup("mce", mcheck_enable);
 int __init mcheck_init(void)
 {
 	mcheck_intel_therm_init();
+	mcheck_vendor_init_severity();
 
 	return 0;
 }