diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
index 9d1fbd8be1c7..de17c45314bc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ static inline void clear_task_ebb(struct task_struct *t)
 #endif
 }
 
+void kvmppc_save_current_sprs(void);
+
 extern int set_thread_tidr(struct task_struct *t);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_SWITCH_TO_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 4d4e99b1756e..2225d5172e3c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,12 @@ static inline void save_sprs(struct thread_struct *t)
 #endif
 }
 
+void kvmppc_save_current_sprs(void)
+{
+	save_sprs(&current->thread);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvmppc_save_current_sprs);
+
 static inline void restore_sprs(struct thread_struct *old_thread,
 				struct thread_struct *new_thread)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 2254101a7760..719d8bec4436 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -4533,9 +4533,6 @@ static int kvmppc_vcpu_run_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_run *run = vcpu->run;
 	int r;
 	int srcu_idx;
-	unsigned long ebb_regs[3] = {};	/* shut up GCC */
-	unsigned long user_tar = 0;
-	unsigned int user_vrsave;
 	struct kvm *kvm;
 	unsigned long msr;
 
@@ -4596,14 +4593,7 @@ static int kvmppc_vcpu_run_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	save_user_regs_kvm();
 
-	/* Save userspace EBB and other register values */
-	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)) {
-		ebb_regs[0] = mfspr(SPRN_EBBHR);
-		ebb_regs[1] = mfspr(SPRN_EBBRR);
-		ebb_regs[2] = mfspr(SPRN_BESCR);
-		user_tar = mfspr(SPRN_TAR);
-	}
-	user_vrsave = mfspr(SPRN_VRSAVE);
+	kvmppc_save_current_sprs();
 
 	vcpu->arch.waitp = &vcpu->arch.vcore->wait;
 	vcpu->arch.pgdir = kvm->mm->pgd;
@@ -4644,15 +4634,6 @@ static int kvmppc_vcpu_run_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		}
 	} while (is_kvmppc_resume_guest(r));
 
-	/* Restore userspace EBB and other register values */
-	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)) {
-		mtspr(SPRN_EBBHR, ebb_regs[0]);
-		mtspr(SPRN_EBBRR, ebb_regs[1]);
-		mtspr(SPRN_BESCR, ebb_regs[2]);
-		mtspr(SPRN_TAR, user_tar);
-	}
-	mtspr(SPRN_VRSAVE, user_vrsave);
-
 	vcpu->arch.state = KVMPPC_VCPU_NOTREADY;
 	atomic_dec(&kvm->arch.vcpus_running);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.h b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.h
index d3ea4c89f4fa..028dec70bdac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.h
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
  * Privileged (non-hypervisor) host registers to save.
  */
 struct p9_host_os_sprs {
-	unsigned long dscr;
-	unsigned long tidr;
 	unsigned long iamr;
 	unsigned long amr;
-	unsigned long fscr;
 
 	unsigned int pmc1;
 	unsigned int pmc2;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c
index ae5832a0836f..7770d08a2875 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c
@@ -231,15 +231,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switch_pmu_to_host);
 static void load_spr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				struct p9_host_os_sprs *host_os_sprs)
 {
+	/* TAR is very fast */
 	mtspr(SPRN_TAR, vcpu->arch.tar);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC) &&
+	    current->thread.vrsave != vcpu->arch.vrsave)
+		mtspr(SPRN_VRSAVE, vcpu->arch.vrsave);
+#endif
+
 	if (vcpu->arch.hfscr & HFSCR_EBB) {
-		mtspr(SPRN_EBBHR, vcpu->arch.ebbhr);
-		mtspr(SPRN_EBBRR, vcpu->arch.ebbrr);
-		mtspr(SPRN_BESCR, vcpu->arch.bescr);
+		if (current->thread.ebbhr != vcpu->arch.ebbhr)
+			mtspr(SPRN_EBBHR, vcpu->arch.ebbhr);
+		if (current->thread.ebbrr != vcpu->arch.ebbrr)
+			mtspr(SPRN_EBBRR, vcpu->arch.ebbrr);
+		if (current->thread.bescr != vcpu->arch.bescr)
+			mtspr(SPRN_BESCR, vcpu->arch.bescr);
 	}
 
-	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31))
+	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31) &&
+			current->thread.tidr != vcpu->arch.tid)
 		mtspr(SPRN_TIDR, vcpu->arch.tid);
 	if (host_os_sprs->iamr != vcpu->arch.iamr)
 		mtspr(SPRN_IAMR, vcpu->arch.iamr);
@@ -247,9 +258,9 @@ static void load_spr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		mtspr(SPRN_AMR, vcpu->arch.amr);
 	if (vcpu->arch.uamor != 0)
 		mtspr(SPRN_UAMOR, vcpu->arch.uamor);
-	if (host_os_sprs->fscr != vcpu->arch.fscr)
+	if (current->thread.fscr != vcpu->arch.fscr)
 		mtspr(SPRN_FSCR, vcpu->arch.fscr);
-	if (host_os_sprs->dscr != vcpu->arch.dscr)
+	if (current->thread.dscr != vcpu->arch.dscr)
 		mtspr(SPRN_DSCR, vcpu->arch.dscr);
 	if (vcpu->arch.pspb != 0)
 		mtspr(SPRN_PSPB, vcpu->arch.pspb);
@@ -269,20 +280,15 @@ static void store_spr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	vcpu->arch.tar = mfspr(SPRN_TAR);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC))
+		vcpu->arch.vrsave = mfspr(SPRN_VRSAVE);
+#endif
+
 	if (vcpu->arch.hfscr & HFSCR_EBB) {
 		vcpu->arch.ebbhr = mfspr(SPRN_EBBHR);
 		vcpu->arch.ebbrr = mfspr(SPRN_EBBRR);
 		vcpu->arch.bescr = mfspr(SPRN_BESCR);
-		/*
-		 * This is like load_fp in context switching, turn off the
-		 * facility after it wraps the u8 to try avoiding saving
-		 * and restoring the registers each partition switch.
-		 */
-		if (!vcpu->arch.nested) {
-			vcpu->arch.load_ebb++;
-			if (!vcpu->arch.load_ebb)
-				vcpu->arch.hfscr &= ~HFSCR_EBB;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31))
@@ -322,7 +328,6 @@ bool load_vcpu_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 	load_vr_state(&vcpu->arch.vr);
 #endif
-	mtspr(SPRN_VRSAVE, vcpu->arch.vrsave);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -336,7 +341,6 @@ void store_vcpu_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 	store_vr_state(&vcpu->arch.vr);
 #endif
-	vcpu->arch.vrsave = mfspr(SPRN_VRSAVE);
 
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_TM) ||
 	    cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_P9_TM_HV_ASSIST)) {
@@ -360,12 +364,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(store_vcpu_state);
 
 void save_p9_host_os_sprs(struct p9_host_os_sprs *host_os_sprs)
 {
-	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31))
-		host_os_sprs->tidr = mfspr(SPRN_TIDR);
 	host_os_sprs->iamr = mfspr(SPRN_IAMR);
 	host_os_sprs->amr = mfspr(SPRN_AMR);
-	host_os_sprs->fscr = mfspr(SPRN_FSCR);
-	host_os_sprs->dscr = mfspr(SPRN_DSCR);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(save_p9_host_os_sprs);
 
@@ -373,26 +373,63 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(save_p9_host_os_sprs);
 void restore_p9_host_os_sprs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			     struct p9_host_os_sprs *host_os_sprs)
 {
+	/*
+	 * current->thread.xxx registers must all be restored to host
+	 * values before a potential context switch, othrewise the context
+	 * switch itself will overwrite current->thread.xxx with the values
+	 * from the guest SPRs.
+	 */
+
 	mtspr(SPRN_SPRG_VDSO_WRITE, local_paca->sprg_vdso);
 
-	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31))
-		mtspr(SPRN_TIDR, host_os_sprs->tidr);
+	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31) &&
+			current->thread.tidr != vcpu->arch.tid)
+		mtspr(SPRN_TIDR, current->thread.tidr);
 	if (host_os_sprs->iamr != vcpu->arch.iamr)
 		mtspr(SPRN_IAMR, host_os_sprs->iamr);
 	if (vcpu->arch.uamor != 0)
 		mtspr(SPRN_UAMOR, 0);
 	if (host_os_sprs->amr != vcpu->arch.amr)
 		mtspr(SPRN_AMR, host_os_sprs->amr);
-	if (host_os_sprs->fscr != vcpu->arch.fscr)
-		mtspr(SPRN_FSCR, host_os_sprs->fscr);
-	if (host_os_sprs->dscr != vcpu->arch.dscr)
-		mtspr(SPRN_DSCR, host_os_sprs->dscr);
+	if (current->thread.fscr != vcpu->arch.fscr)
+		mtspr(SPRN_FSCR, current->thread.fscr);
+	if (current->thread.dscr != vcpu->arch.dscr)
+		mtspr(SPRN_DSCR, current->thread.dscr);
 	if (vcpu->arch.pspb != 0)
 		mtspr(SPRN_PSPB, 0);
 
 	/* Save guest CTRL register, set runlatch to 1 */
 	if (!(vcpu->arch.ctrl & 1))
 		mtspr(SPRN_CTRLT, 1);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC) &&
+	    vcpu->arch.vrsave != current->thread.vrsave)
+		mtspr(SPRN_VRSAVE, current->thread.vrsave);
+#endif
+	if (vcpu->arch.hfscr & HFSCR_EBB) {
+		if (vcpu->arch.bescr != current->thread.bescr)
+			mtspr(SPRN_BESCR, current->thread.bescr);
+		if (vcpu->arch.ebbhr != current->thread.ebbhr)
+			mtspr(SPRN_EBBHR, current->thread.ebbhr);
+		if (vcpu->arch.ebbrr != current->thread.ebbrr)
+			mtspr(SPRN_EBBRR, current->thread.ebbrr);
+
+		if (!vcpu->arch.nested) {
+			/*
+			 * This is like load_fp in context switching, turn off
+			 * the facility after it wraps the u8 to try avoiding
+			 * saving and restoring the registers each partition
+			 * switch.
+			 */
+			vcpu->arch.load_ebb++;
+			if (!vcpu->arch.load_ebb)
+				vcpu->arch.hfscr &= ~HFSCR_EBB;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (vcpu->arch.tar != current->thread.tar)
+		mtspr(SPRN_TAR, current->thread.tar);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(restore_p9_host_os_sprs);
 
