diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
index 17b75f6ee11a..4ee98976aed8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ extern void vc_no_ghcb(void);
 extern void vc_boot_ghcb(void);
 extern bool handle_vc_boot_ghcb(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+/* Software defined (when rFlags.CF = 1) */
+#define PVALIDATE_FAIL_NOUPDATE		255
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
 extern struct static_key_false sev_es_enable_key;
 extern void __sev_es_ist_enter(struct pt_regs *regs);
@@ -87,12 +90,30 @@ extern enum es_result sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 					  struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt,
 					  u64 exit_code, u64 exit_info_1,
 					  u64 exit_info_2);
+static inline int pvalidate(unsigned long vaddr, bool rmp_psize, bool validate)
+{
+	bool no_rmpupdate;
+	int rc;
+
+	/* "pvalidate" mnemonic support in binutils 2.36 and newer */
+	asm volatile(".byte 0xF2, 0x0F, 0x01, 0xFF\n\t"
+		     CC_SET(c)
+		     : CC_OUT(c) (no_rmpupdate), "=a"(rc)
+		     : "a"(vaddr), "c"(rmp_psize), "d"(validate)
+		     : "memory", "cc");
+
+	if (no_rmpupdate)
+		return PVALIDATE_FAIL_NOUPDATE;
+
+	return rc;
+}
 #else
 static inline void sev_es_ist_enter(struct pt_regs *regs) { }
 static inline void sev_es_ist_exit(void) { }
 static inline int sev_es_setup_ap_jump_table(struct real_mode_header *rmh) { return 0; }
 static inline void sev_es_nmi_complete(void) { }
 static inline int sev_es_efi_map_ghcbs(pgd_t *pgd) { return 0; }
+static inline int pvalidate(unsigned long vaddr, bool rmp_psize, bool validate) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 #endif