diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index 1ec05e6bfa6f..04b26c2a7159 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -5293,6 +5293,10 @@ type values:
 
 KVM_XEN_VCPU_ATTR_TYPE_VCPU_INFO
   Sets the guest physical address of the vcpu_info for a given vCPU.
+  As with the shared_info page for the VM, the corresponding page may be
+  dirtied at any time if event channel interrupt delivery is enabled, so
+  userspace should always assume that the page is dirty without relying
+  on dirty logging.
 
 KVM_XEN_VCPU_ATTR_TYPE_VCPU_TIME_INFO
   Sets the guest physical address of an additional pvclock structure
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c b/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c
index 5be1c9227105..bf6cc25eee76 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int kvm_xen_shared_info_init(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
 
 	do {
 		ret = kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init(kvm, gpc, NULL, KVM_HOST_USES_PFN,
-						gpa, PAGE_SIZE, false);
+						gpa, PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -1025,8 +1025,7 @@ static int evtchn_set_fn(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e, struct kvm *kvm
 			break;
 
 		idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
-		rc = kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(kvm, gpc, gpc->gpa,
-						  PAGE_SIZE, false);
+		rc = kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(kvm, gpc, gpc->gpa, PAGE_SIZE);
 		srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, idx);
 	} while(!rc);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index be9bbc0c6200..3f9b22c4983a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1239,7 +1239,6 @@ void kvm_vcpu_mark_page_dirty(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn);
  *		   by KVM (and thus needs a kernel virtual mapping).
  * @gpa:	   guest physical address to map.
  * @len:	   sanity check; the range being access must fit a single page.
- * @dirty:         mark the cache dirty immediately.
  *
  * @return:	   0 for success.
  *		   -EINVAL for a mapping which would cross a page boundary.
@@ -1252,7 +1251,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_mark_page_dirty(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn);
  */
 int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
 			      struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, enum pfn_cache_usage usage,
-			      gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len, bool dirty);
+			      gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len);
 
 /**
  * kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_check - check validity of a gfn_to_pfn_cache.
@@ -1261,7 +1260,6 @@ int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
  * @gpc:	   struct gfn_to_pfn_cache object.
  * @gpa:	   current guest physical address to map.
  * @len:	   sanity check; the range being access must fit a single page.
- * @dirty:         mark the cache dirty immediately.
  *
  * @return:	   %true if the cache is still valid and the address matches.
  *		   %false if the cache is not valid.
@@ -1283,7 +1281,6 @@ bool kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_check(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
  * @gpc:	   struct gfn_to_pfn_cache object.
  * @gpa:	   updated guest physical address to map.
  * @len:	   sanity check; the range being access must fit a single page.
- * @dirty:         mark the cache dirty immediately.
  *
  * @return:	   0 for success.
  *		   -EINVAL for a mapping which would cross a page boundary.
@@ -1296,7 +1293,7 @@ bool kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_check(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
  * with the lock still held to permit access.
  */
 int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
-				 gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len, bool dirty);
+				 gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len);
 
 /**
  * kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_unmap - temporarily unmap a gfn_to_pfn_cache.
@@ -1304,10 +1301,9 @@ int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
  * @kvm:	   pointer to kvm instance.
  * @gpc:	   struct gfn_to_pfn_cache object.
  *
- * This unmaps the referenced page and marks it dirty, if appropriate. The
- * cache is left in the invalid state but at least the mapping from GPA to
- * userspace HVA will remain cached and can be reused on a subsequent
- * refresh.
+ * This unmaps the referenced page. The cache is left in the invalid state
+ * but at least the mapping from GPA to userspace HVA will remain cached
+ * and can be reused on a subsequent refresh.
  */
 void kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_unmap(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_types.h b/include/linux/kvm_types.h
index 784f37cbf33e..ac1ebb37a0ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_types.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct gfn_to_pfn_cache {
 	enum pfn_cache_usage usage;
 	bool active;
 	bool valid;
-	bool dirty;
 };
 
 #ifdef KVM_ARCH_NR_OBJS_PER_MEMORY_CACHE
diff --git a/virt/kvm/pfncache.c b/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
index efb69c923027..dd84676615f1 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
@@ -49,19 +49,6 @@ void gfn_to_pfn_cache_invalidate_start(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long start,
 				}
 				__set_bit(gpc->vcpu->vcpu_idx, vcpu_bitmap);
 			}
-
-			/*
-			 * We cannot call mark_page_dirty() from here because
-			 * this physical CPU might not have an active vCPU
-			 * with which to do the KVM dirty tracking.
-			 *
-			 * Neither is there any point in telling the kernel MM
-			 * that the underlying page is dirty. A vCPU in guest
-			 * mode might still be writing to it up to the point
-			 * where we wake them a few lines further down anyway.
-			 *
-			 * So all the dirty marking happens on the unmap.
-			 */
 		}
 		write_unlock_irq(&gpc->lock);
 	}
@@ -108,8 +95,7 @@ bool kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_check(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_check);
 
-static void __release_gpc(struct kvm *kvm, kvm_pfn_t pfn, void *khva,
-			  gpa_t gpa, bool dirty)
+static void __release_gpc(struct kvm *kvm, kvm_pfn_t pfn, void *khva, gpa_t gpa)
 {
 	/* Unmap the old page if it was mapped before, and release it */
 	if (!is_error_noslot_pfn(pfn)) {
@@ -122,9 +108,7 @@ static void __release_gpc(struct kvm *kvm, kvm_pfn_t pfn, void *khva,
 #endif
 		}
 
-		kvm_release_pfn(pfn, dirty);
-		if (dirty)
-			mark_page_dirty(kvm, gpa);
+		kvm_release_pfn(pfn, false);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +140,7 @@ static kvm_pfn_t hva_to_pfn_retry(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long uhva)
 }
 
 int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
-				 gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len, bool dirty)
+				 gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len)
 {
 	struct kvm_memslots *slots = kvm_memslots(kvm);
 	unsigned long page_offset = gpa & ~PAGE_MASK;
@@ -164,7 +148,7 @@ int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
 	unsigned long old_uhva;
 	gpa_t old_gpa;
 	void *old_khva;
-	bool old_valid, old_dirty;
+	bool old_valid;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -181,14 +165,12 @@ int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
 	old_khva = gpc->khva - offset_in_page(gpc->khva);
 	old_uhva = gpc->uhva;
 	old_valid = gpc->valid;
-	old_dirty = gpc->dirty;
 
 	/* If the userspace HVA is invalid, refresh that first */
 	if (gpc->gpa != gpa || gpc->generation != slots->generation ||
 	    kvm_is_error_hva(gpc->uhva)) {
 		gfn_t gfn = gpa_to_gfn(gpa);
 
-		gpc->dirty = false;
 		gpc->gpa = gpa;
 		gpc->generation = slots->generation;
 		gpc->memslot = __gfn_to_memslot(slots, gfn);
@@ -260,14 +242,9 @@ int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
 	}
 
  out:
-	if (ret)
-		gpc->dirty = false;
-	else
-		gpc->dirty = dirty;
-
 	write_unlock_irq(&gpc->lock);
 
-	__release_gpc(kvm, old_pfn, old_khva, old_gpa, old_dirty);
+	__release_gpc(kvm, old_pfn, old_khva, old_gpa);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -277,7 +254,6 @@ void kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_unmap(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 {
 	void *old_khva;
 	kvm_pfn_t old_pfn;
-	bool old_dirty;
 	gpa_t old_gpa;
 
 	write_lock_irq(&gpc->lock);
@@ -285,7 +261,6 @@ void kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_unmap(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 	gpc->valid = false;
 
 	old_khva = gpc->khva - offset_in_page(gpc->khva);
-	old_dirty = gpc->dirty;
 	old_gpa = gpc->gpa;
 	old_pfn = gpc->pfn;
 
@@ -298,14 +273,14 @@ void kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_unmap(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 
 	write_unlock_irq(&gpc->lock);
 
-	__release_gpc(kvm, old_pfn, old_khva, old_gpa, old_dirty);
+	__release_gpc(kvm, old_pfn, old_khva, old_gpa);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_unmap);
 
 
 int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
 			      struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, enum pfn_cache_usage usage,
-			      gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len, bool dirty)
+			      gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len)
 {
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!usage || (usage & KVM_GUEST_AND_HOST_USE_PFN) != usage);
 
@@ -324,7 +299,7 @@ int kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc,
 		list_add(&gpc->list, &kvm->gpc_list);
 		spin_unlock(&kvm->gpc_lock);
 	}
-	return kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(kvm, gpc, gpa, len, dirty);
+	return kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_refresh(kvm, gpc, gpa, len);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init);