diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h
index 474eb8c..05c4aa0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ struct x86_mapping_info {
 	unsigned long page_flag;	 /* page flag for PMD or PUD entry */
 	unsigned long offset;		 /* ident mapping offset */
 	bool direct_gbpages;		 /* PUD level 1GB page support */
+	unsigned long kernpg_flag;	 /* kernel pagetable flag override */
 };
 
 int kernel_ident_mapping_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *pgd_page,
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
index 70ef205..e8183ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ struct kexec_entry64_regs {
 	uint64_t r15;
 	uint64_t rip;
 };
+
+extern int arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages,
+				       gfp_t gfp);
+#define arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages
+
+extern void arch_kexec_pre_free_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages);
+#define arch_kexec_pre_free_pages arch_kexec_pre_free_pages
+
 #endif
 
 typedef void crash_vmclear_fn(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index 32095af..830992f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ enum page_cache_mode {
 #define PAGE_KERNEL		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL | _PAGE_ENC)
 #define PAGE_KERNEL_RO		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_RO | _PAGE_ENC)
 #define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC	__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC | _PAGE_ENC)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC_NOENC	__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC)
 #define PAGE_KERNEL_RX		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_RX | _PAGE_ENC)
 #define PAGE_KERNEL_NOCACHE	__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_NOCACHE | _PAGE_ENC)
 #define PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE	__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE | _PAGE_ENC)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index cb0a304..9cf8daa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int init_transition_pgtable(struct kimage *image, pgd_t *pgd)
 		set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(__pa(pte) | _KERNPG_TABLE));
 	}
 	pte = pte_offset_kernel(pmd, vaddr);
-	set_pte(pte, pfn_pte(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC));
+	set_pte(pte, pfn_pte(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC_NOENC));
 	return 0;
 err:
 	free_transition_pgtable(image);
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static int init_pgtable(struct kimage *image, unsigned long start_pgtable)
 		.alloc_pgt_page	= alloc_pgt_page,
 		.context	= image,
 		.page_flag	= __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC,
+		.kernpg_flag	= _KERNPG_TABLE_NOENC,
 	};
 	unsigned long mstart, mend;
 	pgd_t *level4p;
@@ -602,3 +603,22 @@ void arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(void)
 {
 	kexec_mark_crashkres(false);
 }
+
+int arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If SME is active we need to be sure that kexec pages are
+	 * not encrypted because when we boot to the new kernel the
+	 * pages won't be accessed encrypted (initially).
+	 */
+	return set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, pages);
+}
+
+void arch_kexec_pre_free_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If SME is active we need to reset the pages back to being
+	 * an encrypted mapping before freeing them.
+	 */
+	set_memory_encrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, pages);
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 0bb8842..fdad0fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ bool xen_set_default_idle(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif
+
 void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy)
 {
 	local_irq_disable();
@@ -365,8 +366,20 @@ void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy)
 	disable_local_APIC();
 	mcheck_cpu_clear(this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_info));
 
-	for (;;)
-		halt();
+	for (;;) {
+		/*
+		 * Use wbinvd followed by hlt to stop the processor. This
+		 * provides support for kexec on a processor that supports
+		 * SME. With kexec, going from SME inactive to SME active
+		 * requires clearing cache entries so that addresses without
+		 * the encryption bit set don't corrupt the same physical
+		 * address that has the encryption bit set when caches are
+		 * flushed. To achieve this a wbinvd is performed followed by
+		 * a hlt. Even if the processor is not in the kexec/SME
+		 * scenario this only adds a wbinvd to a halting processor.
+		 */
+		asm volatile("wbinvd; hlt" : : : "memory");
+	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c b/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
index adab159..31cea98 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int ident_pud_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pud_t *pud_page,
 		if (!pmd)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		ident_pmd_init(info, pmd, addr, next);
-		set_pud(pud, __pud(__pa(pmd) | _KERNPG_TABLE));
+		set_pud(pud, __pud(__pa(pmd) | info->kernpg_flag));
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int ident_p4d_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, p4d_t *p4d_page,
 		if (!pud)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		ident_pud_init(info, pud, addr, next);
-		set_p4d(p4d, __p4d(__pa(pud) | _KERNPG_TABLE));
+		set_p4d(p4d, __p4d(__pa(pud) | info->kernpg_flag));
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ int kernel_ident_mapping_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *pgd_page,
 	unsigned long next;
 	int result;
 
+	/* Set the default pagetable flags if not supplied */
+	if (!info->kernpg_flag)
+		info->kernpg_flag = _KERNPG_TABLE;
+
 	for (; addr < end; addr = next) {
 		pgd_t *pgd = pgd_page + pgd_index(addr);
 		p4d_t *p4d;
@@ -116,14 +120,14 @@ int kernel_ident_mapping_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *pgd_page,
 		if (result)
 			return result;
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL)) {
-			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(p4d) | _KERNPG_TABLE));
+			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(p4d) | info->kernpg_flag));
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * With p4d folded, pgd is equal to p4d.
 			 * The pgd entry has to point to the pud page table in this case.
 			 */
 			pud_t *pud = pud_offset(p4d, 0);
-			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(pud) | _KERNPG_TABLE));
+			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(pud) | info->kernpg_flag));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h
index c9481eb..bd7af8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/kexec.h
+++ b/include/linux/kexec.h
@@ -334,6 +334,14 @@ static inline void *boot_phys_to_virt(unsigned long entry)
 	return phys_to_virt(boot_phys_to_phys(entry));
 }
 
+#ifndef arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages
+static inline int arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages, gfp_t gfp) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
+#ifndef arch_kexec_pre_free_pages
+static inline void arch_kexec_pre_free_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages) { }
+#endif
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE */
 struct pt_regs;
 struct task_struct;
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index ae1a3ba..2df1c39 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static struct page *kimage_alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
 {
 	struct page *pages;
 
-	pages = alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order);
+	pages = alloc_pages(gfp_mask & ~__GFP_ZERO, order);
 	if (pages) {
 		unsigned int count, i;
 
@@ -309,6 +309,13 @@ static struct page *kimage_alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
 		count = 1 << order;
 		for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 			SetPageReserved(pages + i);
+
+		arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages(page_address(pages), count,
+					    gfp_mask);
+
+		if (gfp_mask & __GFP_ZERO)
+			for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+				clear_highpage(pages + i);
 	}
 
 	return pages;
@@ -320,6 +327,9 @@ static void kimage_free_pages(struct page *page)
 
 	order = page_private(page);
 	count = 1 << order;
+
+	arch_kexec_pre_free_pages(page_address(page), count);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 		ClearPageReserved(page + i);
 	__free_pages(page, order);
