diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 0d07efb..0034b6b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/rtas.h>
 #include <asm/vdso_datapage.h>
+#include <asm/dbell.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 #include <asm/paca.h>
 #include <asm/lppaca.h>
@@ -759,5 +760,7 @@ int main(void)
 			offsetof(struct paca_struct, subcore_sibling_mask));
 #endif
 
+	DEFINE(PPC_DBELL_SERVER, PPC_DBELL_SERVER);
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index ea1600f..48d3c5d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <asm/hvcall.h>
 #include <asm/switch_to.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
+#include <asm/dbell.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
@@ -84,9 +85,35 @@ static DECLARE_BITMAP(default_enabled_hcalls, MAX_HCALL_OPCODE/4 + 1);
 static void kvmppc_end_cede(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int kvmppc_hv_setup_htab_rma(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
+static bool kvmppc_ipi_thread(int cpu)
+{
+	/* On POWER8 for IPIs to threads in the same core, use msgsnd */
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)) {
+		preempt_disable();
+		if (cpu_first_thread_sibling(cpu) ==
+		    cpu_first_thread_sibling(smp_processor_id())) {
+			unsigned long msg = PPC_DBELL_TYPE(PPC_DBELL_SERVER);
+			msg |= cpu_thread_in_core(cpu);
+			smp_mb();
+			__asm__ __volatile__ (PPC_MSGSND(%0) : : "r" (msg));
+			preempt_enable();
+			return true;
+		}
+		preempt_enable();
+	}
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_PPC_ICP_NATIVE) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+	if (cpu >= 0 && cpu < nr_cpu_ids && paca[cpu].kvm_hstate.xics_phys) {
+		xics_wake_cpu(cpu);
+		return true;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void kvmppc_fast_vcpu_kick_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	int me;
 	int cpu = vcpu->cpu;
 	wait_queue_head_t *wqp;
 
@@ -96,20 +123,12 @@ static void kvmppc_fast_vcpu_kick_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		++vcpu->stat.halt_wakeup;
 	}
 
-	me = get_cpu();
+	if (kvmppc_ipi_thread(cpu + vcpu->arch.ptid))
+		return;
 
 	/* CPU points to the first thread of the core */
-	if (cpu != me && cpu >= 0 && cpu < nr_cpu_ids) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_ICP_NATIVE
-		int real_cpu = cpu + vcpu->arch.ptid;
-		if (paca[real_cpu].kvm_hstate.xics_phys)
-			xics_wake_cpu(real_cpu);
-		else
-#endif
-		if (cpu_online(cpu))
-			smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
-	}
-	put_cpu();
+	if (cpu >= 0 && cpu < nr_cpu_ids && cpu_online(cpu))
+		smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1781,10 +1800,8 @@ static void kvmppc_start_thread(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	/* Order stores to hstate.kvm_vcore etc. before store to kvm_vcpu */
 	smp_wmb();
 	tpaca->kvm_hstate.kvm_vcpu = vcpu;
-#if defined(CONFIG_PPC_ICP_NATIVE) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 	if (cpu != smp_processor_id())
-		xics_wake_cpu(cpu);
-#endif
+		kvmppc_ipi_thread(cpu);
 }
 
 static void kvmppc_wait_for_nap(void)
@@ -1933,7 +1950,7 @@ static void post_guest_process(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
  * Run a set of guest threads on a physical core.
  * Called with vc->lock held.
  */
-static void kvmppc_run_core(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
+static noinline void kvmppc_run_core(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	int i;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c
index c42aa55..ed2589d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_book3s.h>
 #include <asm/archrandom.h>
 #include <asm/xics.h>
+#include <asm/dbell.h>
+#include <asm/cputhreads.h>
 
 #define KVM_CMA_CHUNK_ORDER	18
 
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ static inline void rm_writeb(unsigned long paddr, u8 val)
 }
 
 /*
- * Send an interrupt to another CPU.
+ * Send an interrupt or message to another CPU.
  * This can only be called in real mode.
  * The caller needs to include any barrier needed to order writes
  * to memory vs. the IPI/message.
@@ -202,7 +204,17 @@ void kvmhv_rm_send_ipi(int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long xics_phys;
 
-	/* Poke the target */
+	/* On POWER8 for IPIs to threads in the same core, use msgsnd */
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S) &&
+	    cpu_first_thread_sibling(cpu) ==
+	    cpu_first_thread_sibling(raw_smp_processor_id())) {
+		unsigned long msg = PPC_DBELL_TYPE(PPC_DBELL_SERVER);
+		msg |= cpu_thread_in_core(cpu);
+		__asm__ __volatile__ (PPC_MSGSND(%0) : : "r" (msg));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Else poke the target with an IPI */
 	xics_phys = paca[cpu].kvm_hstate.xics_phys;
 	rm_writeb(xics_phys + XICS_MFRR, IPI_PRIORITY);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index fcf3a61..4d70df2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -1123,6 +1123,13 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	cmpwi	r12,BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_SYSCALL
 	beq	hcall_try_real_mode
 
+	/* Hypervisor doorbell - exit only if host IPI flag set */
+	cmpwi	r12, BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_H_DOORBELL
+	bne	3f
+	lbz	r0, HSTATE_HOST_IPI(r13)
+	beq	4f
+	b	guest_exit_cont
+3:
 	/* External interrupt ? */
 	cmpwi	r12, BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_EXTERNAL
 	bne+	guest_exit_cont
@@ -1135,7 +1142,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	bgt	guest_exit_cont
 
 	/* Check if any CPU is heading out to the host, if so head out too */
-	ld	r5, HSTATE_KVM_VCORE(r13)
+4:	ld	r5, HSTATE_KVM_VCORE(r13)
 	lwz	r0, VCORE_ENTRY_EXIT(r5)
 	cmpwi	r0, 0x100
 	mr	r4, r9
@@ -2148,7 +2155,7 @@ _GLOBAL(kvmppc_h_cede)		/* r3 = vcpu pointer, r11 = msr, r13 = paca */
 	/*
 	 * Take a nap until a decrementer or external or doobell interrupt
 	 * occurs, with PECE1 and PECE0 set in LPCR.
-	 * On POWER8, if we are ceding, also set PECEDP.
+	 * On POWER8, set PECEDH, and if we are ceding, also set PECEDP.
 	 * Also clear the runlatch bit before napping.
 	 */
 kvm_do_nap:
@@ -2161,6 +2168,7 @@ kvm_do_nap:
 	mfspr	r5,SPRN_LPCR
 	ori	r5,r5,LPCR_PECE0 | LPCR_PECE1
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	ori	r5, r5, LPCR_PECEDH
 	rlwimi	r5, r3, 0, LPCR_PECEDP
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 	mtspr	SPRN_LPCR,r5
@@ -2299,7 +2307,7 @@ machine_check_realmode:
  * Returns (in r3):
  *	0 if nothing needs to be done
  *	1 if something happened that needs to be handled by the host
- *	-1 if there was a guest wakeup (IPI)
+ *	-1 if there was a guest wakeup (IPI or msgsnd)
  *
  * Also sets r12 to the interrupt vector for any interrupt that needs
  * to be handled now by the host (0x500 for external interrupt), or zero.
@@ -2330,7 +2338,15 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 
 	/* hypervisor doorbell */
 3:	li	r12, BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_H_DOORBELL
+	/* see if it's a host IPI */
 	li	r3, 1
+	lbz	r0, HSTATE_HOST_IPI(r13)
+	cmpwi	r0, 0
+	bnelr
+	/* if not, clear it and return -1 */
+	lis	r6, (PPC_DBELL_SERVER << (63-36))@h
+	PPC_MSGCLR(6)
+	li	r3, -1
 	blr
 
 /*
