diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile
index 271fb46d4dd0..a9d561c93ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ GVT_DIR := gvt
 GVT_SOURCE := gvt.o aperture_gm.o handlers.o vgpu.o trace_points.o firmware.o \
 	interrupt.o gtt.o cfg_space.o opregion.o mmio.o display.o edid.o \
 	execlist.o scheduler.o sched_policy.o mmio_context.o cmd_parser.o debugfs.o \
-	fb_decoder.o dmabuf.o page_track.o
+	fb_decoder.o dmabuf.o page_track.o migration_version.o
 
 ccflags-y				+= -I$(src) -I$(src)/$(GVT_DIR)
 i915-y					+= $(addprefix $(GVT_DIR)/, $(GVT_SOURCE))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
index 43f4242062dd..be2980e8ac75 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
@@ -105,14 +105,53 @@ static ssize_t description_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
 		       type->weight);
 }
 
+static ssize_t migration_version_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
+		char *buf)
+{
+	struct intel_vgpu_type *type;
+	void *gvt = kdev_to_i915(dev)->gvt;
+
+	type = intel_gvt_find_vgpu_type(gvt, kobject_name(kobj));
+	if (!type || !type->migration_version) {
+		gvt_err("Does not support migraion on type %s. Please search previous detailed log\n",
+				kobject_name(kobj));
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	return snprintf(buf, strlen(type->migration_version) + 2,
+			"%s\n", type->migration_version);
+}
+
+static ssize_t migration_version_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
+		const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct intel_vgpu_type *type;
+	void *gvt = kdev_to_i915(dev)->gvt;
+
+	type = intel_gvt_find_vgpu_type(gvt, kobject_name(kobj));
+	if (!type || !type->migration_version) {
+		gvt_err("Does not support migraion on type %s. Please search previous detailed log\n",
+				kobject_name(kobj));
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	ret = intel_gvt_check_vfio_migration_version(gvt,
+			type->migration_version, buf);
+
+	return (ret < 0 ? ret : count);
+}
+
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(available_instances);
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(device_api);
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(description);
+static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RW(migration_version);
 
 static struct attribute *gvt_type_attrs[] = {
 	&mdev_type_attr_available_instances.attr,
 	&mdev_type_attr_device_api.attr,
 	&mdev_type_attr_description.attr,
+	&mdev_type_attr_migration_version.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
index f5a328b5290a..265319d35c25 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ struct intel_vgpu_type {
 	unsigned int fence;
 	unsigned int weight;
 	enum intel_vgpu_edid resolution;
+	char *migration_version;
 };
 
 struct intel_gvt {
@@ -687,6 +688,10 @@ void intel_gvt_debugfs_remove_vgpu(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu);
 int intel_gvt_debugfs_init(struct intel_gvt *gvt);
 void intel_gvt_debugfs_clean(struct intel_gvt *gvt);
 
+ssize_t intel_gvt_check_vfio_migration_version(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
+		const char *self, const char *remote);
+char *intel_gvt_get_vfio_migration_version(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
+		const char *vgpu_type);
 
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "mpt.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/migration_version.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/migration_version.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6acf188b29a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/migration_version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright(c) 2011-2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *    Yan Zhao <yan.y.zhao@intel.com>
+ */
+#include <linux/vfio.h>
+#include "i915_drv.h"
+#include "gvt.h"
+
+#define INV_SOFTWARE_VERSION (-1U)
+#define VENDOR_ID_LEN (4)
+#define DEVICE_ID_LEN (4)
+#define VGPU_TYPE_LEN (16)
+#define SOFTWARE_VER_LEN (8)
+
+/* total length of vfio migration version string.
+ * never exceed limit of PATH_MAX (4096)
+ */
+#define MIGRATION_VERSION_TOTAL_LEN (VENDOR_ID_LEN + DEVICE_ID_LEN + \
+					VGPU_TYPE_LEN + SOFTWARE_VER_LEN + 4)
+
+#define GVT_VFIO_MIGRATION_SOFTWARE_VERSION INV_SOFTWARE_VERSION
+
+
+#define PRINTF_FORMAT "%04x-%04x-%s-%08x"
+#define SCANF_FORMAT "%x-%x-%16[^-]-%x"
+
+enum incompatible_reason {
+	IREASON_WRONG_REMOTE_FORMAT = 0,
+	IREASON_HARDWARE_MISMATCH,
+	IREASON_SOFTWARE_VERSION_MISMATCH,
+	IREASON_VGPU_TYPE_MISMATCH,
+};
+
+static const char *const incompatible_reason_str[] = {
+	[IREASON_WRONG_REMOTE_FORMAT] =
+		"wrong string format. probably wrong GVT version",
+	[IREASON_HARDWARE_MISMATCH] =
+		"physical device not matched",
+	[IREASON_SOFTWARE_VERSION_MISMATCH] =
+		"migration software version not matched",
+	[IREASON_VGPU_TYPE_MISMATCH] =
+		"vgpu type not matched"
+};
+
+static bool is_compatible(const char *local, const char *remote)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	ret = sysfs_streq(local, remote);
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		int vid_l = 0, did_l = 0, vid_r = 0, did_r = 0;
+		char type_l[VGPU_TYPE_LEN], type_r[VGPU_TYPE_LEN];
+		u32 sv_l = 0, sv_r = 0;
+		int rl = 0, rr = 0;
+		enum incompatible_reason reason = IREASON_WRONG_REMOTE_FORMAT;
+
+		memset(type_l, 0, sizeof(type_l));
+		memset(type_r, 0, sizeof(type_r));
+
+		rl = sscanf(local, SCANF_FORMAT,
+				&vid_l, &did_l, type_l, &sv_l);
+		rr = sscanf(remote, SCANF_FORMAT,
+				&vid_r, &did_r, type_r, &sv_r);
+
+		if (rl == rr) {
+			if (vid_l != vid_r || did_l != did_r)
+				reason = IREASON_HARDWARE_MISMATCH;
+			else if (sv_l != sv_r)
+				reason = IREASON_SOFTWARE_VERSION_MISMATCH;
+			else if (strncmp(type_l, type_r, VGPU_TYPE_LEN))
+				reason = IREASON_VGPU_TYPE_MISMATCH;
+		}
+
+		gvt_err("Migration version mismatched. Possible reason: %s. Local migration version:%s, Remote migration version:%s\n",
+				incompatible_reason_str[reason], local,	remote);
+
+	}
+	return ret;
+
+}
+
+
+char *
+intel_gvt_get_vfio_migration_version(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
+		const char *vgpu_type)
+{
+	int cnt = 0;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = gvt->dev_priv;
+	char *version = NULL;
+
+	/* currently only gen8 & gen9 are supported */
+	if (!IS_GEN(dev_priv, 8) && !IS_GEN(dev_priv, 9)) {
+		gvt_err("Local hardware does not support migration on %d\n",
+				INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (GVT_VFIO_MIGRATION_SOFTWARE_VERSION == INV_SOFTWARE_VERSION) {
+		gvt_err("Local GVT does not support migration\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	version = kzalloc(MIGRATION_VERSION_TOTAL_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (unlikely(!version)) {
+		gvt_err("memory allocation failed when get local migraiton version\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* vendor id + device id + vgpu type + software version */
+	cnt = snprintf(version, MIGRATION_VERSION_TOTAL_LEN, PRINTF_FORMAT,
+			PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
+			INTEL_DEVID(dev_priv),
+			vgpu_type,
+			GVT_VFIO_MIGRATION_SOFTWARE_VERSION);
+
+	if (cnt)
+		return version;
+
+	gvt_err("string generation failed when get local migration version\n");
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+ssize_t intel_gvt_check_vfio_migration_version(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
+		const char *self, const char *remote)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = gvt->dev_priv;
+
+	/* currently only gen8 & gen9 are supported */
+	if (!IS_GEN(dev_priv, 8) && !IS_GEN(dev_priv, 9)) {
+		gvt_err("Local hardware does not support migration on %d\n",
+				INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (GVT_VFIO_MIGRATION_SOFTWARE_VERSION == INV_SOFTWARE_VERSION) {
+		gvt_err("Local GVT does not support migration\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (!is_compatible(self, remote))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
index 44ce3c2b9ac1..7642b21641bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
@@ -155,13 +155,18 @@ int intel_gvt_init_vgpu_types(struct intel_gvt *gvt)
 			sprintf(gvt->types[i].name, "GVTg_V5_%s",
 						vgpu_types[i].name);
 
-		gvt_dbg_core("type[%d]: %s avail %u low %u high %u fence %u weight %u res %s\n",
+		gvt->types[i].migration_version =
+			intel_gvt_get_vfio_migration_version(gvt,
+					gvt->types[i].name);
+		gvt_dbg_core("type[%d]: %s avail %u low %u high %u fence %u weight %u res %s, migratio_version:%s\n",
 			     i, gvt->types[i].name,
 			     gvt->types[i].avail_instance,
 			     gvt->types[i].low_gm_size,
 			     gvt->types[i].high_gm_size, gvt->types[i].fence,
 			     gvt->types[i].weight,
-			     vgpu_edid_str(gvt->types[i].resolution));
+			     vgpu_edid_str(gvt->types[i].resolution),
+			     (gvt->types[i].migration_version ?
+			     gvt->types[i].migration_version : "null"));
 	}
 
 	gvt->num_types = i;
@@ -170,6 +175,10 @@ int intel_gvt_init_vgpu_types(struct intel_gvt *gvt)
 
 void intel_gvt_clean_vgpu_types(struct intel_gvt *gvt)
 {
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < gvt->num_types; i++)
+		kfree(gvt->types[i].migration_version);
 	kfree(gvt->types);
 }
 
