--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_APEI)		+= apei.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_EINJ)	+= einj.o
 
-apei-y := apei-base.o hest.o
+apei-y := apei-base.o hest.o cper.o
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef APEI_INTERNAL_H
 #define APEI_INTERNAL_H
 
+#include <linux/cper.h>
+
 struct apei_exec_context;
 
 typedef int (*apei_exec_ins_func_t)(struct apei_exec_context *ctx,
@@ -92,4 +94,21 @@ int apei_exec_collect_resources(struct a
 
 struct dentry;
 struct dentry *apei_get_debugfs_dir(void);
+
+#define apei_estatus_for_each_section(estatus, section)			\
+	for (section = (struct acpi_hest_generic_data *)(estatus + 1);	\
+	     (void *)section - (void *)estatus < estatus->data_length;	\
+	     section = (void *)(section+1) + section->error_data_length)
+
+static inline u32 apei_estatus_len(struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus)
+{
+	if (estatus->raw_data_length)
+		return estatus->raw_data_offset + \
+			estatus->raw_data_length;
+	else
+		return sizeof(*estatus) + estatus->data_length;
+}
+
+int apei_estatus_check_header(const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus);
+int apei_estatus_check(const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus);
 #endif
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/cper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * UEFI Common Platform Error Record (CPER) support
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, Intel Corp.
+ *	Author: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
+ *
+ * CPER is the format used to describe platform hardware error by
+ * various APEI tables, such as ERST, BERT and HEST etc.
+ *
+ * For more information about CPER, please refer to Appendix N of UEFI
+ * Specification version 2.3.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/cper.h>
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+
+/*
+ * CPER record ID need to be unique even after reboot, because record
+ * ID is used as index for ERST storage, while CPER records from
+ * multiple boot may co-exist in ERST.
+ */
+u64 cper_next_record_id(void)
+{
+	static atomic64_t seq;
+
+	if (!atomic64_read(&seq))
+		atomic64_set(&seq, ((u64)get_seconds()) << 32);
+
+	return atomic64_inc_return(&seq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cper_next_record_id);
+
+int apei_estatus_check_header(const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus)
+{
+	if (estatus->data_length &&
+	    estatus->data_length < sizeof(struct acpi_hest_generic_data))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (estatus->raw_data_length &&
+	    estatus->raw_data_offset < sizeof(*estatus) + estatus->data_length)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apei_estatus_check_header);
+
+int apei_estatus_check(const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus)
+{
+	struct acpi_hest_generic_data *gdata;
+	unsigned int data_len, gedata_len;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = apei_estatus_check_header(estatus);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+	data_len = estatus->data_length;
+	gdata = (struct acpi_hest_generic_data *)(estatus + 1);
+	while (data_len > sizeof(*gdata)) {
+		gedata_len = gdata->error_data_length;
+		if (gedata_len > data_len - sizeof(*gdata))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		data_len -= gedata_len + sizeof(*gdata);
+	}
+	if (data_len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apei_estatus_check);
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/cper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+/*
+ * UEFI Common Platform Error Record
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, Intel Corp.
+ *	Author: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef LINUX_CPER_H
+#define LINUX_CPER_H
+
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
+
+/* CPER record signature and the size */
+#define CPER_SIG_RECORD				"CPER"
+#define CPER_SIG_SIZE				4
+/* Used in signature_end field in struct cper_record_header */
+#define CPER_SIG_END				0xffffffff
+
+/*
+ * CPER record header revision, used in revision field in struct
+ * cper_record_header
+ */
+#define CPER_RECORD_REV				0x0100
+
+/*
+ * Severity difinition for error_severity in struct cper_record_header
+ * and section_severity in struct cper_section_descriptor
+ */
+#define CPER_SER_RECOVERABLE			0x0
+#define CPER_SER_FATAL				0x1
+#define CPER_SER_CORRECTED			0x2
+#define CPER_SER_INFORMATIONAL			0x3
+
+/*
+ * Validation bits difinition for validation_bits in struct
+ * cper_record_header. If set, corresponding fields in struct
+ * cper_record_header contain valid information.
+ *
+ * corresponds platform_id
+ */
+#define CPER_VALID_PLATFORM_ID			0x0001
+/* corresponds timestamp */
+#define CPER_VALID_TIMESTAMP			0x0002
+/* corresponds partition_id */
+#define CPER_VALID_PARTITION_ID			0x0004
+
+/*
+ * Notification type used to generate error record, used in
+ * notification_type in struct cper_record_header
+ *
+ * Corrected Machine Check
+ */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_CMC							\
+	UUID_LE(0x2DCE8BB1, 0xBDD7, 0x450e, 0xB9, 0xAD, 0x9C, 0xF4,	\
+		0xEB, 0xD4, 0xF8, 0x90)
+/* Corrected Platform Error */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_CPE							\
+	UUID_LE(0x4E292F96, 0xD843, 0x4a55, 0xA8, 0xC2, 0xD4, 0x81,	\
+		0xF2, 0x7E, 0xBE, 0xEE)
+/* Machine Check Exception */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_MCE							\
+	UUID_LE(0xE8F56FFE, 0x919C, 0x4cc5, 0xBA, 0x88, 0x65, 0xAB,	\
+		0xE1, 0x49, 0x13, 0xBB)
+/* PCI Express Error */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_PCIE						\
+	UUID_LE(0xCF93C01F, 0x1A16, 0x4dfc, 0xB8, 0xBC, 0x9C, 0x4D,	\
+		0xAF, 0x67, 0xC1, 0x04)
+/* INIT Record (for IPF) */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_INIT						\
+	UUID_LE(0xCC5263E8, 0x9308, 0x454a, 0x89, 0xD0, 0x34, 0x0B,	\
+		0xD3, 0x9B, 0xC9, 0x8E)
+/* Non-Maskable Interrupt */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_NMI							\
+	UUID_LE(0x5BAD89FF, 0xB7E6, 0x42c9, 0x81, 0x4A, 0xCF, 0x24,	\
+		0x85, 0xD6, 0xE9, 0x8A)
+/* BOOT Error Record */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_BOOT						\
+	UUID_LE(0x3D61A466, 0xAB40, 0x409a, 0xA6, 0x98, 0xF3, 0x62,	\
+		0xD4, 0x64, 0xB3, 0x8F)
+/* DMA Remapping Error */
+#define CPER_NOTIFY_DMAR						\
+	UUID_LE(0x667DD791, 0xC6B3, 0x4c27, 0x8A, 0x6B, 0x0F, 0x8E,	\
+		0x72, 0x2D, 0xEB, 0x41)
+
+/*
+ * Flags bits definitions for flags in struct cper_record_header
+ * If set, the error has been recovered
+ */
+#define CPER_HW_ERROR_FLAGS_RECOVERED		0x1
+/* If set, the error is for previous boot */
+#define CPER_HW_ERROR_FLAGS_PREVERR		0x2
+/* If set, the error is injected for testing */
+#define CPER_HW_ERROR_FLAGS_SIMULATED		0x4
+
+/*
+ * CPER section header revision, used in revision field in struct
+ * cper_section_descriptor
+ */
+#define CPER_SEC_REV				0x0100
+
+/*
+ * Validation bits difinition for validation_bits in struct
+ * cper_section_descriptor. If set, corresponding fields in struct
+ * cper_section_descriptor contain valid information.
+ *
+ * corresponds fru_id
+ */
+#define CPER_SEC_VALID_FRU_ID			0x1
+/* corresponds fru_text */
+#define CPER_SEC_VALID_FRU_TEXT			0x2
+
+/*
+ * Flags bits definitions for flags in struct cper_section_descriptor
+ *
+ * If set, the section is associated with the error condition
+ * directly, and should be focused on
+ */
+#define CPER_SEC_PRIMARY			0x0001
+/*
+ * If set, the error was not contained within the processor or memory
+ * hierarchy and the error may have propagated to persistent storage
+ * or network
+ */
+#define CPER_SEC_CONTAINMENT_WARNING		0x0002
+/* If set, the component must be re-initialized or re-enabled prior to use */
+#define CPER_SEC_RESET				0x0004
+/* If set, Linux may choose to discontinue use of the resource */
+#define CPER_SEC_ERROR_THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED	0x0008
+/*
+ * If set, resource could not be queried for error information due to
+ * conflicts with other system software or resources. Some fields of
+ * the section will be invalid
+ */
+#define CPER_SEC_RESOURCE_NOT_ACCESSIBLE	0x0010
+/*
+ * If set, action has been taken to ensure error containment (such as
+ * poisoning data), but the error has not been fully corrected and the
+ * data has not been consumed. Linux may choose to take further
+ * corrective action before the data is consumed
+ */
+#define CPER_SEC_LATENT_ERROR			0x0020
+
+/*
+ * Section type definitions, used in section_type field in struct
+ * cper_section_descriptor
+ *
+ * Processor Generic
+ */
+#define CPER_SEC_PROC_GENERIC						\
+	UUID_LE(0x9876CCAD, 0x47B4, 0x4bdb, 0xB6, 0x5E, 0x16, 0xF1,	\
+		0x93, 0xC4, 0xF3, 0xDB)
+/* Processor Specific: X86/X86_64 */
+#define CPER_SEC_PROC_IA						\
+	UUID_LE(0xDC3EA0B0, 0xA144, 0x4797, 0xB9, 0x5B, 0x53, 0xFA,	\
+		0x24, 0x2B, 0x6E, 0x1D)
+/* Processor Specific: IA64 */
+#define CPER_SEC_PROC_IPF						\
+	UUID_LE(0xE429FAF1, 0x3CB7, 0x11D4, 0x0B, 0xCA, 0x07, 0x00,	\
+		0x80, 0xC7, 0x3C, 0x88, 0x81)
+/* Platform Memory */
+#define CPER_SEC_PLATFORM_MEM						\
+	UUID_LE(0xA5BC1114, 0x6F64, 0x4EDE, 0xB8, 0x63, 0x3E, 0x83,	\
+		0xED, 0x7C, 0x83, 0xB1)
+#define CPER_SEC_PCIE							\
+	UUID_LE(0xD995E954, 0xBBC1, 0x430F, 0xAD, 0x91, 0xB4, 0x4D,	\
+		0xCB, 0x3C, 0x6F, 0x35)
+/* Firmware Error Record Reference */
+#define CPER_SEC_FW_ERR_REC_REF						\
+	UUID_LE(0x81212A96, 0x09ED, 0x4996, 0x94, 0x71, 0x8D, 0x72,	\
+		0x9C, 0x8E, 0x69, 0xED)
+/* PCI/PCI-X Bus */
+#define CPER_SEC_PCI_X_BUS						\
+	UUID_LE(0xC5753963, 0x3B84, 0x4095, 0xBF, 0x78, 0xED, 0xDA,	\
+		0xD3, 0xF9, 0xC9, 0xDD)
+/* PCI Component/Device */
+#define CPER_SEC_PCI_DEV						\
+	UUID_LE(0xEB5E4685, 0xCA66, 0x4769, 0xB6, 0xA2, 0x26, 0x06,	\
+		0x8B, 0x00, 0x13, 0x26)
+#define CPER_SEC_DMAR_GENERIC						\
+	UUID_LE(0x5B51FEF7, 0xC79D, 0x4434, 0x8F, 0x1B, 0xAA, 0x62,	\
+		0xDE, 0x3E, 0x2C, 0x64)
+/* Intel VT for Directed I/O specific DMAr */
+#define CPER_SEC_DMAR_VT						\
+	UUID_LE(0x71761D37, 0x32B2, 0x45cd, 0xA7, 0xD0, 0xB0, 0xFE,	\
+		0xDD, 0x93, 0xE8, 0xCF)
+/* IOMMU specific DMAr */
+#define CPER_SEC_DMAR_IOMMU						\
+	UUID_LE(0x036F84E1, 0x7F37, 0x428c, 0xA7, 0x9E, 0x57, 0x5F,	\
+		0xDF, 0xAA, 0x84, 0xEC)
+
+/*
+ * All tables and structs must be byte-packed to match CPER
+ * specification, since the tables are provided by the system BIOS
+ */
+#pragma pack(1)
+
+struct cper_record_header {
+	char	signature[CPER_SIG_SIZE];	/* must be CPER_SIG_RECORD */
+	__u16	revision;			/* must be CPER_RECORD_REV */
+	__u32	signature_end;			/* must be CPER_SIG_END */
+	__u16	section_count;
+	__u32	error_severity;
+	__u32	validation_bits;
+	__u32	record_length;
+	__u64	timestamp;
+	uuid_le	platform_id;
+	uuid_le	partition_id;
+	uuid_le	creator_id;
+	uuid_le	notification_type;
+	__u64	record_id;
+	__u32	flags;
+	__u64	persistence_information;
+	__u8	reserved[12];			/* must be zero */
+};
+
+struct cper_section_descriptor {
+	__u32	section_offset;		/* Offset in bytes of the
+					 *  section body from the base
+					 *  of the record header */
+	__u32	section_length;
+	__u16	revision;		/* must be CPER_RECORD_REV */
+	__u8	validation_bits;
+	__u8	reserved;		/* must be zero */
+	__u32	flags;
+	uuid_le	section_type;
+	uuid_le	fru_id;
+	__u32	section_severity;
+	__u8	fru_text[20];
+};
+
+/* Generic Processor Error Section */
+struct cper_sec_proc_generic {
+	__u64	validation_bits;
+	__u8	proc_type;
+	__u8	proc_isa;
+	__u8	proc_error_type;
+	__u8	operation;
+	__u8	flags;
+	__u8	level;
+	__u16	reserved;
+	__u64	cpu_version;
+	char	cpu_brand[128];
+	__u64	proc_id;
+	__u64	target_addr;
+	__u64	requestor_id;
+	__u64	responder_id;
+	__u64	ip;
+};
+
+/* IA32/X64 Processor Error Section */
+struct cper_sec_proc_ia {
+	__u64	validation_bits;
+	__u8	lapic_id;
+	__u8	cpuid[48];
+};
+
+/* IA32/X64 Processor Error Infomation Structure */
+struct cper_ia_err_info {
+	uuid_le	err_type;
+	__u64	validation_bits;
+	__u64	check_info;
+	__u64	target_id;
+	__u64	requestor_id;
+	__u64	responder_id;
+	__u64	ip;
+};
+
+/* IA32/X64 Processor Context Information Structure */
+struct cper_ia_proc_ctx {
+	__u16	reg_ctx_type;
+	__u16	reg_arr_size;
+	__u32	msr_addr;
+	__u64	mm_reg_addr;
+};
+
+/* Memory Error Section */
+struct cper_sec_mem_err {
+	__u64	validation_bits;
+	__u64	error_status;
+	__u64	physical_addr;
+	__u64	physical_addr_mask;
+	__u16	node;
+	__u16	card;
+	__u16	module;
+	__u16	bank;
+	__u16	device;
+	__u16	row;
+	__u16	column;
+	__u16	bit_pos;
+	__u64	requestor_id;
+	__u64	responder_id;
+	__u64	target_id;
+	__u8	error_type;
+};
+
+/* Reset to default packing */
+#pragma pack()
+
+u64 cper_next_record_id(void);
+
+#endif
