diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index 908f7ec3e755..8d2da949476f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -962,69 +962,16 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int ioctl,
 	return r;
 }
 
-/**
- * kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log - get and clear the log of dirty pages in a slot
- * @kvm: kvm instance
- * @log: slot id and address to which we copy the log
- *
- * Steps 1-4 below provide general overview of dirty page logging. See
- * kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() function description for additional details.
- *
- * We call kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() to handle steps 1-3, upon return we
- * always flush the TLB (step 4) even if previous step failed  and the dirty
- * bitmap may be corrupt. Regardless of previous outcome the KVM logging API
- * does not preclude user space subsequent dirty log read. Flushing TLB ensures
- * writes will be marked dirty for next log read.
- *
- *   1. Take a snapshot of the bit and clear it if needed.
- *   2. Write protect the corresponding page.
- *   3. Copy the snapshot to the userspace.
- *   4. Flush TLB's if needed.
- */
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
+void kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
-	struct kvm_memslots *slots;
-	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
-	bool flush = false;
-	int r;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-
-	r = kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log, &flush);
-
-	if (flush) {
-		slots = kvm_memslots(kvm);
-		memslot = id_to_memslot(slots, log->slot);
-
-		/* Let implementation handle TLB/GVA invalidation */
-		kvm_mips_callbacks->flush_shadow_memslot(kvm, memslot);
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	return r;
 }
 
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_clear_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log)
+void kvm_arch_dirty_log_tlb_flush(struct kvm *kvm,
+				  struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
-	struct kvm_memslots *slots;
-	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
-	bool flush = false;
-	int r;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-
-	r = kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log, &flush);
-
-	if (flush) {
-		slots = kvm_memslots(kvm);
-		memslot = id_to_memslot(slots, log->slot);
-
-		/* Let implementation handle TLB/GVA invalidation */
-		kvm_mips_callbacks->flush_shadow_memslot(kvm, memslot);
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	return r;
+	/* Let implementation handle TLB/GVA invalidation */
+	kvm_mips_callbacks->flush_shadow_memslot(kvm, memslot);
 }
 
 long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index 97ce6c4f7b48..0adaf4791a6d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -799,6 +799,11 @@ int kvmppc_core_check_requests(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return vcpu->kvm->arch.kvm_ops->check_requests(vcpu);
 }
 
+void kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
+{
+
+}
+
 int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
 {
 	return kvm->arch.kvm_ops->get_dirty_log(kvm, log);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 24212b6ab03f..08b707a08357 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -1766,6 +1766,11 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_translate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return r;
 }
 
+void kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
+{
+
+}
+
 int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
 {
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 1bfbeac13a3b..dacc13bb4465 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -569,8 +569,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	return r;
 }
 
-static void kvm_s390_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
-				    struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
+void kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
 	int i;
 	gfn_t cur_gfn, last_gfn;
@@ -630,7 +629,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
 	if (!memslot->dirty_bitmap)
 		goto out;
 
-	kvm_s390_sync_dirty_log(kvm, memslot);
+	kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(kvm, memslot);
 	r = kvm_get_dirty_log(kvm, log, &is_dirty);
 	if (r)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index fe914655b9d0..07f7d6458b89 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4737,77 +4737,24 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_reinject(struct kvm *kvm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log - get and clear the log of dirty pages in a slot
- * @kvm: kvm instance
- * @log: slot id and address to which we copy the log
- *
- * Steps 1-4 below provide general overview of dirty page logging. See
- * kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() function description for additional details.
- *
- * We call kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() to handle steps 1-3, upon return we
- * always flush the TLB (step 4) even if previous step failed  and the dirty
- * bitmap may be corrupt. Regardless of previous outcome the KVM logging API
- * does not preclude user space subsequent dirty log read. Flushing TLB ensures
- * writes will be marked dirty for next log read.
- *
- *   1. Take a snapshot of the bit and clear it if needed.
- *   2. Write protect the corresponding page.
- *   3. Copy the snapshot to the userspace.
- *   4. Flush TLB's if needed.
- */
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
+void kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
-	bool flush = false;
-	int r;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-
 	/*
 	 * Flush potentially hardware-cached dirty pages to dirty_bitmap.
 	 */
 	if (kvm_x86_ops->flush_log_dirty)
 		kvm_x86_ops->flush_log_dirty(kvm);
-
-	r = kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log, &flush);
-
-	/*
-	 * All the TLBs can be flushed out of mmu lock, see the comments in
-	 * kvm_mmu_slot_remove_write_access().
-	 */
-	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	if (flush)
-		kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	return r;
 }
 
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_clear_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log)
+void kvm_arch_dirty_log_tlb_flush(struct kvm *kvm,
+				  struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
-	bool flush = false;
-	int r;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-
-	/*
-	 * Flush potentially hardware-cached dirty pages to dirty_bitmap.
-	 */
-	if (kvm_x86_ops->flush_log_dirty)
-		kvm_x86_ops->flush_log_dirty(kvm);
-
-	r = kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log, &flush);
-
 	/*
 	 * All the TLBs can be flushed out of mmu lock, see the comments in
 	 * kvm_mmu_slot_remove_write_access().
 	 */
 	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	if (flush)
-		kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	return r;
+	kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
 }
 
 int kvm_vm_ioctl_irq_line(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irq_level *irq_event,
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index dac96f9c0a82..a56ba1a3c8d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -811,23 +811,20 @@ vm_fault_t kvm_arch_vcpu_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vm_fault *vmf);
 
 int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext);
 
-int kvm_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
-			struct kvm_dirty_log *log, int *is_dirty);
-
-int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
-			      struct kvm_dirty_log *log, bool *flush);
-int kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
-				struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log, bool *flush);
-
 void kvm_arch_mmu_enable_log_dirty_pt_masked(struct kvm *kvm,
 					struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
 					gfn_t gfn_offset,
 					unsigned long mask);
+void kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot);
 
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
-				struct kvm_dirty_log *log);
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_clear_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
-				  struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log);
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT
+void kvm_arch_dirty_log_tlb_flush(struct kvm *kvm,
+				  struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot);
+#else /* !CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT */
+int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log);
+int kvm_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log,
+		      int *is_dirty);
+#endif
 
 int kvm_vm_ioctl_irq_line(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irq_level *irq_level,
 			bool line_status);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index 3ff510599af6..2c9e1c12e53e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -1185,55 +1185,15 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 	return r;
 }
 
-/**
- * kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log - get and clear the log of dirty pages in a slot
- * @kvm: kvm instance
- * @log: slot id and address to which we copy the log
- *
- * Steps 1-4 below provide general overview of dirty page logging. See
- * kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() function description for additional details.
- *
- * We call kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() to handle steps 1-3, upon return we
- * always flush the TLB (step 4) even if previous step failed  and the dirty
- * bitmap may be corrupt. Regardless of previous outcome the KVM logging API
- * does not preclude user space subsequent dirty log read. Flushing TLB ensures
- * writes will be marked dirty for next log read.
- *
- *   1. Take a snapshot of the bit and clear it if needed.
- *   2. Write protect the corresponding page.
- *   3. Copy the snapshot to the userspace.
- *   4. Flush TLB's if needed.
- */
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
+void kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
-	bool flush = false;
-	int r;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-
-	r = kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log, &flush);
-
-	if (flush)
-		kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	return r;
 }
 
-int kvm_vm_ioctl_clear_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log)
+void kvm_arch_dirty_log_tlb_flush(struct kvm *kvm,
+				  struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
-	bool flush = false;
-	int r;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-
-	r = kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log, &flush);
-
-	if (flush)
-		kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
-	return r;
+	kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
 }
 
 static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_device_addr(struct kvm *kvm,
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 6210738cf2f6..60692588f0fc 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 /*
  * Allocation size is twice as large as the actual dirty bitmap size.
- * See x86's kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log() why this is needed.
+ * See kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log() why this is needed.
  */
 static int kvm_create_dirty_bitmap(struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot)
 {
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 	return kvm_set_memory_region(kvm, mem);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT
 int kvm_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
 			struct kvm_dirty_log *log, int *is_dirty)
 {
@@ -1230,13 +1231,12 @@ int kvm_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_get_dirty_log);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT
+#else /* CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT */
 /**
  * kvm_get_dirty_log_protect - get a snapshot of dirty pages
  *	and reenable dirty page tracking for the corresponding pages.
  * @kvm:	pointer to kvm instance
  * @log:	slot id and address to which we copy the log
- * @flush:	true if TLB flush is needed by caller
  *
  * We need to keep it in mind that VCPU threads can write to the bitmap
  * concurrently. So, to avoid losing track of dirty pages we keep the
@@ -1253,8 +1253,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_get_dirty_log);
  * exiting to userspace will be logged for the next call.
  *
  */
-int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
-			struct kvm_dirty_log *log, bool *flush)
+static int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
 {
 	struct kvm_memslots *slots;
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
@@ -1262,6 +1261,7 @@ int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
 	unsigned long n;
 	unsigned long *dirty_bitmap;
 	unsigned long *dirty_bitmap_buffer;
+	bool flush;
 
 	as_id = log->slot >> 16;
 	id = (u16)log->slot;
@@ -1275,8 +1275,10 @@ int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
 	if (!dirty_bitmap)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(kvm, memslot);
+
 	n = kvm_dirty_bitmap_bytes(memslot);
-	*flush = false;
+	flush = false;
 	if (kvm->manual_dirty_log_protect) {
 		/*
 		 * Unlike kvm_get_dirty_log, we always return false in *flush,
@@ -1299,7 +1301,7 @@ int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
 			if (!dirty_bitmap[i])
 				continue;
 
-			*flush = true;
+			flush = true;
 			mask = xchg(&dirty_bitmap[i], 0);
 			dirty_bitmap_buffer[i] = mask;
 
@@ -1310,21 +1312,55 @@ int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
 		spin_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
 	}
 
+	if (flush)
+		kvm_arch_dirty_log_tlb_flush(kvm, memslot);
+
 	if (copy_to_user(log->dirty_bitmap, dirty_bitmap_buffer, n))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_get_dirty_log_protect);
+
+
+/**
+ * kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log - get and clear the log of dirty pages in a slot
+ * @kvm: kvm instance
+ * @log: slot id and address to which we copy the log
+ *
+ * Steps 1-4 below provide general overview of dirty page logging. See
+ * kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() function description for additional details.
+ *
+ * We call kvm_get_dirty_log_protect() to handle steps 1-3, upon return we
+ * always flush the TLB (step 4) even if previous step failed  and the dirty
+ * bitmap may be corrupt. Regardless of previous outcome the KVM logging API
+ * does not preclude user space subsequent dirty log read. Flushing TLB ensures
+ * writes will be marked dirty for next log read.
+ *
+ *   1. Take a snapshot of the bit and clear it if needed.
+ *   2. Write protect the corresponding page.
+ *   3. Copy the snapshot to the userspace.
+ *   4. Flush TLB's if needed.
+ */
+static int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
+				      struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
+{
+	int r;
+
+	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
+
+	r = kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
+	return r;
+}
 
 /**
  * kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect - clear dirty bits in the bitmap
  *	and reenable dirty page tracking for the corresponding pages.
  * @kvm:	pointer to kvm instance
  * @log:	slot id and address from which to fetch the bitmap of dirty pages
- * @flush:	true if TLB flush is needed by caller
  */
-int kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
-				struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log, bool *flush)
+static int kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
+				       struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log)
 {
 	struct kvm_memslots *slots;
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
@@ -1333,6 +1369,7 @@ int kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
 	unsigned long i, n;
 	unsigned long *dirty_bitmap;
 	unsigned long *dirty_bitmap_buffer;
+	bool flush;
 
 	as_id = log->slot >> 16;
 	id = (u16)log->slot;
@@ -1356,7 +1393,9 @@ int kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
 	    (log->num_pages < memslot->npages - log->first_page && (log->num_pages & 63)))
 	    return -EINVAL;
 
-	*flush = false;
+	kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(kvm, memslot);
+
+	flush = false;
 	dirty_bitmap_buffer = kvm_second_dirty_bitmap(memslot);
 	if (copy_from_user(dirty_bitmap_buffer, log->dirty_bitmap, n))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -1379,17 +1418,32 @@ int kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
 		 * a problem if userspace sets them in log->dirty_bitmap.
 		*/
 		if (mask) {
-			*flush = true;
+			flush = true;
 			kvm_arch_mmu_enable_log_dirty_pt_masked(kvm, memslot,
 								offset, mask);
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
 
+	if (flush)
+		kvm_arch_dirty_log_tlb_flush(kvm, memslot);
+
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect);
-#endif
+
+static int kvm_vm_ioctl_clear_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
+					struct kvm_clear_dirty_log *log)
+{
+	int r;
+
+	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
+
+	r = kvm_clear_dirty_log_protect(kvm, log);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
+	return r;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT */
 
 bool kvm_largepages_enabled(void)
 {
