diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 2859ee4f39a8..e467e087f1b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@
 
 #define MSR_IA32_TSC_DEADLINE		0x000006E0
 
+#define MSR_IA32_PKRS			0x000006E1
 
 #define MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT		0x0000010F
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pkeys_common.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pkeys_common.h
index a9f086f1e4b4..05781be33c14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pkeys_common.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pkeys_common.h
@@ -8,4 +8,24 @@
 
 #define PKR_AD_KEY(pkey)	(PKR_AD_BIT << ((pkey) * PKR_BITS_PER_PKEY))
 
+/*
+ * Define a default PKRS value for each task.
+ *
+ * Key 0 has no restriction.  All other keys are set to the most restrictive
+ * value which is access disabled (AD=1).
+ *
+ * NOTE: This needs to be a macro to be used as part of the INIT_THREAD macro.
+ */
+#define INIT_PKRS_VALUE (PKR_AD_KEY(1) | PKR_AD_KEY(2) | PKR_AD_KEY(3) | \
+			 PKR_AD_KEY(4) | PKR_AD_KEY(5) | PKR_AD_KEY(6) | \
+			 PKR_AD_KEY(7) | PKR_AD_KEY(8) | PKR_AD_KEY(9) | \
+			 PKR_AD_KEY(10) | PKR_AD_KEY(11) | PKR_AD_KEY(12) | \
+			 PKR_AD_KEY(13) | PKR_AD_KEY(14) | PKR_AD_KEY(15))
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SUPERVISOR_PKEYS
+void write_pkrs(u32 new_pkrs);
+#else
+static inline void write_pkrs(u32 new_pkrs) { }
+#endif
+
 #endif /*_ASM_X86_PKEYS_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 97143d87994c..da2381136b2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct vm86;
 #include <asm/cpufeatures.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable_types.h>
+#include <asm/pkeys_common.h>
 #include <asm/percpu.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/desc_defs.h>
@@ -542,6 +543,11 @@ struct thread_struct {
 
 	unsigned int		sig_on_uaccess_err:1;
 
+#ifdef	CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SUPERVISOR_PKEYS
+	/* Saved Protection key register for supervisor mappings */
+	u32			saved_pkrs;
+#endif
+
 	/* Floating point and extended processor state */
 	struct fpu		fpu;
 	/*
@@ -840,8 +846,15 @@ static inline void spin_lock_prefetch(const void *x)
 #define STACK_TOP		TASK_SIZE_LOW
 #define STACK_TOP_MAX		TASK_SIZE_MAX
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SUPERVISOR_PKEYS
+#define INIT_THREAD_PKRS	.saved_pkrs = INIT_PKRS_VALUE
+#else
+#define INIT_THREAD_PKRS	0
+#endif
+
 #define INIT_THREAD  {						\
 	.addr_limit		= KERNEL_DS,			\
+	INIT_THREAD_PKRS,					\
 }
 
 extern unsigned long KSTK_ESP(struct task_struct *task);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index a129d5e4afab..968863d59b6c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include <asm/intel-family.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
 #include <asm/uv/uv.h>
+#include <linux/pkeys.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 
@@ -1458,6 +1459,7 @@ static void setup_pks(void)
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_PKS))
 		return;
 
+	write_pkrs(INIT_PKRS_VALUE);
 	cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_PKS);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index ba4593a913fa..eb3a95a69392 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <asm/io_bitmap.h>
 #include <asm/proto.h>
 #include <asm/frame.h>
+#include <asm/pkeys_common.h>
 
 #include "process.h"
 
@@ -187,6 +188,22 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp, unsigned long arg,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SUPERVISOR_PKEYS
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(u32, pkrs_cache);
+static inline void pks_init_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	/* New tasks get the most restrictive PKRS value */
+	tsk->thread.saved_pkrs = INIT_PKRS_VALUE;
+}
+static inline void pks_sched_in(void)
+{
+	write_pkrs(current->thread.saved_pkrs);
+}
+#else
+static inline void pks_init_task(struct task_struct *tsk) { }
+static inline void pks_sched_in(void) { }
+#endif
+
 void flush_thread(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
@@ -195,6 +212,8 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 	memset(tsk->thread.tls_array, 0, sizeof(tsk->thread.tls_array));
 
 	fpu__clear_all(&tsk->thread.fpu);
+
+	pks_init_task(tsk);
 }
 
 void disable_TSC(void)
@@ -644,6 +663,8 @@ void __switch_to_xtra(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 
 	if ((tifp ^ tifn) & _TIF_SLD)
 		switch_to_sld(tifn);
+
+	pks_sched_in();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c b/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
index 3cf8f775f36d..30f65dd3d0c5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
@@ -229,3 +229,31 @@ u32 update_pkey_val(u32 pk_reg, int pkey, unsigned int flags)
 
 	return pk_reg;
 }
+
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(u32, pkrs_cache);
+
+/**
+ * It should also be noted that the underlying WRMSR(MSR_IA32_PKRS) is not
+ * serializing but still maintains ordering properties similar to WRPKRU.
+ * The current SDM section on PKRS needs updating but should be the same as
+ * that of WRPKRU.  So to quote from the WRPKRU text:
+ *
+ * 	WRPKRU will never execute transiently. Memory accesses
+ * 	affected by PKRU register will not execute (even transiently)
+ * 	until all prior executions of WRPKRU have completed execution
+ * 	and updated the PKRU register.
+ */
+void write_pkrs(u32 new_pkrs)
+{
+	u32 *pkrs;
+
+	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PKS))
+		return;
+
+	pkrs = get_cpu_ptr(&pkrs_cache);
+	if (*pkrs != new_pkrs) {
+		*pkrs = new_pkrs;
+		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PKRS, new_pkrs);
+	}
+	put_cpu_ptr(pkrs);
+}
