diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 2bbbd4d1ba31..a786f72905e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1955,6 +1955,27 @@ config EFI_MIXED
 
 	   If unsure, say N.
 
+config EFI_APPLICATION_RESERVED
+	bool "Reserve EFI Specific Purpose Memory"
+	depends on EFI
+	---help---
+	  On systems that have mixed performance classes of memory EFI
+	  may indicate specific purpose memory with an attribute (See
+	  EFI_MEMORY_SP in UEFI 2.8). A memory range tagged with this
+	  attribute may have unique performance characteristics compared
+	  to the system's general purpose "System RAM" pool. On the
+	  expectation that such memory has application specific usage,
+	  and its base EFI memory type is "conventional" answer Y to
+	  arrange for the kernel to reserve it as an "Application
+	  Reserved" resource, and set aside for direct-access
+	  (device-dax) by default. The memory range can later be
+	  optionally assigned to the page allocator by system
+	  administrator policy via the device-dax kmem facility. Say N
+	  to have the kernel treat this memory as "System RAM" by
+	  default.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
 config SECCOMP
 	def_bool y
 	prompt "Enable seccomp to safely compute untrusted bytecode"
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index 544ac4fafd11..a6c96eb6e633 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -560,7 +560,10 @@ setup_e820(struct boot_params *params, struct setup_data *e820ext, u32 e820ext_s
 		case EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_CODE:
 		case EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_DATA:
 		case EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY:
-			e820_type = E820_TYPE_RAM;
+			if (is_efi_application_reserved(d))
+				e820_type = E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED;
+			else
+				e820_type = E820_TYPE_RAM;
 			break;
 
 		case EFI_ACPI_MEMORY_NVS:
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
index 2e53c056ba20..e8306f452182 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ process_efi_entries(unsigned long minimum, unsigned long image_size)
 		 *
 		 * Only EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY is guaranteed to be free.
 		 */
-		if (md->type != EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY)
+		if (md->type != EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY
+				|| is_efi_application_reserved(md))
 			continue;
 
 		if (efi_mirror_found &&
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h
index c3aa4b5e49e2..41193c116a1f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ enum e820_type {
 	 */
 	E820_TYPE_PRAM		= 12,
 
+	/*
+	 * Special-purpose / application-specific memory is indicated to
+	 * the system via the EFI_MEMORY_SP attribute. Define an e820
+	 * translation of this memory type for the purpose of
+	 * reserving this range and marking it with the
+	 * IORES_DESC_APPLICATION_RESERVED designation.
+	 */
+	E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED	= 0xefffffff,
+
 	/*
 	 * Reserved RAM used by the kernel itself if
 	 * CONFIG_INTEL_TXT=y is enabled, memory of this type
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
index 606a4b6a9812..a8a3be68cd61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ extern void __iomem *__init efi_ioremap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size,
 extern struct efi_scratch efi_scratch;
 extern void __init efi_set_executable(efi_memory_desc_t *md, bool executable);
 extern int __init efi_memblock_x86_reserve_range(void);
+extern void __init efi_find_application_reserved(void);
 extern pgd_t * __init efi_call_phys_prolog(void);
 extern void __init efi_call_phys_epilog(pgd_t *save_pgd);
 extern void __init efi_print_memmap(void);
@@ -142,6 +143,19 @@ extern void efi_recover_from_page_fault(unsigned long phys_addr);
 extern void efi_free_boot_services(void);
 extern void efi_reserve_boot_services(void);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_APPLICATION_RESERVED
+static inline bool is_efi_application_reserved(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
+{
+	return md->type == EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY
+		&& (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP);
+}
+#else
+static inline bool is_efi_application_reserved(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 struct efi_setup_data {
 	u64 fw_vendor;
 	u64 runtime;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
index 8f32e705a980..c5b91c2d0661 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static void __init e820_print_type(enum e820_type type)
 	switch (type) {
 	case E820_TYPE_RAM:		/* Fall through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED_KERN:	pr_cont("usable");			break;
+	case E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED: pr_cont("application reserved");	break;
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:	pr_cont("reserved");			break;
 	case E820_TYPE_ACPI:		pr_cont("ACPI data");			break;
 	case E820_TYPE_NVS:		pr_cont("ACPI NVS");			break;
@@ -1036,6 +1037,7 @@ static const char *__init e820_type_to_string(struct e820_entry *entry)
 	case E820_TYPE_UNUSABLE:	return "Unusable memory";
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:		return "Persistent Memory (legacy)";
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:		return "Persistent Memory";
+	case E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED: return "Application Reserved";
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:	return "Reserved";
 	default:			return "Unknown E820 type";
 	}
@@ -1051,6 +1053,7 @@ static unsigned long __init e820_type_to_iomem_type(struct e820_entry *entry)
 	case E820_TYPE_UNUSABLE:	/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:		/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:		/* Fall-through: */
+	case E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED: /* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:	/* Fall-through: */
 	default:			return IORESOURCE_MEM;
 	}
@@ -1063,6 +1066,7 @@ static unsigned long __init e820_type_to_iores_desc(struct e820_entry *entry)
 	case E820_TYPE_NVS:		return IORES_DESC_ACPI_NV_STORAGE;
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:		return IORES_DESC_PERSISTENT_MEMORY;
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:		return IORES_DESC_PERSISTENT_MEMORY_LEGACY;
+	case E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED: return IORES_DESC_APPLICATION_RESERVED;
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED_KERN:	/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_RAM:		/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_UNUSABLE:	/* Fall-through: */
@@ -1078,13 +1082,14 @@ static bool __init do_mark_busy(enum e820_type type, struct resource *res)
 		return true;
 
 	/*
-	 * Treat persistent memory like device memory, i.e. reserve it
-	 * for exclusive use of a driver
+	 * Treat persistent memory and other special memory ranges like
+	 * device memory, i.e. reserve it for exclusive use of a driver
 	 */
 	switch (type) {
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:
+	case E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED:
 		return false;
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED_KERN:
 	case E820_TYPE_RAM:
@@ -1285,6 +1290,9 @@ void __init e820__memblock_setup(void)
 		if (end != (resource_size_t)end)
 			continue;
 
+		if (entry->type == E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED)
+			memblock_reserve(entry->addr, entry->size);
+
 		if (entry->type != E820_TYPE_RAM && entry->type != E820_TYPE_RESERVED_KERN)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index b68fd57a8d26..3b9001b7c951 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	memblock_set_current_limit(ISA_END_ADDRESS);
 
+	efi_find_application_reserved();
 	e820__memblock_setup();
 
 	reserve_bios_regions();
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index 4e8458b1ca30..4b4a9eb6d2c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -126,10 +126,18 @@ void __init efi_find_mirror(void)
  * more than the max 128 entries that can fit in the e820 legacy
  * (zeropage) memory map.
  */
+enum add_efi_mode {
+	ADD_EFI_ALL,
+	ADD_EFI_APPLICATION_RESERVED,
+};
 
-static void __init do_add_efi_memmap(void)
+static void __init do_add_efi_memmap(enum add_efi_mode mode)
 {
 	efi_memory_desc_t *md;
+	int add = 0;
+
+	if (!efi_enabled(EFI_MEMMAP))
+		return;
 
 	for_each_efi_memory_desc(md) {
 		unsigned long long start = md->phys_addr;
@@ -142,7 +150,9 @@ static void __init do_add_efi_memmap(void)
 		case EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_CODE:
 		case EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_DATA:
 		case EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY:
-			if (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_WB)
+			if (is_efi_application_reserved(md))
+				e820_type = E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED;
+			else if (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_WB)
 				e820_type = E820_TYPE_RAM;
 			else
 				e820_type = E820_TYPE_RESERVED;
@@ -168,9 +178,22 @@ static void __init do_add_efi_memmap(void)
 			e820_type = E820_TYPE_RESERVED;
 			break;
 		}
+
+		if (e820_type == E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED)
+			/* always add E820_TYPE_APPLICATION_RESERVED */;
+		else if (mode != ADD_EFI_APPLICATION_RESERVED)
+			continue;
+
+		add++;
 		e820__range_add(start, size, e820_type);
 	}
-	e820__update_table(e820_table);
+	if (add)
+		e820__update_table(e820_table);
+}
+
+void __init efi_find_application_reserved(void)
+{
+	do_add_efi_memmap(ADD_EFI_APPLICATION_RESERVED);
 }
 
 int __init efi_memblock_x86_reserve_range(void)
@@ -203,7 +226,7 @@ int __init efi_memblock_x86_reserve_range(void)
 		return rv;
 
 	if (add_efi_memmap)
-		do_add_efi_memmap();
+		do_add_efi_memmap(ADD_EFI_ALL);
 
 	WARN(efi.memmap.desc_version != 1,
 	     "Unexpected EFI_MEMORY_DESCRIPTOR version %ld",
@@ -756,6 +779,12 @@ static bool should_map_region(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Specific purpose memory is reserved by default.
+	 */
+	if (is_efi_application_reserved(md))
+		return false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Map all of RAM so that we can access arguments in the 1:1
 	 * mapping when making EFI runtime calls.
diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index da0ebaec25f0..2d79841ee9b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ enum {
 	IORES_DESC_PERSISTENT_MEMORY_LEGACY	= 5,
 	IORES_DESC_DEVICE_PRIVATE_MEMORY	= 6,
 	IORES_DESC_DEVICE_PUBLIC_MEMORY		= 7,
+	IORES_DESC_APPLICATION_RESERVED		= 8,
 };
 
 /* helpers to define resources */
