diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/uv/bios.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/uv/bios.h
index 70050d0136c3f6eeebcb656fff5cf0941954ca4d..97ac595ebc6a37e1791719c5d096734b84e28059 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/uv/bios.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uv/bios.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 /*
  * UV BIOS layer definitions.
  *
- *  Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
- *  Copyright (c) Russ Anderson <rja@sgi.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2017 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) Russ Anderson <rja@sgi.com>
  */
 
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ struct uv_gam_range_entry {
 	u32	limit;		/* PA bits 56:26 (UV_GAM_RANGE_SHFT) */
 };
 
+#define	UV_AT_SIZE	8	/* 7 character arch type + NULL char */
+struct uv_arch_type_entry {
+	char	archtype[UV_AT_SIZE];
+};
+
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_SIG			"UVST"
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_1		1	/* UV2/3 BIOS version */
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV4		0x400	/* UV4 BIOS base version */
@@ -79,10 +84,14 @@ struct uv_gam_range_entry {
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV4_3		0x403	/* - GAM Range PXM Value */
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV4_LATEST	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV4_3
 
+#define	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV5		0x500	/* UV5 GAM base version */
+#define	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV5_LATEST	UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV5
+
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_UNUSED		0	/* End of table (offset == 0) */
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_GAM_PARAMS	1	/* GAM PARAM conversions */
 #define	UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_GAM_RNG_TBL	2	/* GAM entry table */
-#define	UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_MAX		3
+#define	UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_ARCH_TYPE	3	/* UV arch type */
+#define	UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_MAX		4
 
 /*
  * The UV system table describes specific firmware
@@ -133,6 +142,7 @@ extern s64 uv_bios_reserved_page_pa(u64, u64 *, u64 *, u64 *);
 extern int uv_bios_set_legacy_vga_target(bool decode, int domain, int bus);
 
 extern int uv_bios_init(void);
+extern unsigned long get_uv_systab_phys(bool msg);
 
 extern unsigned long sn_rtc_cycles_per_second;
 extern int uv_type;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index fca5f94d055e7dbb5c03f1cd17b1627753c401fb..9b7a334578e61412dfce1e41a8b8d4f7b3300e75 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ static u64			gru_start_paddr, gru_end_paddr;
 static union uvh_apicid		uvh_apicid;
 static int			uv_node_id;
 
-/* Unpack OEM/TABLE ID's to be NULL terminated strings */
+/* Unpack AT/OEM/TABLE ID's to be NULL terminated strings */
+static u8 uv_archtype[UV_AT_SIZE];
 static u8 oem_id[ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE + 1];
 static u8 oem_table_id[ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE + 1];
 
@@ -284,18 +285,102 @@ static void __init uv_stringify(int len, char *to, char *from)
 	strncpy(to, from, len-1);
 }
 
+/* Find UV arch type entry in UVsystab */
+static unsigned long __init early_find_archtype(struct uv_systab *st)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; st->entry[i].type != UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_UNUSED; i++) {
+		unsigned long ptr = st->entry[i].offset;
+
+		if (!ptr)
+			continue;
+		ptr += (unsigned long)st;
+		if (st->entry[i].type == UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_ARCH_TYPE)
+			return ptr;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Validate UV arch type field in UVsystab */
+static int __init decode_arch_type(unsigned long ptr)
+{
+	struct uv_arch_type_entry *uv_ate = (struct uv_arch_type_entry *)ptr;
+	int n = strlen(uv_ate->archtype);
+
+	if (n > 0 && n < sizeof(uv_ate->archtype)) {
+		pr_info("UV: UVarchtype received from BIOS\n");
+		uv_stringify(UV_AT_SIZE, uv_archtype, uv_ate->archtype);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Determine if UV arch type entry might exist in UVsystab */
+static int __init early_get_arch_type(void)
+{
+	unsigned long uvst_physaddr, uvst_size, ptr;
+	struct uv_systab *st;
+	u32 rev;
+	int ret;
+
+	uvst_physaddr = get_uv_systab_phys(0);
+	if (!uvst_physaddr)
+		return 0;
+
+	st = early_memremap_ro(uvst_physaddr, sizeof(struct uv_systab));
+	if (!st) {
+		pr_err("UV: Cannot access UVsystab, remap failed\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	rev = st->revision;
+	if (rev < UV_SYSTAB_VERSION_UV5) {
+		early_memunmap(st, sizeof(struct uv_systab));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	uvst_size = st->size;
+	early_memunmap(st, sizeof(struct uv_systab));
+	st = early_memremap_ro(uvst_physaddr, uvst_size);
+	if (!st) {
+		pr_err("UV: Cannot access UVarchtype, remap failed\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ptr = early_find_archtype(st);
+	if (!ptr) {
+		early_memunmap(st, uvst_size);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = decode_arch_type(ptr);
+	early_memunmap(st, uvst_size);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int __init uv_set_system_type(char *_oem_id)
 {
-	/* Save OEM ID */
+	/* Save OEM_ID passed from ACPI MADT */
 	uv_stringify(sizeof(oem_id), oem_id, _oem_id);
 
-	/* Set hubless type if true */
-	if (strncmp(oem_id, "SGI", 3) != 0) {
-		if (strncmp(oem_id, "NSGI", 4) != 0)
+	/* Check if BIOS sent us a UVarchtype */
+	if (!early_get_arch_type())
+
+		/* If not use OEM ID for UVarchtype */
+		uv_stringify(UV_AT_SIZE, uv_archtype, _oem_id);
+
+	/* Check if not hubbed */
+	if (strncmp(uv_archtype, "SGI", 3) != 0) {
+
+		/* (Not hubbed), check if not hubless */
+		if (strncmp(uv_archtype, "NSGI", 4) != 0)
+
+			/* (Not hubless), not a UV */
 			return 0;
 
 		/* UV4 Hubless: CH */
-		if (strncmp(oem_id, "NSGI4", 5) == 0)
+		if (strncmp(uv_archtype, "NSGI4", 5) == 0)
 			uv_hubless_system = 0x11;
 
 		/* UV3 Hubless: UV300/MC990X w/o hub */
@@ -314,10 +399,10 @@ static int __init uv_set_system_type(char *_oem_id)
 
 	/* Set hubbed type if true */
 	uv_hub_info->hub_revision =
-		!strncmp(oem_id, "SGI5", 4) ? UV5_HUB_REVISION_BASE :
-		!strncmp(oem_id, "SGI4", 4) ? UV4_HUB_REVISION_BASE :
-		!strncmp(oem_id, "SGI3", 4) ? UV3_HUB_REVISION_BASE :
-		!strcmp(oem_id, "SGI2") ? UV2_HUB_REVISION_BASE : 0;
+		!strncmp(uv_archtype, "SGI5", 4) ? UV5_HUB_REVISION_BASE :
+		!strncmp(uv_archtype, "SGI4", 4) ? UV4_HUB_REVISION_BASE :
+		!strncmp(uv_archtype, "SGI3", 4) ? UV3_HUB_REVISION_BASE :
+		!strcmp(uv_archtype, "SGI2") ? UV2_HUB_REVISION_BASE : 0;
 
 	switch (uv_hub_info->hub_revision) {
 	case UV5_HUB_REVISION_BASE:
@@ -388,8 +473,7 @@ static int __init uv_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *_oem_id, char *_oem_table_id)
 	return 0;
 
 badbios:
-	pr_err("UV: OEM_ID:%s OEM_TABLE_ID:%s\n", oem_id, oem_table_id);
-	pr_err("UV: Current UV Type or BIOS not supported\n");
+	pr_err("UV: UVarchtype:%s not supported\n", uv_archtype);
 	BUG();
 }
 
@@ -1180,6 +1264,7 @@ static void __init decode_gam_rng_tbl(unsigned long ptr)
 	pr_info("UV: GRT: %d entries, sockets(min:%x,max:%x) pnodes(min:%x,max:%x)\n", index, _min_socket, _max_socket, _min_pnode, _max_pnode);
 }
 
+/* Walk through UVsystab decoding the fields */
 static int __init decode_uv_systab(void)
 {
 	struct uv_systab *st;
@@ -1209,7 +1294,8 @@ static int __init decode_uv_systab(void)
 		if (!ptr)
 			continue;
 
-		ptr = ptr + (unsigned long)st;
+		/* point to payload */
+		ptr += (unsigned long)st;
 
 		switch (st->entry[i].type) {
 		case UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_GAM_PARAMS:
@@ -1219,6 +1305,15 @@ static int __init decode_uv_systab(void)
 		case UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_GAM_RNG_TBL:
 			decode_gam_rng_tbl(ptr);
 			break;
+
+		case UV_SYSTAB_TYPE_ARCH_TYPE:
+			/* already processed in early startup */
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			pr_err("UV:%s:Unrecognized UV_SYSTAB_TYPE:%d, skipped\n",
+				__func__, st->entry[i].type);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1259,7 +1354,7 @@ static void __init build_socket_tables(void)
 			pr_info("UV: No UVsystab socket table, ignoring\n");
 			return;
 		}
-		pr_crit("UV: Error: UVsystab address translations not available!\n");
+		pr_err("UV: Error: UVsystab address translations not available!\n");
 		BUG();
 	}
 
@@ -1385,9 +1480,9 @@ static int __maybe_unused proc_hubless_show(struct seq_file *file, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __maybe_unused proc_oemid_show(struct seq_file *file, void *data)
+static int __maybe_unused proc_archtype_show(struct seq_file *file, void *data)
 {
-	seq_printf(file, "%s/%s\n", oem_id, oem_table_id);
+	seq_printf(file, "%s/%s\n", uv_archtype, oem_table_id);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1396,7 +1491,7 @@ static __init void uv_setup_proc_files(int hubless)
 	struct proc_dir_entry *pde;
 
 	pde = proc_mkdir(UV_PROC_NODE, NULL);
-	proc_create_single("oemid", 0, pde, proc_oemid_show);
+	proc_create_single("archtype", 0, pde, proc_archtype_show);
 	if (hubless)
 		proc_create_single("hubless", 0, pde, proc_hubless_show);
 	else
@@ -1448,12 +1543,14 @@ static void __init uv_system_init_hub(void)
 
 	map_low_mmrs();
 
-	/* Get uv_systab for decoding: */
+	/* Get uv_systab for decoding, setup UV BIOS calls */
 	uv_bios_init();
 
 	/* If there's an UVsystab problem then abort UV init: */
-	if (decode_uv_systab() < 0)
+	if (decode_uv_systab() < 0) {
+		pr_err("UV: Mangled UVsystab format\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	build_socket_tables();
 	build_uv_gr_table();
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/uv/bios_uv.c b/arch/x86/platform/uv/bios_uv.c
index a2f447dffea6c80e858bd596b7493c09537e4e7b..b148b4c8c2ec3271aef550ab56e7f2ada9d47d2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/bios_uv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/bios_uv.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 /*
  * BIOS run time interface routines.
  *
- *  Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
- *  Copyright (c) Russ Anderson <rja@sgi.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2017 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) Russ Anderson <rja@sgi.com>
  */
 
 #include <linux/efi.h>
@@ -170,16 +170,27 @@ int uv_bios_set_legacy_vga_target(bool decode, int domain, int bus)
 				(u64)decode, (u64)domain, (u64)bus, 0, 0);
 }
 
-int uv_bios_init(void)
+unsigned long get_uv_systab_phys(bool msg)
 {
-	uv_systab = NULL;
 	if ((uv_systab_phys == EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR) ||
 	    !uv_systab_phys || efi_runtime_disabled()) {
-		pr_crit("UV: UVsystab: missing\n");
-		return -EEXIST;
+		if (msg)
+			pr_crit("UV: UVsystab: missing\n");
+		return 0;
 	}
+	return uv_systab_phys;
+}
+
+int uv_bios_init(void)
+{
+	unsigned long uv_systab_phys_addr;
+
+	uv_systab = NULL;
+	uv_systab_phys_addr = get_uv_systab_phys(1);
+	if (!uv_systab_phys_addr)
+		return -EEXIST;
 
-	uv_systab = ioremap(uv_systab_phys, sizeof(struct uv_systab));
+	uv_systab = ioremap(uv_systab_phys_addr, sizeof(struct uv_systab));
 	if (!uv_systab || strncmp(uv_systab->signature, UV_SYSTAB_SIG, 4)) {
 		pr_err("UV: UVsystab: bad signature!\n");
 		iounmap(uv_systab);
@@ -191,7 +202,7 @@ int uv_bios_init(void)
 		int size = uv_systab->size;
 
 		iounmap(uv_systab);
-		uv_systab = ioremap(uv_systab_phys, size);
+		uv_systab = ioremap(uv_systab_phys_addr, size);
 		if (!uv_systab) {
 			pr_err("UV: UVsystab: ioremap(%d) failed!\n", size);
 			return -EFAULT;