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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h
index 188ddfdde2b9..15a0c275c82e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h
@@ -25,6 +25,49 @@ union hv_x64_msr_hypercall_contents {
 	};
 };
 
+/*
+ * The guest OS needs to register the guest ID with the hypervisor.
+ * The guest ID is a 64 bit entity and the structure of this ID is
+ * specified in the Hyper-V specification:
+ *
+ * msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff542653%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
+ *
+ * While the current guideline does not specify how Linux guest ID(s)
+ * need to be generated, our plan is to publish the guidelines for
+ * Linux and other guest operating systems that currently are hosted
+ * on Hyper-V. The implementation here conforms to this yet
+ * unpublished guidelines.
+ *
+ *
+ * Bit(s)
+ * 63 - Indicates if the OS is Open Source or not; 1 is Open Source
+ * 62:56 - Os Type; Linux is 0x100
+ * 55:48 - Distro specific identification
+ * 47:16 - Linux kernel version number
+ * 15:0  - Distro specific identification
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+#define HV_LINUX_VENDOR_ID              0x8800
+
+/*
+ * Generate the guest ID based on the guideline described above.
+ */
+
+static inline  __u64 generate_guest_id(__u64 d_info1, __u64 kernel_version,
+				       __u64 d_info2)
+{
+	__u64 guest_id = 0;
+
+	guest_id = (((__u64)HV_LINUX_VENDOR_ID) << 56);
+	guest_id |= (d_info1 << 48);
+	guest_id |= (kernel_version << 16);
+	guest_id |= d_info2;
+
+	return guest_id;
+}
+
 void hyperv_callback_vector(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
 #define trace_hyperv_callback_vector hyperv_callback_vector