diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index 82bc60c8acb2..f2db8c5e4b06 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -554,7 +554,11 @@ 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 (efi_soft_reserve_enabled() &&
+			    (d->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
+				e820_type = E820_TYPE_SOFT_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..ff6fa81949cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
@@ -760,6 +760,10 @@ process_efi_entries(unsigned long minimum, unsigned long image_size)
 		if (md->type != EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY)
 			continue;
 
+		if (efi_soft_reserve_enabled() &&
+		    (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
+			continue;
+
 		if (efi_mirror_found &&
 		    !(md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_MORE_RELIABLE))
 			continue;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h
index c3aa4b5e49e2..314f75d886d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/types.h
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ enum e820_type {
 	 */
 	E820_TYPE_PRAM		= 12,
 
+	/*
+	 * Special-purpose 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_SOFT_RESERVED designation.
+	 */
+	E820_TYPE_SOFT_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/kernel/e820.c b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
index 7da2bcd2b8eb..9976106b57ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ static void __init e820_print_type(enum e820_type type)
 	case E820_TYPE_RAM:		/* Fall through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED_KERN:	pr_cont("usable");			break;
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:	pr_cont("reserved");			break;
+	case E820_TYPE_SOFT_RESERVED:	pr_cont("soft reserved");		break;
 	case E820_TYPE_ACPI:		pr_cont("ACPI data");			break;
 	case E820_TYPE_NVS:		pr_cont("ACPI NVS");			break;
 	case E820_TYPE_UNUSABLE:	pr_cont("unusable");			break;
@@ -1037,6 +1038,7 @@ static const char *__init e820_type_to_string(struct e820_entry *entry)
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:		return "Persistent Memory (legacy)";
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:		return "Persistent Memory";
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:	return "Reserved";
+	case E820_TYPE_SOFT_RESERVED:	return "Soft Reserved";
 	default:			return "Unknown E820 type";
 	}
 }
@@ -1052,6 +1054,7 @@ static unsigned long __init e820_type_to_iomem_type(struct e820_entry *entry)
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:		/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:		/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:	/* Fall-through: */
+	case E820_TYPE_SOFT_RESERVED:	/* Fall-through: */
 	default:			return IORESOURCE_MEM;
 	}
 }
@@ -1064,6 +1067,7 @@ static unsigned long __init e820_type_to_iores_desc(struct e820_entry *entry)
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:		return IORES_DESC_PERSISTENT_MEMORY;
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:		return IORES_DESC_PERSISTENT_MEMORY_LEGACY;
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED:	return IORES_DESC_RESERVED;
+	case E820_TYPE_SOFT_RESERVED:	return IORES_DESC_SOFT_RESERVED;
 	case E820_TYPE_RESERVED_KERN:	/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_RAM:		/* Fall-through: */
 	case E820_TYPE_UNUSABLE:	/* Fall-through: */
@@ -1078,11 +1082,12 @@ 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_SOFT_RESERVED:
 	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:
 	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:
 		return false;
@@ -1285,6 +1290,9 @@ void __init e820__memblock_setup(void)
 		if (end != (resource_size_t)end)
 			continue;
 
+		if (entry->type == E820_TYPE_SOFT_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/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index e6e41b118d68..8609dccea096 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -148,14 +148,18 @@ void __init efi_find_mirror(void)
 
 /*
  * Tell the kernel about the EFI memory map.  This might include
- * more than the max 128 entries that can fit in the e820 legacy
- * (zeropage) memory map.
+ * more than the max 128 entries that can fit in the passed in e820
+ * legacy (zeropage) memory map, but the kernel's e820 table can hold
+ * E820_MAX_ENTRIES.
  */
 
 static void __init do_add_efi_memmap(void)
 {
 	efi_memory_desc_t *md;
 
+	if (!efi_enabled(EFI_MEMMAP))
+		return;
+
 	for_each_efi_memory_desc(md) {
 		unsigned long long start = md->phys_addr;
 		unsigned long long size = md->num_pages << EFI_PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -167,7 +171,10 @@ 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 (efi_soft_reserve_enabled()
+			    && (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
+				e820_type = E820_TYPE_SOFT_RESERVED;
+			else if (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_WB)
 				e820_type = E820_TYPE_RAM;
 			else
 				e820_type = E820_TYPE_RESERVED;
@@ -193,11 +200,36 @@ static void __init do_add_efi_memmap(void)
 			e820_type = E820_TYPE_RESERVED;
 			break;
 		}
+
 		e820__range_add(start, size, e820_type);
 	}
 	e820__update_table(e820_table);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Given add_efi_memmap defaults to 0 and there there is no alternative
+ * e820 mechanism for soft-reserved memory, import the full EFI memory
+ * map if soft reservations are present and enabled. Otherwise, the
+ * mechanism to disable the kernel's consideration of EFI_MEMORY_SP is
+ * the efi=nosoftreserve option.
+ */
+static bool do_efi_soft_reserve(void)
+{
+	efi_memory_desc_t *md;
+
+	if (!efi_enabled(EFI_MEMMAP))
+		return false;
+
+	if (!efi_soft_reserve_enabled())
+		return false;
+
+	for_each_efi_memory_desc(md)
+		if (md->type == EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY &&
+		    (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 int __init efi_memblock_x86_reserve_range(void)
 {
 	struct efi_info *e = &boot_params.efi_info;
@@ -227,7 +259,7 @@ int __init efi_memblock_x86_reserve_range(void)
 	if (rv)
 		return rv;
 
-	if (add_efi_memmap)
+	if (add_efi_memmap || do_efi_soft_reserve())
 		do_add_efi_memmap();
 
 	WARN(efi.memmap.desc_version != 1,
@@ -781,6 +813,15 @@ static bool should_map_region(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * EFI specific purpose memory may be reserved by default
+	 * depending on kernel config and boot options.
+	 */
+	if (md->type == EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY &&
+	    efi_soft_reserve_enabled() &&
+	    (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
+		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 7bddddfc76d6..a9b9170b5dd2 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ enum {
 	IORES_DESC_PERSISTENT_MEMORY_LEGACY	= 5,
 	IORES_DESC_DEVICE_PRIVATE_MEMORY	= 6,
 	IORES_DESC_RESERVED			= 7,
+	IORES_DESC_SOFT_RESERVED		= 8,
 };
 
 /*