diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
index c87e3b5..f68c22f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ extern void kvmppc_core_dequeue_external(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 extern int kvmppc_core_emulate_op(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
                                   unsigned int op, int *advance);
-extern int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs);
-extern int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt);
+extern int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn,
+				     ulong val);
+extern int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn,
+				     ulong *val);
 
 extern int kvmppc_booke_init(void);
 extern void kvmppc_booke_exit(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/44x_emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/44x_emulate.c
index da81a2d..c8c6157 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/44x_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/44x_emulate.c
@@ -128,41 +128,41 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_op(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return emulated;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_val)
 {
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
 
 	switch (sprn) {
 	case SPRN_PID:
-		kvmppc_set_pid(vcpu, kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs)); break;
+		kvmppc_set_pid(vcpu, spr_val); break;
 	case SPRN_MMUCR:
-		vcpu->arch.mmucr = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs); break;
+		vcpu->arch.mmucr = spr_val; break;
 	case SPRN_CCR0:
-		vcpu->arch.ccr0 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs); break;
+		vcpu->arch.ccr0 = spr_val; break;
 	case SPRN_CCR1:
-		vcpu->arch.ccr1 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs); break;
+		vcpu->arch.ccr1 = spr_val; break;
 	default:
-		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(vcpu, sprn, rs);
+		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(vcpu, sprn, spr_val);
 	}
 
 	return emulated;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_val)
 {
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
 
 	switch (sprn) {
 	case SPRN_PID:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.pid); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.pid; break;
 	case SPRN_MMUCR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.mmucr); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.mmucr; break;
 	case SPRN_CCR0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ccr0); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ccr0; break;
 	case SPRN_CCR1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ccr1); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ccr1; break;
 	default:
-		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(vcpu, sprn, rt);
+		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(vcpu, sprn, spr_val);
 	}
 
 	return emulated;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c
index c023bcd..b9a989d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c
@@ -318,10 +318,9 @@ static struct kvmppc_bat *kvmppc_find_bat(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn)
 	return bat;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_val)
 {
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
-	ulong spr_val = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
 
 	switch (sprn) {
 	case SPRN_SDR1:
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ unprivileged:
 	return emulated;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_val)
 {
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
 
@@ -446,46 +445,46 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
 		struct kvmppc_bat *bat = kvmppc_find_bat(vcpu, sprn);
 
 		if (sprn % 2)
-			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, bat->raw >> 32);
+			*spr_val = bat->raw >> 32;
 		else
-			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, bat->raw);
+			*spr_val = bat->raw;
 
 		break;
 	}
 	case SPRN_SDR1:
 		if (!spr_allowed(vcpu, PRIV_HYPER))
 			goto unprivileged;
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, to_book3s(vcpu)->sdr1);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->sdr1;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_DSISR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->dsisr);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->dsisr;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_DAR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->dar);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->dar;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_HIOR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, to_book3s(vcpu)->hior);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->hior;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_HID0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[0]);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[0];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_HID1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[1]);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[1];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_HID2:
 	case SPRN_HID2_GEKKO:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[2]);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[2];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_HID4:
 	case SPRN_HID4_GEKKO:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[4]);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[4];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_HID5:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[5]);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->hid[5];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_CFAR:
 	case SPRN_PURR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, 0);
+		*spr_val = 0;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_GQR0:
 	case SPRN_GQR1:
@@ -495,8 +494,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
 	case SPRN_GQR5:
 	case SPRN_GQR6:
 	case SPRN_GQR7:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt,
-			       to_book3s(vcpu)->gqr[sprn - SPRN_GQR0]);
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->gqr[sprn - SPRN_GQR0];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_THRM1:
 	case SPRN_THRM2:
@@ -511,7 +509,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
 	case SPRN_PMC3_GEKKO:
 	case SPRN_PMC4_GEKKO:
 	case SPRN_WPAR_GEKKO:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, 0);
+		*spr_val = 0;
 		break;
 	default:
 unprivileged:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index bb5a0f4..db36598 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -1505,12 +1505,12 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_op(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return EMULATE_FAIL;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_val)
 {
 	return EMULATE_FAIL;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_val)
 {
 	return EMULATE_FAIL;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
index 62c4fe5..ba61974 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ void kvmppc_clr_tsr_bits(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 tsr_bits);
 
 int kvmppc_booke_emulate_op(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
                             unsigned int inst, int *advance);
-int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt);
-int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs);
+int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_val);
+int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_val);
 
 /* low-level asm code to transfer guest state */
 void kvmppc_load_guest_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_emulate.c
index e14f7b2..6c76397 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_emulate.c
@@ -102,22 +102,26 @@ int kvmppc_booke_emulate_op(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
  * will return the wrong result if called for them in another context
  * (such as debugging).
  */
-int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
+int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_val)
 {
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
-	ulong spr_val = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
 
 	switch (sprn) {
 	case SPRN_DEAR:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->dar = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->dar = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_ESR:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->esr = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->esr = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_DBCR0:
-		vcpu->arch.dbcr0 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.dbcr0 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_DBCR1:
-		vcpu->arch.dbcr1 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.dbcr1 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_DBSR:
-		vcpu->arch.dbsr &= ~spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.dbsr &= ~spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_TSR:
 		kvmppc_clr_tsr_bits(vcpu, spr_val);
 		break;
@@ -131,13 +135,17 @@ int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
 	 * guest (PR-mode only).
 	 */
 	case SPRN_SPRG4:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg4 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg4 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_SPRG5:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg5 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg5 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_SPRG6:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg6 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg6 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_SPRG7:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg7 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->sprg7 = spr_val;
+		break;
 
 	case SPRN_IVPR:
 		vcpu->arch.ivpr = spr_val;
@@ -207,75 +215,83 @@ int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
 	return emulated;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
+int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_val)
 {
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
 
 	switch (sprn) {
 	case SPRN_IVPR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivpr); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivpr;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_DEAR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->dar); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->dar;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_ESR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->esr); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->esr;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_DBCR0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.dbcr0); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.dbcr0;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_DBCR1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.dbcr1); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.dbcr1;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_DBSR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.dbsr); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.dbsr;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_TSR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.tsr); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.tsr;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_TCR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.tcr); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.tcr;
+		break;
 
 	case SPRN_IVOR0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_CRITICAL]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_CRITICAL];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_MACHINE_CHECK]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_MACHINE_CHECK];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR2:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DATA_STORAGE]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DATA_STORAGE];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR3:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_INST_STORAGE]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_INST_STORAGE];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR4:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_EXTERNAL]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_EXTERNAL];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR5:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALIGNMENT]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALIGNMENT];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR6:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_PROGRAM]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_PROGRAM];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR7:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_FP_UNAVAIL]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_FP_UNAVAIL];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR8:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SYSCALL]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SYSCALL];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR9:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_AP_UNAVAIL]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_AP_UNAVAIL];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR10:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DECREMENTER]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DECREMENTER];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR11:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_FIT]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_FIT];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR12:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_WATCHDOG]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_WATCHDOG];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR13:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DTLB_MISS]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DTLB_MISS];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR14:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ITLB_MISS]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ITLB_MISS];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR15:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DEBUG]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DEBUG];
 		break;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c
index 9b2dcda..8b99e07 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c
@@ -140,11 +140,10 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_op(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return emulated;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_val)
 {
 	struct kvmppc_vcpu_e500 *vcpu_e500 = to_e500(vcpu);
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
-	ulong spr_val = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
 
 	switch (sprn) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_KVM_BOOKE_HV
@@ -154,25 +153,32 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
 	case SPRN_PID1:
 		if (spr_val != 0)
 			return EMULATE_FAIL;
-		vcpu_e500->pid[1] = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu_e500->pid[1] = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_PID2:
 		if (spr_val != 0)
 			return EMULATE_FAIL;
-		vcpu_e500->pid[2] = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu_e500->pid[2] = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS0:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->mas0 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->mas0 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS1:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->mas1 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->mas1 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS2:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->mas2 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->mas2 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS3:
 		vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3 &= ~(u64)0xffffffff;
 		vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3 |= spr_val;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS4:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->mas4 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->mas4 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS6:
-		vcpu->arch.shared->mas6 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu->arch.shared->mas6 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS7:
 		vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3 &= (u64)0xffffffff;
 		vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3 |= (u64)spr_val << 32;
@@ -183,11 +189,14 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
 		vcpu_e500->l1csr0 &= ~(L1CSR0_DCFI | L1CSR0_CLFC);
 		break;
 	case SPRN_L1CSR1:
-		vcpu_e500->l1csr1 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu_e500->l1csr1 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_HID0:
-		vcpu_e500->hid0 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu_e500->hid0 = spr_val;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_HID1:
-		vcpu_e500->hid1 = spr_val; break;
+		vcpu_e500->hid1 = spr_val;
+		break;
 
 	case SPRN_MMUCSR0:
 		emulated = kvmppc_e500_emul_mt_mmucsr0(vcpu_e500,
@@ -216,90 +225,103 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs)
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
-		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(vcpu, sprn, rs);
+		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(vcpu, sprn, spr_val);
 	}
 
 	return emulated;
 }
 
-int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
+int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_val)
 {
 	struct kvmppc_vcpu_e500 *vcpu_e500 = to_e500(vcpu);
 	int emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
 
 	switch (sprn) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_KVM_BOOKE_HV
-		unsigned long val;
-
 	case SPRN_PID:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->pid[0]); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->pid[0];
+		break;
 	case SPRN_PID1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->pid[1]); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->pid[1];
+		break;
 	case SPRN_PID2:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->pid[2]); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->pid[2];
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->mas0); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->mas0;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->mas1); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->mas1;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS2:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->mas2); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->mas2;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS3:
-		val = (u32)vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3;
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, val);
+		*spr_val = (u32)vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS4:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->mas4); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->mas4;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS6:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->mas6); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->mas6;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_MAS7:
-		val = vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3 >> 32;
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, val);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->mas7_3 >> 32;
 		break;
 #endif
 	case SPRN_TLB0CFG:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.tlbcfg[0]); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.tlbcfg[0];
+		break;
 	case SPRN_TLB1CFG:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.tlbcfg[1]); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.tlbcfg[1];
+		break;
 	case SPRN_L1CSR0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->l1csr0); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->l1csr0;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_L1CSR1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->l1csr1); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->l1csr1;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_HID0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->hid0); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->hid0;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_HID1:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->hid1); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->hid1;
+		break;
 	case SPRN_SVR:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu_e500->svr); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu_e500->svr;
+		break;
 
 	case SPRN_MMUCSR0:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, 0); break;
+		*spr_val = 0;
+		break;
 
 	case SPRN_MMUCFG:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.mmucfg); break;
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.mmucfg;
+		break;
 
 	/* extra exceptions */
 	case SPRN_IVOR32:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR33:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_DATA]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_DATA];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR34:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR35:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR];
 		break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOKE_HV
 	case SPRN_IVOR36:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DBELL]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DBELL];
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IVOR37:
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DBELL_CRIT]);
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DBELL_CRIT];
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
-		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(vcpu, sprn, rt);
+		emulated = kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(vcpu, sprn, spr_val);
 	}
 
 	return emulated;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
index f63b5cb..f90e86d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	int sprn = get_sprn(inst);
 	enum emulation_result emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
 	int advance = 1;
+	ulong spr_val = 0;
 
 	/* this default type might be overwritten by subcategories */
 	kvmppc_set_exit_type(vcpu, EMULATED_INST_EXITS);
@@ -235,55 +236,59 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		case OP_31_XOP_MFSPR:
 			switch (sprn) {
 			case SPRN_SRR0:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->srr0);
+				spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->srr0;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SRR1:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->srr1);
+				spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->srr1;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_PVR:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.pvr); break;
+				spr_val = vcpu->arch.pvr;
+				break;
 			case SPRN_PIR:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->vcpu_id); break;
+				spr_val = vcpu->vcpu_id;
+				break;
 			case SPRN_MSSSR0:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, 0); break;
+				spr_val = 0;
+				break;
 
 			/* Note: mftb and TBRL/TBWL are user-accessible, so
 			 * the guest can always access the real TB anyways.
 			 * In fact, we probably will never see these traps. */
 			case SPRN_TBWL:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, get_tb() >> 32); break;
+				spr_val = get_tb() >> 32;
+				break;
 			case SPRN_TBWU:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, get_tb()); break;
+				spr_val = get_tb();
+				break;
 
 			case SPRN_SPRG0:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->sprg0);
+				spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->sprg0;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SPRG1:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->sprg1);
+				spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->sprg1;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SPRG2:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->sprg2);
+				spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->sprg2;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SPRG3:
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, vcpu->arch.shared->sprg3);
+				spr_val = vcpu->arch.shared->sprg3;
 				break;
 			/* Note: SPRG4-7 are user-readable, so we don't get
 			 * a trap. */
 
 			case SPRN_DEC:
-			{
-				kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt,
-					       kvmppc_get_dec(vcpu, get_tb()));
+				spr_val = kvmppc_get_dec(vcpu, get_tb());
 				break;
-			}
 			default:
-				emulated = kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(vcpu, sprn, rt);
-				if (emulated == EMULATE_FAIL) {
-					printk("mfspr: unknown spr %x\n", sprn);
-					kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, 0);
+				emulated = kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr(vcpu, sprn,
+								     &spr_val);
+				if (unlikely(emulated == EMULATE_FAIL)) {
+					printk(KERN_INFO "mfspr: unknown spr "
+						"0x%x\n", sprn);
 				}
 				break;
 			}
+			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, rt, spr_val);
 			kvmppc_set_exit_type(vcpu, EMULATED_MFSPR_EXITS);
 			break;
 
@@ -301,12 +306,13 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			break;
 
 		case OP_31_XOP_MTSPR:
+			spr_val = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
 			switch (sprn) {
 			case SPRN_SRR0:
-				vcpu->arch.shared->srr0 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
+				vcpu->arch.shared->srr0 = spr_val;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SRR1:
-				vcpu->arch.shared->srr1 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
+				vcpu->arch.shared->srr1 = spr_val;
 				break;
 
 			/* XXX We need to context-switch the timebase for
@@ -317,27 +323,29 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			case SPRN_MSSSR0: break;
 
 			case SPRN_DEC:
-				vcpu->arch.dec = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
+				vcpu->arch.dec = spr_val;
 				kvmppc_emulate_dec(vcpu);
 				break;
 
 			case SPRN_SPRG0:
-				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg0 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
+				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg0 = spr_val;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SPRG1:
-				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg1 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
+				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg1 = spr_val;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SPRG2:
-				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg2 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
+				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg2 = spr_val;
 				break;
 			case SPRN_SPRG3:
-				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg3 = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs);
+				vcpu->arch.shared->sprg3 = spr_val;
 				break;
 
 			default:
-				emulated = kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(vcpu, sprn, rs);
+				emulated = kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr(vcpu, sprn,
+								     spr_val);
 				if (emulated == EMULATE_FAIL)
-					printk("mtspr: unknown spr %x\n", sprn);
+					printk(KERN_INFO "mtspr: unknown spr "
+						"0x%x\n", sprn);
 				break;
 			}
 			kvmppc_set_exit_type(vcpu, EMULATED_MTSPR_EXITS);
