diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 09155d6..da34027 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -598,6 +598,12 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_stat {
 
 struct x86_instruction_info;
 
+struct msr_data {
+    bool host_initiated;
+    u32 index;
+    u64 data;
+};
+
 struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	int (*cpu_has_kvm_support)(void);          /* __init */
 	int (*disabled_by_bios)(void);             /* __init */
@@ -621,7 +627,7 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	void (*set_guest_debug)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg);
 	int (*get_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 *pdata);
-	int (*set_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data);
+	int (*set_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr);
 	u64 (*get_segment_base)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int seg);
 	void (*get_segment)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			    struct kvm_segment *var, int seg);
@@ -772,7 +778,7 @@ static inline int emulate_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 void kvm_enable_efer_bits(u64);
 int kvm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 *data);
-int kvm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data);
+int kvm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr);
 
 struct x86_emulate_ctxt;
 
@@ -799,7 +805,7 @@ void kvm_get_cs_db_l_bits(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int *db, int *l);
 int kvm_set_xcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 index, u64 xcr);
 
 int kvm_get_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, u64 *pdata);
-int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, u64 data);
+int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr);
 
 unsigned long kvm_get_rflags(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_set_rflags(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long rflags);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index baead95..5ac11f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1211,6 +1211,7 @@ static struct kvm_vcpu *svm_create_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int id)
 	struct page *msrpm_pages;
 	struct page *hsave_page;
 	struct page *nested_msrpm_pages;
+	struct msr_data msr;
 	int err;
 
 	svm = kmem_cache_zalloc(kvm_vcpu_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1255,7 +1256,10 @@ static struct kvm_vcpu *svm_create_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int id)
 	svm->vmcb_pa = page_to_pfn(page) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	svm->asid_generation = 0;
 	init_vmcb(svm);
-	kvm_write_tsc(&svm->vcpu, 0);
+	msr.data = 0x0;
+	msr.index = MSR_IA32_TSC;
+	msr.host_initiated = true;
+	kvm_write_tsc(&svm->vcpu, &msr);
 
 	err = fx_init(&svm->vcpu);
 	if (err)
@@ -3147,13 +3151,15 @@ static int svm_set_vm_cr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned ecx, u64 data)
+static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 
+	u32 ecx = msr->index;
+	u64 data = msr->data;
 	switch (ecx) {
 	case MSR_IA32_TSC:
-		kvm_write_tsc(vcpu, data);
+		kvm_write_tsc(vcpu, msr);
 		break;
 	case MSR_STAR:
 		svm->vmcb->save.star = data;
@@ -3208,20 +3214,23 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned ecx, u64 data)
 		vcpu_unimpl(vcpu, "unimplemented wrmsr: 0x%x data 0x%llx\n", ecx, data);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, ecx, data);
+		return kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int wrmsr_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 {
+	struct msr_data msr;
 	u32 ecx = svm->vcpu.arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RCX];
 	u64 data = (svm->vcpu.arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RAX] & -1u)
 		| ((u64)(svm->vcpu.arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RDX] & -1u) << 32);
 
-
+	msr.data = data;
+	msr.index = ecx;
+	msr.host_initiated = false;
 	svm->next_rip = kvm_rip_read(&svm->vcpu) + 2;
-	if (svm_set_msr(&svm->vcpu, ecx, data)) {
+	if (svm_set_msr(&svm->vcpu, &msr)) {
 		trace_kvm_msr_write_ex(ecx, data);
 		kvm_inject_gp(&svm->vcpu, 0);
 	} else {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index c00f03d..819970f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2197,15 +2197,17 @@ static int vmx_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 *pdata)
  * Returns 0 on success, non-0 otherwise.
  * Assumes vcpu_load() was already called.
  */
-static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data)
+static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
 	struct shared_msr_entry *msr;
 	int ret = 0;
+	u32 msr_index = msr_info->index;
+	u64 data = msr_info->data;
 
 	switch (msr_index) {
 	case MSR_EFER:
-		ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_index, data);
+		ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_info);
 		break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	case MSR_FS_BASE:
@@ -2231,7 +2233,7 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data)
 		vmcs_writel(GUEST_SYSENTER_ESP, data);
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_TSC:
-		kvm_write_tsc(vcpu, data);
+		kvm_write_tsc(vcpu, msr_info);
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_CR_PAT:
 		if (vmcs_config.vmentry_ctrl & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PAT) {
@@ -2239,7 +2241,7 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data)
 			vcpu->arch.pat = data;
 			break;
 		}
-		ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_index, data);
+		ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_info);
 		break;
 	case MSR_TSC_AUX:
 		if (!vmx->rdtscp_enabled)
@@ -2262,7 +2264,7 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data)
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-		ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_index, data);
+		ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_info);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -3835,6 +3837,7 @@ static int vmx_vcpu_setup(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	unsigned long a;
 #endif
 	int i;
+	struct msr_data msr;
 
 	/* I/O */
 	vmcs_write64(IO_BITMAP_A, __pa(vmx_io_bitmap_a));
@@ -3918,7 +3921,10 @@ static int vmx_vcpu_setup(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	vmcs_writel(CR0_GUEST_HOST_MASK, ~0UL);
 	set_cr4_guest_host_mask(vmx);
 
-	kvm_write_tsc(&vmx->vcpu, 0);
+	msr.data = 0x0;
+	msr.index = MSR_IA32_TSC;
+	msr.host_initiated = true;
+	kvm_write_tsc(&vmx->vcpu, &msr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4649,11 +4655,15 @@ static int handle_rdmsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static int handle_wrmsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	struct msr_data msr;
 	u32 ecx = vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RCX];
 	u64 data = (vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RAX] & -1u)
 		| ((u64)(vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RDX] & -1u) << 32);
 
-	if (vmx_set_msr(vcpu, ecx, data) != 0) {
+	msr.data = data;
+	msr.index = ecx;
+	msr.host_initiated = false;
+	if (vmx_set_msr(vcpu, &msr) != 0) {
 		trace_kvm_msr_write_ex(ecx, data);
 		kvm_inject_gp(vcpu, 0);
 		return 1;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 42bce48..3809394 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -883,9 +883,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_enable_efer_bits);
  * Returns 0 on success, non-0 otherwise.
  * Assumes vcpu_load() was already called.
  */
-int kvm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data)
+int kvm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
 {
-	return kvm_x86_ops->set_msr(vcpu, msr_index, data);
+	return kvm_x86_ops->set_msr(vcpu, msr);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -893,7 +893,11 @@ int kvm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data)
  */
 static int do_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned index, u64 *data)
 {
-	return kvm_set_msr(vcpu, index, *data);
+	struct msr_data msr;
+	msr.data = *data;
+	msr.index = index;
+	msr.host_initiated = true;
+	return kvm_set_msr(vcpu, &msr);
 }
 
 static void kvm_write_wall_clock(struct kvm *kvm, gpa_t wall_clock)
@@ -1043,12 +1047,13 @@ static u64 compute_guest_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, s64 kernel_ns)
 	return tsc;
 }
 
-void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
+void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
 {
 	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
 	u64 offset, ns, elapsed;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	s64 usdiff;
+	u64 data = msr->data;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kvm->arch.tsc_write_lock, flags);
 	offset = kvm_x86_ops->compute_tsc_offset(vcpu, data);
@@ -1561,9 +1566,11 @@ static void record_steal_time(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		&vcpu->arch.st.steal, sizeof(struct kvm_steal_time));
 }
 
-int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, u64 data)
+int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 {
 	bool pr = false;
+	u32 msr = msr_info->index;
+	u64 data = msr_info->data;
 
 	switch (msr) {
 	case MSR_EFER:
@@ -4283,10 +4290,14 @@ static int emulator_get_msr(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 	return kvm_get_msr(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt), msr_index, pdata);
 }
 
-static int emulator_set_msr(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
-			    u32 msr_index, u64 data)
+static int emulator_set_msr(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, 
+				u32 msr_index, u64 data)
 {
-	return kvm_set_msr(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt), msr_index, data);
+	struct msr_data msr;
+	msr.data = data;
+	msr.index = msr_index;
+	msr.host_initiated = false;
+	return kvm_set_msr(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt), &msr);
 }
 
 static int emulator_read_pmc(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
index 3d1134d..1dcb8e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void kvm_before_handle_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_after_handle_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_inject_realmode_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int irq, int inc_eip);
 
-void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data);
+void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr);
 
 int kvm_read_guest_virt(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 	gva_t addr, void *val, unsigned int bytes,
