diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 4a7782a..49e6536 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void cpu_synchronize_all_states(void)
     CPUArchState *cpu;
 
     for (cpu = first_cpu; cpu; cpu = cpu->next_cpu) {
-        cpu_synchronize_state(cpu);
+        cpu_synchronize_state(cpu, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ CpuInfoList *qmp_query_cpus(Error **errp)
         CPUState *cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(env);
         CpuInfoList *info;
 
-        cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+        cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
         info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
         info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index a26b1a5..c945f89 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static int dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool paging, bool has_filter,
      */
     nr_cpus = 0;
     for (env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
-        cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+        cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
         nr_cpus++;
     }
 
diff --git a/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub.c
index a8dd437..fd9158d 100644
--- a/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub.c
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ static void gdb_breakpoint_remove_all(void)
 
 static void gdb_set_cpu_pc(GDBState *s, target_ulong pc)
 {
-    cpu_synchronize_state(s->c_cpu);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(s->c_cpu, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
     s->c_cpu->eip = pc;
 #elif defined (TARGET_PPC)
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ static int gdb_handle_packet(GDBState *s, const char *line_buf)
         }
         break;
     case 'g':
-        cpu_synchronize_state(s->g_cpu);
+        cpu_synchronize_state(s->g_cpu, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
         env = s->g_cpu;
         len = 0;
         for (addr = 0; addr < num_g_regs; addr++) {
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ static int gdb_handle_packet(GDBState *s, const char *line_buf)
         put_packet(s, buf);
         break;
     case 'G':
-        cpu_synchronize_state(s->g_cpu);
+        cpu_synchronize_state(s->g_cpu, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
         env = s->g_cpu;
         registers = mem_buf;
         len = strlen(p) / 2;
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ static int gdb_handle_packet(GDBState *s, const char *line_buf)
             thread = strtoull(p+16, (char **)&p, 16);
             env = find_cpu(thread);
             if (env != NULL) {
-                cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+                cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
                 len = snprintf((char *)mem_buf, sizeof(mem_buf),
                                "CPU#%d [%s]", env->cpu_index,
                                env->halted ? "halted " : "running");
diff --git a/hw/kvmvapic.c b/hw/kvmvapic.c
index 81f4bcf..89a90c6 100644
--- a/hw/kvmvapic.c
+++ b/hw/kvmvapic.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void vapic_report_tpr_access(DeviceState *dev, void *cpu, target_ulong ip,
     VAPICROMState *s = DO_UPCAST(VAPICROMState, busdev.qdev, dev);
     CPUX86State *env = cpu;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     if (evaluate_tpr_instruction(s, env, &ip, access) < 0) {
         if (s->state == VAPIC_ACTIVE) {
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static void vapic_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t data,
     hwaddr rom_paddr;
     VAPICROMState *s = opaque;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     /*
      * The VAPIC supports two PIO-based hypercalls, both via port 0x7E.
diff --git a/hw/ppce500_spin.c b/hw/ppce500_spin.c
index 177aa2d..aa704ae 100644
--- a/hw/ppce500_spin.c
+++ b/hw/ppce500_spin.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void spin_kick(void *data)
     hwaddr map_size = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
     hwaddr map_start;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
     stl_p(&curspin->pir, env->spr[SPR_PIR]);
     env->nip = ldq_p(&curspin->addr) & (map_size - 1);
     env->gpr[3] = ldq_p(&curspin->r3);
diff --git a/hw/vmport.c b/hw/vmport.c
index 7d42523..75daf6d 100644
--- a/hw/vmport.c
+++ b/hw/vmport.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static uint64_t vmport_ioport_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
     unsigned char command;
     uint32_t eax;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     eax = env->regs[R_EAX];
     if (eax != VMPORT_MAGIC)
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 2f3e485..7b32843 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ void kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUArchState *env);
 
 /* generic hooks - to be moved/refactored once there are more users */
 
-static inline void cpu_synchronize_state(CPUArchState *env)
+static inline void cpu_synchronize_state(CPUArchState *env, int register_level)
 {
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        kvm_cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
+        kvm_cpu_synchronize_state(env, register_level);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 9cf419b..eaee6b9 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static CPUArchState *mon_get_cpu(void)
     if (!cur_mon->mon_cpu) {
         monitor_set_cpu(0);
     }
-    cpu_synchronize_state(cur_mon->mon_cpu);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(cur_mon->mon_cpu, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
     return cur_mon->mon_cpu;
 }
 
diff --git a/target-i386/helper.c b/target-i386/helper.c
index dca1360..18ebb2a 100644
--- a/target-i386/helper.c
+++ b/target-i386/helper.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void cpu_dump_state(CPUX86State *env, FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
     char cc_op_name[32];
     static const char *seg_name[6] = { "ES", "CS", "SS", "DS", "FS", "GS" };
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     eflags = env->eflags;
 #ifdef TARGET_X86_64
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ static void do_inject_x86_mce(void *data)
     CPUX86State *cenv = params->env;
     uint64_t *banks = cenv->mce_banks + 4 * params->bank;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(cenv);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(cenv, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     /*
      * If there is an MCE exception being processed, ignore this SRAO MCE
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index 1b6a604..f9908d8 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ static int kvm_handle_debug(CPUX86State *env,
         ret = EXCP_DEBUG;
     }
     if (ret == 0) {
-        cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+        cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
         assert(env->exception_injected == -1);
 
         /* pass to guest */
diff --git a/target-ppc/mmu_helper.c b/target-ppc/mmu_helper.c
index 0aee7a9..814b79f 100644
--- a/target-ppc/mmu_helper.c
+++ b/target-ppc/mmu_helper.c
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ static void mmubooks_dump_mmu(FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
     int i;
     uint64_t slbe, slbv;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     cpu_fprintf(f, "SLB\tESID\t\t\tVSID\n");
     for (i = 0; i < env->slb_nr; i++) {
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index 798b7ac..186de01 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -9421,7 +9421,7 @@ void cpu_dump_state (CPUPPCState *env, FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
 
     int i;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     cpu_fprintf(f, "NIP " TARGET_FMT_lx "   LR " TARGET_FMT_lx " CTR "
                 TARGET_FMT_lx " XER " TARGET_FMT_lx "\n",
diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index be26686..ad978ba 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int kvm_sclp_service_call(CPUS390XState *env, struct kvm_run *run,
     uint64_t code;
     int r = 0;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
     sccb = env->regs[ipbh0 & 0xf];
     code = env->regs[(ipbh0 & 0xf0) >> 4];
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int handle_priv(CPUS390XState *env, struct kvm_run *run, uint8_t ipa1)
 
 static int handle_hypercall(CPUS390XState *env, struct kvm_run *run)
 {
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
     env->regs[2] = s390_virtio_hypercall(env, env->regs[2], env->regs[1]);
 
     return 0;
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static int s390_cpu_initial_reset(CPUS390XState *env)
     }
 
     /* Manually zero out all registers */
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
     for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
         env->regs[i] = 0;
     }
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static int handle_sigp(CPUS390XState *env, struct kvm_run *run, uint8_t ipa1)
     S390CPU *target_cpu;
     CPUS390XState *target_env;
 
-    cpu_synchronize_state(env);
+    cpu_synchronize_state(env, KVM_REGSYNC_FULL_STATE);
 
     /* get order code */
     order_code = run->s390_sieic.ipb >> 28;
