diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
index b2226e41f067..e22473993dc9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/ebcdic.h>
 #include <asm/ipl.h>
 #include <asm/lowcore.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -26,12 +27,40 @@
 /*
  * Create a Kernel NSS if the SAVESYS= parameter is defined
  */
-#define DEFSYS_CMD_SIZE		96
+#define DEFSYS_CMD_SIZE		128
 #define SAVESYS_CMD_SIZE	32
 
 char kernel_nss_name[NSS_NAME_SIZE + 1];
 
+static void __init setup_boot_command_line(void);
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHARED_KERNEL
+int __init savesys_ipl_nss(char *cmd, const int cmdlen);
+
+asm(
+	"	.section .init.text,\"ax\",@progbits\n"
+	"	.align	4\n"
+	"	.type	savesys_ipl_nss, @function\n"
+	"savesys_ipl_nss:\n"
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	"	stmg	6,15,48(15)\n"
+	"	lgr	14,3\n"
+	"	sam31\n"
+	"	diag	2,14,0x8\n"
+	"	sam64\n"
+	"	lgr	2,14\n"
+	"	lmg	6,15,48(15)\n"
+#else
+	"	stm	6,15,24(15)\n"
+	"	lr	14,3\n"
+	"	diag	2,14,0x8\n"
+	"	lr	2,14\n"
+	"	lm	6,15,24(15)\n"
+#endif
+	"	br	14\n"
+	"	.size	savesys_ipl_nss, .-savesys_ipl_nss\n");
+
 static noinline __init void create_kernel_nss(void)
 {
 	unsigned int i, stext_pfn, eshared_pfn, end_pfn, min_size;
@@ -39,6 +68,7 @@ static noinline __init void create_kernel_nss(void)
 	unsigned int sinitrd_pfn, einitrd_pfn;
 #endif
 	int response;
+	size_t len;
 	char *savesys_ptr;
 	char upper_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];
 	char defsys_cmd[DEFSYS_CMD_SIZE];
@@ -49,8 +79,8 @@ static noinline __init void create_kernel_nss(void)
 		return;
 
 	/* Convert COMMAND_LINE to upper case */
-	for (i = 0; i < strlen(COMMAND_LINE); i++)
-		upper_command_line[i] = toupper(COMMAND_LINE[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < strlen(boot_command_line); i++)
+		upper_command_line[i] = toupper(boot_command_line[i]);
 
 	savesys_ptr = strstr(upper_command_line, "SAVESYS=");
 
@@ -83,7 +113,8 @@ static noinline __init void create_kernel_nss(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	sprintf(defsys_cmd, "%s EW MINSIZE=%.7iK", defsys_cmd, min_size);
+	sprintf(defsys_cmd, "%s EW MINSIZE=%.7iK PARMREGS=0-13",
+		defsys_cmd, min_size);
 	sprintf(savesys_cmd, "SAVESYS %s \n IPL %s",
 		kernel_nss_name, kernel_nss_name);
 
@@ -94,13 +125,24 @@ static noinline __init void create_kernel_nss(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	__cpcmd(savesys_cmd, NULL, 0, &response);
+	len = strlen(savesys_cmd);
+	ASCEBC(savesys_cmd, len);
+	response = savesys_ipl_nss(savesys_cmd, len);
 
-	if (response != strlen(savesys_cmd)) {
+	/* On success: response is equal to the command size,
+	 *	       max SAVESYS_CMD_SIZE
+	 * On error: response contains the numeric portion of cp error message.
+	 *	     for SAVESYS it will be >= 263
+	 */
+	if (response > SAVESYS_CMD_SIZE) {
 		kernel_nss_name[0] = '\0';
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* re-setup boot command line with new ipl vm parms */
+	ipl_update_parameters();
+	setup_boot_command_line();
+
 	ipl_flags = IPL_NSS_VALID;
 }
 
@@ -397,6 +439,26 @@ static __init void rescue_initrd(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+/* Set up boot command line */
+static void __init setup_boot_command_line(void)
+{
+	char *parm = NULL;
+
+	/* copy arch command line */
+	strlcpy(boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE, ARCH_COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	boot_command_line[ARCH_COMMAND_LINE_SIZE - 1] = 0;
+
+	/* append IPL PARM data to the boot command line */
+	if (MACHINE_IS_VM) {
+		parm = boot_command_line + strlen(boot_command_line);
+		*parm++ = ' ';
+		get_ipl_vmparm(parm);
+		if (parm[0] == '=')
+			memmove(boot_command_line, parm + 1, strlen(parm));
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Save ipl parameters, clear bss memory, initialize storage keys
  * and create a kernel NSS at startup if the SAVESYS= parm is defined
@@ -411,10 +473,12 @@ void __init startup_init(void)
 	init_kernel_storage_key();
 	lockdep_init();
 	lockdep_off();
-	detect_machine_type();
-	create_kernel_nss();
 	sort_main_extable();
 	setup_lowcore_early();
+	detect_machine_type();
+	ipl_update_parameters();
+	setup_boot_command_line();
+	create_kernel_nss();
 	detect_mvpg();
 	detect_ieee();
 	detect_csp();
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index 532542447d66..9f6dfd306abb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <asm/ebcdic.h>
 #include <asm/reset.h>
 #include <asm/sclp.h>
+#include <asm/setup.h>
 
 #define IPL_PARM_BLOCK_VERSION 0
 
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ enum ipl_method {
 	REIPL_METHOD_FCP_RO_VM,
 	REIPL_METHOD_FCP_DUMP,
 	REIPL_METHOD_NSS,
+	REIPL_METHOD_NSS_DIAG,
 	REIPL_METHOD_DEFAULT,
 };
 
@@ -134,14 +136,15 @@ enum dump_method {
 
 static int diag308_set_works = 0;
 
+static struct ipl_parameter_block ipl_block;
+
 static int reipl_capabilities = IPL_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 
 static enum ipl_type reipl_type = IPL_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 static enum ipl_method reipl_method = REIPL_METHOD_DEFAULT;
 static struct ipl_parameter_block *reipl_block_fcp;
 static struct ipl_parameter_block *reipl_block_ccw;
-
-static char reipl_nss_name[NSS_NAME_SIZE + 1];
+static struct ipl_parameter_block *reipl_block_nss;
 
 static int dump_capabilities = DUMP_TYPE_NONE;
 static enum dump_type dump_type = DUMP_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -263,6 +266,56 @@ static ssize_t ipl_type_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 
 static struct kobj_attribute sys_ipl_type_attr = __ATTR_RO(ipl_type);
 
+/* VM IPL PARM routines */
+static void reipl_get_ascii_vmparm(char *dest,
+				   const struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb)
+{
+	int i;
+	int len = 0;
+	char has_lowercase = 0;
+
+	if ((ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags & DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_VP_VALID) &&
+	    (ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm_len > 0)) {
+
+		len = ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm_len;
+		memcpy(dest, ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm, len);
+		/* If at least one character is lowercase, we assume mixed
+		 * case; otherwise we convert everything to lowercase.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+			if ((dest[i] > 0x80 && dest[i] < 0x8a) || /* a-i */
+			    (dest[i] > 0x90 && dest[i] < 0x9a) || /* j-r */
+			    (dest[i] > 0xa1 && dest[i] < 0xaa)) { /* s-z */
+				has_lowercase = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		if (!has_lowercase)
+			EBC_TOLOWER(dest, len);
+		EBCASC(dest, len);
+	}
+	dest[len] = 0;
+}
+
+void get_ipl_vmparm(char *dest)
+{
+	if (diag308_set_works && (ipl_block.hdr.pbt == DIAG308_IPL_TYPE_CCW))
+		reipl_get_ascii_vmparm(dest, &ipl_block);
+	else
+		dest[0] = 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t ipl_vm_parm_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	char parm[DIAG308_VMPARM_SIZE + 1] = {};
+
+	get_ipl_vmparm(parm);
+	return sprintf(page, "%s\n", parm);
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute sys_ipl_vm_parm_attr =
+	__ATTR(parm, S_IRUGO, ipl_vm_parm_show, NULL);
+
 static ssize_t sys_ipl_device_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 				   struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
 {
@@ -370,15 +423,27 @@ static ssize_t ipl_ccw_loadparm_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 static struct kobj_attribute sys_ipl_ccw_loadparm_attr =
 	__ATTR(loadparm, 0444, ipl_ccw_loadparm_show, NULL);
 
-static struct attribute *ipl_ccw_attrs[] = {
+static struct attribute *ipl_ccw_attrs_vm[] = {
+	&sys_ipl_type_attr.attr,
+	&sys_ipl_device_attr.attr,
+	&sys_ipl_ccw_loadparm_attr.attr,
+	&sys_ipl_vm_parm_attr.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static struct attribute *ipl_ccw_attrs_lpar[] = {
 	&sys_ipl_type_attr.attr,
 	&sys_ipl_device_attr.attr,
 	&sys_ipl_ccw_loadparm_attr.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group ipl_ccw_attr_group = {
-	.attrs = ipl_ccw_attrs,
+static struct attribute_group ipl_ccw_attr_group_vm = {
+	.attrs = ipl_ccw_attrs_vm,
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group ipl_ccw_attr_group_lpar = {
+	.attrs = ipl_ccw_attrs_lpar
 };
 
 /* NSS ipl device attributes */
@@ -388,6 +453,8 @@ DEFINE_IPL_ATTR_RO(ipl_nss, name, "%s\n", kernel_nss_name);
 static struct attribute *ipl_nss_attrs[] = {
 	&sys_ipl_type_attr.attr,
 	&sys_ipl_nss_name_attr.attr,
+	&sys_ipl_ccw_loadparm_attr.attr,
+	&sys_ipl_vm_parm_attr.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -450,7 +517,12 @@ static int __init ipl_init(void)
 	}
 	switch (ipl_info.type) {
 	case IPL_TYPE_CCW:
-		rc = sysfs_create_group(&ipl_kset->kobj, &ipl_ccw_attr_group);
+		if (MACHINE_IS_VM)
+			rc = sysfs_create_group(&ipl_kset->kobj,
+						&ipl_ccw_attr_group_vm);
+		else
+			rc = sysfs_create_group(&ipl_kset->kobj,
+						&ipl_ccw_attr_group_lpar);
 		break;
 	case IPL_TYPE_FCP:
 	case IPL_TYPE_FCP_DUMP:
@@ -481,6 +553,83 @@ static struct shutdown_action __refdata ipl_action = {
  * reipl shutdown action: Reboot Linux on shutdown.
  */
 
+/* VM IPL PARM attributes */
+static ssize_t reipl_generic_vmparm_show(struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb,
+					  char *page)
+{
+	char vmparm[DIAG308_VMPARM_SIZE + 1] = {};
+
+	reipl_get_ascii_vmparm(vmparm, ipb);
+	return sprintf(page, "%s\n", vmparm);
+}
+
+static ssize_t reipl_generic_vmparm_store(struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb,
+					  size_t vmparm_max,
+					  const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	int i, ip_len;
+
+	/* ignore trailing newline */
+	ip_len = len;
+	if ((len > 0) && (buf[len - 1] == '\n'))
+		ip_len--;
+
+	if (ip_len > vmparm_max)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* parm is used to store kernel options, check for common chars */
+	for (i = 0; i < ip_len; i++)
+		if (!(isalnum(buf[i]) || isascii(buf[i]) || isprint(buf[i])))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+	memset(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm, 0, DIAG308_VMPARM_SIZE);
+	ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm_len = ip_len;
+	if (ip_len > 0) {
+		ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags |= DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_VP_VALID;
+		memcpy(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm, buf, ip_len);
+		ASCEBC(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm, ip_len);
+	} else {
+		ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags &= ~DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_VP_VALID;
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+/* NSS wrapper */
+static ssize_t reipl_nss_vmparm_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				     struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_vmparm_show(reipl_block_nss, page);
+}
+
+static ssize_t reipl_nss_vmparm_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+				      struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				      const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_vmparm_store(reipl_block_nss, 56, buf, len);
+}
+
+/* CCW wrapper */
+static ssize_t reipl_ccw_vmparm_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				     struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_vmparm_show(reipl_block_ccw, page);
+}
+
+static ssize_t reipl_ccw_vmparm_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+				      struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				      const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_vmparm_store(reipl_block_ccw, 64, buf, len);
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute sys_reipl_nss_vmparm_attr =
+	__ATTR(parm, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, reipl_nss_vmparm_show,
+					reipl_nss_vmparm_store);
+static struct kobj_attribute sys_reipl_ccw_vmparm_attr =
+	__ATTR(parm, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, reipl_ccw_vmparm_show,
+					reipl_ccw_vmparm_store);
+
 /* FCP reipl device attributes */
 
 DEFINE_IPL_ATTR_RW(reipl_fcp, wwpn, "0x%016llx\n", "%016llx\n",
@@ -513,27 +662,26 @@ static struct attribute_group reipl_fcp_attr_group = {
 DEFINE_IPL_ATTR_RW(reipl_ccw, device, "0.0.%04llx\n", "0.0.%llx\n",
 	reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.devno);
 
-static void reipl_get_ascii_loadparm(char *loadparm)
+static void reipl_get_ascii_loadparm(char *loadparm,
+				     struct ipl_parameter_block *ibp)
 {
-	memcpy(loadparm, &reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.load_param,
-	       LOADPARM_LEN);
+	memcpy(loadparm, ibp->ipl_info.ccw.load_parm, LOADPARM_LEN);
 	EBCASC(loadparm, LOADPARM_LEN);
 	loadparm[LOADPARM_LEN] = 0;
 	strstrip(loadparm);
 }
 
-static ssize_t reipl_ccw_loadparm_show(struct kobject *kobj,
-				       struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
+static ssize_t reipl_generic_loadparm_show(struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb,
+					   char *page)
 {
 	char buf[LOADPARM_LEN + 1];
 
-	reipl_get_ascii_loadparm(buf);
+	reipl_get_ascii_loadparm(buf, ipb);
 	return sprintf(page, "%s\n", buf);
 }
 
-static ssize_t reipl_ccw_loadparm_store(struct kobject *kobj,
-					struct kobj_attribute *attr,
-					const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t reipl_generic_loadparm_store(struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb,
+					    const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	int i, lp_len;
 
@@ -552,35 +700,128 @@ static ssize_t reipl_ccw_loadparm_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* initialize loadparm with blanks */
-	memset(&reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.load_param, ' ', LOADPARM_LEN);
+	memset(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.load_parm, ' ', LOADPARM_LEN);
 	/* copy and convert to ebcdic */
-	memcpy(&reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.load_param, buf, lp_len);
-	ASCEBC(reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.load_param, LOADPARM_LEN);
+	memcpy(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.load_parm, buf, lp_len);
+	ASCEBC(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.load_parm, LOADPARM_LEN);
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct kobj_attribute sys_reipl_ccw_loadparm_attr =
-	__ATTR(loadparm, 0644, reipl_ccw_loadparm_show,
-	       reipl_ccw_loadparm_store);
+/* NSS wrapper */
+static ssize_t reipl_nss_loadparm_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				       struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_loadparm_show(reipl_block_nss, page);
+}
 
-static struct attribute *reipl_ccw_attrs[] = {
+static ssize_t reipl_nss_loadparm_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+					struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+					const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_loadparm_store(reipl_block_nss, buf, len);
+}
+
+/* CCW wrapper */
+static ssize_t reipl_ccw_loadparm_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				       struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_loadparm_show(reipl_block_ccw, page);
+}
+
+static ssize_t reipl_ccw_loadparm_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+					struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+					const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return reipl_generic_loadparm_store(reipl_block_ccw, buf, len);
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute sys_reipl_ccw_loadparm_attr =
+	__ATTR(loadparm, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, reipl_ccw_loadparm_show,
+					    reipl_ccw_loadparm_store);
+
+static struct attribute *reipl_ccw_attrs_vm[] = {
+	&sys_reipl_ccw_device_attr.attr,
+	&sys_reipl_ccw_loadparm_attr.attr,
+	&sys_reipl_ccw_vmparm_attr.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static struct attribute *reipl_ccw_attrs_lpar[] = {
 	&sys_reipl_ccw_device_attr.attr,
 	&sys_reipl_ccw_loadparm_attr.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group reipl_ccw_attr_group = {
+static struct attribute_group reipl_ccw_attr_group_vm = {
 	.name  = IPL_CCW_STR,
-	.attrs = reipl_ccw_attrs,
+	.attrs = reipl_ccw_attrs_vm,
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group reipl_ccw_attr_group_lpar = {
+	.name  = IPL_CCW_STR,
+	.attrs = reipl_ccw_attrs_lpar,
 };
 
 
 /* NSS reipl device attributes */
+static void reipl_get_ascii_nss_name(char *dst,
+				     struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb)
+{
+	memcpy(dst, ipb->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name, NSS_NAME_SIZE);
+	EBCASC(dst, NSS_NAME_SIZE);
+	dst[NSS_NAME_SIZE] = 0;
+}
 
-DEFINE_IPL_ATTR_STR_RW(reipl_nss, name, "%s\n", "%s\n", reipl_nss_name);
+static ssize_t reipl_nss_name_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				   struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	char nss_name[NSS_NAME_SIZE + 1] = {};
+
+	reipl_get_ascii_nss_name(nss_name, reipl_block_nss);
+	return sprintf(page, "%s\n", nss_name);
+}
+
+static ssize_t reipl_nss_name_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				    const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	int nss_len;
+
+	/* ignore trailing newline */
+	nss_len = len;
+	if ((len > 0) && (buf[len - 1] == '\n'))
+		nss_len--;
+
+	if (nss_len > NSS_NAME_SIZE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memset(reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name, 0x40, NSS_NAME_SIZE);
+	if (nss_len > 0) {
+		reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags |=
+			DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_NSS_VALID;
+		memcpy(reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name, buf, nss_len);
+		ASCEBC(reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name, nss_len);
+		EBC_TOUPPER(reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name, nss_len);
+	} else {
+		reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags &=
+			~DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_NSS_VALID;
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute sys_reipl_nss_name_attr =
+	__ATTR(name, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, reipl_nss_name_show,
+					reipl_nss_name_store);
+
+static struct kobj_attribute sys_reipl_nss_loadparm_attr =
+	__ATTR(loadparm, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, reipl_nss_loadparm_show,
+					    reipl_nss_loadparm_store);
 
 static struct attribute *reipl_nss_attrs[] = {
 	&sys_reipl_nss_name_attr.attr,
+	&sys_reipl_nss_loadparm_attr.attr,
+	&sys_reipl_nss_vmparm_attr.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -617,7 +858,10 @@ static int reipl_set_type(enum ipl_type type)
 		reipl_method = REIPL_METHOD_FCP_DUMP;
 		break;
 	case IPL_TYPE_NSS:
-		reipl_method = REIPL_METHOD_NSS;
+		if (diag308_set_works)
+			reipl_method = REIPL_METHOD_NSS_DIAG;
+		else
+			reipl_method = REIPL_METHOD_NSS;
 		break;
 	case IPL_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
 		reipl_method = REIPL_METHOD_DEFAULT;
@@ -655,11 +899,38 @@ static struct kobj_attribute reipl_type_attr =
 
 static struct kset *reipl_kset;
 
+static void get_ipl_string(char *dst, struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb,
+			   const enum ipl_method m)
+{
+	char loadparm[LOADPARM_LEN + 1] = {};
+	char vmparm[DIAG308_VMPARM_SIZE + 1] = {};
+	char nss_name[NSS_NAME_SIZE + 1] = {};
+	size_t pos = 0;
+
+	reipl_get_ascii_loadparm(loadparm, ipb);
+	reipl_get_ascii_nss_name(nss_name, ipb);
+	reipl_get_ascii_vmparm(vmparm, ipb);
+
+	switch (m) {
+	case REIPL_METHOD_CCW_VM:
+		pos = sprintf(dst, "IPL %X CLEAR", ipb->ipl_info.ccw.devno);
+		break;
+	case REIPL_METHOD_NSS:
+		pos = sprintf(dst, "IPL %s", nss_name);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if (strlen(loadparm) > 0)
+		pos += sprintf(dst + pos, " LOADPARM '%s'", loadparm);
+	if (strlen(vmparm) > 0)
+		sprintf(dst + pos, " PARM %s", vmparm);
+}
+
 static void reipl_run(struct shutdown_trigger *trigger)
 {
 	struct ccw_dev_id devid;
-	static char buf[100];
-	char loadparm[LOADPARM_LEN + 1];
+	static char buf[128];
 
 	switch (reipl_method) {
 	case REIPL_METHOD_CCW_CIO:
@@ -668,13 +939,7 @@ static void reipl_run(struct shutdown_trigger *trigger)
 		reipl_ccw_dev(&devid);
 		break;
 	case REIPL_METHOD_CCW_VM:
-		reipl_get_ascii_loadparm(loadparm);
-		if (strlen(loadparm) == 0)
-			sprintf(buf, "IPL %X CLEAR",
-				reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.devno);
-		else
-			sprintf(buf, "IPL %X CLEAR LOADPARM '%s'",
-				reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.devno, loadparm);
+		get_ipl_string(buf, reipl_block_ccw, REIPL_METHOD_CCW_VM);
 		__cpcmd(buf, NULL, 0, NULL);
 		break;
 	case REIPL_METHOD_CCW_DIAG:
@@ -691,8 +956,12 @@ static void reipl_run(struct shutdown_trigger *trigger)
 	case REIPL_METHOD_FCP_RO_VM:
 		__cpcmd("IPL", NULL, 0, NULL);
 		break;
+	case REIPL_METHOD_NSS_DIAG:
+		diag308(DIAG308_SET, reipl_block_nss);
+		diag308(DIAG308_IPL, NULL);
+		break;
 	case REIPL_METHOD_NSS:
-		sprintf(buf, "IPL %s", reipl_nss_name);
+		get_ipl_string(buf, reipl_block_nss, REIPL_METHOD_NSS);
 		__cpcmd(buf, NULL, 0, NULL);
 		break;
 	case REIPL_METHOD_DEFAULT:
@@ -707,16 +976,36 @@ static void reipl_run(struct shutdown_trigger *trigger)
 	disabled_wait((unsigned long) __builtin_return_address(0));
 }
 
-static void __init reipl_probe(void)
+static void reipl_block_ccw_init(struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb)
 {
-	void *buffer;
+	ipb->hdr.len = IPL_PARM_BLK_CCW_LEN;
+	ipb->hdr.version = IPL_PARM_BLOCK_VERSION;
+	ipb->hdr.blk0_len = IPL_PARM_BLK0_CCW_LEN;
+	ipb->hdr.pbt = DIAG308_IPL_TYPE_CCW;
+}
 
-	buffer = (void *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buffer)
-		return;
-	if (diag308(DIAG308_STORE, buffer) == DIAG308_RC_OK)
-		diag308_set_works = 1;
-	free_page((unsigned long)buffer);
+static void reipl_block_ccw_fill_parms(struct ipl_parameter_block *ipb)
+{
+	/* LOADPARM */
+	/* check if read scp info worked and set loadparm */
+	if (sclp_ipl_info.is_valid)
+		memcpy(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.load_parm,
+				&sclp_ipl_info.loadparm, LOADPARM_LEN);
+	else
+		/* read scp info failed: set empty loadparm (EBCDIC blanks) */
+		memset(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.load_parm, 0x40, LOADPARM_LEN);
+	ipb->hdr.flags = DIAG308_FLAGS_LP_VALID;
+
+	/* VM PARM */
+	if (MACHINE_IS_VM && diag308_set_works &&
+	    (ipl_block.ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags & DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_VP_VALID)) {
+
+		ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags |= DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_VP_VALID;
+		ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm_len =
+					ipl_block.ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm_len;
+		memcpy(ipb->ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm,
+		       ipl_block.ipl_info.ccw.vm_parm, DIAG308_VMPARM_SIZE);
+	}
 }
 
 static int __init reipl_nss_init(void)
@@ -725,10 +1014,31 @@ static int __init reipl_nss_init(void)
 
 	if (!MACHINE_IS_VM)
 		return 0;
+
+	reipl_block_nss = (void *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!reipl_block_nss)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (!diag308_set_works)
+		sys_reipl_nss_vmparm_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
+
 	rc = sysfs_create_group(&reipl_kset->kobj, &reipl_nss_attr_group);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
-	strncpy(reipl_nss_name, kernel_nss_name, NSS_NAME_SIZE + 1);
+
+	reipl_block_ccw_init(reipl_block_nss);
+	if (ipl_info.type == IPL_TYPE_NSS) {
+		memset(reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name,
+			' ', NSS_NAME_SIZE);
+		memcpy(reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name,
+			kernel_nss_name, strlen(kernel_nss_name));
+		ASCEBC(reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.nss_name, NSS_NAME_SIZE);
+		reipl_block_nss->ipl_info.ccw.vm_flags |=
+			DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_NSS_VALID;
+
+		reipl_block_ccw_fill_parms(reipl_block_nss);
+	}
+
 	reipl_capabilities |= IPL_TYPE_NSS;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -740,28 +1050,27 @@ static int __init reipl_ccw_init(void)
 	reipl_block_ccw = (void *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!reipl_block_ccw)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	rc = sysfs_create_group(&reipl_kset->kobj, &reipl_ccw_attr_group);
-	if (rc) {
-		free_page((unsigned long)reipl_block_ccw);
-		return rc;
+
+	if (MACHINE_IS_VM) {
+		if (!diag308_set_works)
+			sys_reipl_ccw_vmparm_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
+		rc = sysfs_create_group(&reipl_kset->kobj,
+					&reipl_ccw_attr_group_vm);
+	} else {
+		if(!diag308_set_works)
+			sys_reipl_ccw_loadparm_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
+		rc = sysfs_create_group(&reipl_kset->kobj,
+					&reipl_ccw_attr_group_lpar);
 	}
-	reipl_block_ccw->hdr.len = IPL_PARM_BLK_CCW_LEN;
-	reipl_block_ccw->hdr.version = IPL_PARM_BLOCK_VERSION;
-	reipl_block_ccw->hdr.blk0_len = IPL_PARM_BLK0_CCW_LEN;
-	reipl_block_ccw->hdr.pbt = DIAG308_IPL_TYPE_CCW;
-	reipl_block_ccw->hdr.flags = DIAG308_FLAGS_LP_VALID;
-	/* check if read scp info worked and set loadparm */
-	if (sclp_ipl_info.is_valid)
-		memcpy(reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.load_param,
-		       &sclp_ipl_info.loadparm, LOADPARM_LEN);
-	else
-		/* read scp info failed: set empty loadparm (EBCDIC blanks) */
-		memset(reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.load_param, 0x40,
-		       LOADPARM_LEN);
-	if (!MACHINE_IS_VM && !diag308_set_works)
-		sys_reipl_ccw_loadparm_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
-	if (ipl_info.type == IPL_TYPE_CCW)
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	reipl_block_ccw_init(reipl_block_ccw);
+	if (ipl_info.type == IPL_TYPE_CCW) {
 		reipl_block_ccw->ipl_info.ccw.devno = ipl_devno;
+		reipl_block_ccw_fill_parms(reipl_block_ccw);
+	}
+
 	reipl_capabilities |= IPL_TYPE_CCW;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1298,7 +1607,6 @@ static void __init shutdown_actions_init(void)
 
 static int __init s390_ipl_init(void)
 {
-	reipl_probe();
 	sclp_get_ipl_info(&sclp_ipl_info);
 	shutdown_actions_init();
 	shutdown_triggers_init();
@@ -1405,6 +1713,12 @@ void __init setup_ipl(void)
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &on_panic_nb);
 }
 
+void __init ipl_update_parameters(void)
+{
+	if (diag308(DIAG308_STORE, &ipl_block) == DIAG308_RC_OK)
+		diag308_set_works = 1;
+}
+
 void __init ipl_save_parameters(void)
 {
 	struct cio_iplinfo iplinfo;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
index b91caadf974d..e3b4cdbae34e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
@@ -221,18 +221,17 @@ static void __init conmode_default(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_ZFCPDUMP) || defined(CONFIG_ZFCPDUMP_MODULE)
 static void __init setup_zfcpdump(unsigned int console_devno)
 {
-	static char str[64];
+	static char str[41];
 
 	if (ipl_info.type != IPL_TYPE_FCP_DUMP)
 		return;
 	if (console_devno != -1)
-		sprintf(str, "cio_ignore=all,!0.0.%04x,!0.0.%04x",
+		sprintf(str, " cio_ignore=all,!0.0.%04x,!0.0.%04x",
 			ipl_info.data.fcp.dev_id.devno, console_devno);
 	else
-		sprintf(str, "cio_ignore=all,!0.0.%04x",
+		sprintf(str, " cio_ignore=all,!0.0.%04x",
 			ipl_info.data.fcp.dev_id.devno);
-	strcat(COMMAND_LINE, " ");
-	strcat(COMMAND_LINE, str);
+	strcat(boot_command_line, str);
 	console_loglevel = 2;
 }
 #else
@@ -778,11 +777,9 @@ setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 		printk("We are running native (64 bit mode)\n");
 #endif /* CONFIG_64BIT */
 
-	/* Save unparsed command line copy for /proc/cmdline */
-	strlcpy(boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
-
-	*cmdline_p = COMMAND_LINE;
-	*(*cmdline_p + COMMAND_LINE_SIZE - 1) = '\0';
+	/* Have one command line that is parsed and saved in /proc/cmdline */
+	/* boot_command_line has been already set up in early.c */
+	*cmdline_p = boot_command_line;
 
         ROOT_DEV = Root_RAM0;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/ipl.h b/include/asm-s390/ipl.h
index c1b2e50392bb..eaca6dff5405 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/ipl.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/ipl.h
@@ -56,15 +56,19 @@ struct ipl_block_fcp {
 	u8  scp_data[];
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
+#define DIAG308_VMPARM_SIZE	64
+
 struct ipl_block_ccw {
-	u8  load_param[8];
+	u8  load_parm[8];
 	u8  reserved1[84];
 	u8  reserved2[2];
 	u16 devno;
 	u8  vm_flags;
 	u8  reserved3[3];
 	u32 vm_parm_len;
-	u8  reserved4[80];
+	u8  nss_name[8];
+	u8  vm_parm[DIAG308_VMPARM_SIZE];
+	u8  reserved4[8];
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 struct ipl_parameter_block {
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ struct ipl_parameter_block {
 		struct ipl_block_fcp fcp;
 		struct ipl_block_ccw ccw;
 	} ipl_info;
-} __attribute__((packed));
+} __attribute__((packed,aligned(4096)));
 
 /*
  * IPL validity flags
@@ -86,6 +90,8 @@ extern void do_reipl(void);
 extern void do_halt(void);
 extern void do_poff(void);
 extern void ipl_save_parameters(void);
+extern void ipl_update_parameters(void);
+extern void get_ipl_vmparm(char *);
 
 enum {
 	IPL_DEVNO_VALID		= 1,
@@ -147,6 +153,11 @@ enum diag308_flags {
 	DIAG308_FLAGS_LP_VALID	= 0x80,
 };
 
+enum diag308_vm_flags {
+	DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_NSS_VALID	= 0x80,
+	DIAG308_VM_FLAGS_VP_VALID	= 0x40,
+};
+
 enum diag308_rc {
 	DIAG308_RC_OK	= 1,
 };
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/setup.h b/include/asm-s390/setup.h
index ba69674012a7..f5eebc48d98d 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/setup.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/setup.h
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_S390_SETUP_H
 #define _ASM_S390_SETUP_H
 
-#define COMMAND_LINE_SIZE 	896
+#define COMMAND_LINE_SIZE	1024
+
+#define ARCH_COMMAND_LINE_SIZE	896
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__