diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 6d2614e34470f463bb553e7e9e80f7bb0a0cef4a..00f64f2f8b72b45fcdb230223aa689adff620bcd 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <xen/xen.h>
 
+static bool force_used_validation = false;
+module_param(force_used_validation, bool, 0444);
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 /* For development, we want to crash whenever the ring is screwed. */
 #define BAD_RING(_vq, fmt, args...)				\
@@ -182,6 +185,9 @@ struct vring_virtqueue {
 		} packed;
 	};
 
+	/* Per-descriptor in buffer length */
+	u32 *buflen;
+
 	/* How to notify other side. FIXME: commonalize hcalls! */
 	bool (*notify)(struct virtqueue *vq);
 
@@ -490,6 +496,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_split(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	unsigned int i, n, avail, descs_used, prev, err_idx;
 	int head;
 	bool indirect;
+	u32 buflen = 0;
 
 	START_USE(vq);
 
@@ -571,6 +578,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_split(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 						     VRING_DESC_F_NEXT |
 						     VRING_DESC_F_WRITE,
 						     indirect);
+			buflen += sg->length;
 		}
 	}
 	/* Last one doesn't continue. */
@@ -610,6 +618,10 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_split(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	else
 		vq->split.desc_state[head].indir_desc = ctx;
 
+	/* Store in buffer length if necessary */
+	if (vq->buflen)
+		vq->buflen[head] = buflen;
+
 	/* Put entry in available array (but don't update avail->idx until they
 	 * do sync). */
 	avail = vq->split.avail_idx_shadow & (vq->split.vring.num - 1);
@@ -784,6 +796,11 @@ static void *virtqueue_get_buf_ctx_split(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 		BAD_RING(vq, "id %u is not a head!\n", i);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	if (vq->buflen && unlikely(*len > vq->buflen[i])) {
+		BAD_RING(vq, "used len %d is larger than in buflen %u\n",
+			*len, vq->buflen[i]);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* detach_buf_split clears data, so grab it now. */
 	ret = vq->split.desc_state[i].data;
@@ -1062,6 +1079,7 @@ static int virtqueue_add_indirect_packed(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 	unsigned int i, n, err_idx;
 	u16 head, id;
 	dma_addr_t addr;
+	u32 buflen = 0;
 
 	head = vq->packed.next_avail_idx;
 	desc = alloc_indirect_packed(total_sg, gfp);
@@ -1091,6 +1109,8 @@ static int virtqueue_add_indirect_packed(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 			desc[i].addr = cpu_to_le64(addr);
 			desc[i].len = cpu_to_le32(sg->length);
 			i++;
+			if (n >= out_sgs)
+				buflen += sg->length;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1144,6 +1164,10 @@ static int virtqueue_add_indirect_packed(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 	vq->packed.desc_state[id].indir_desc = desc;
 	vq->packed.desc_state[id].last = id;
 
+	/* Store in buffer length if necessary */
+	if (vq->buflen)
+		vq->buflen[id] = buflen;
+
 	vq->num_added += 1;
 
 	pr_debug("Added buffer head %i to %p\n", head, vq);
@@ -1179,6 +1203,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_packed(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	__le16 head_flags, flags;
 	u16 head, id, prev, curr, avail_used_flags;
 	int err;
+	u32 buflen = 0;
 
 	START_USE(vq);
 
@@ -1258,6 +1283,8 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_packed(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 					1 << VRING_PACKED_DESC_F_AVAIL |
 					1 << VRING_PACKED_DESC_F_USED;
 			}
+			if (n >= out_sgs)
+				buflen += sg->length;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1277,6 +1304,10 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_packed(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	vq->packed.desc_state[id].indir_desc = ctx;
 	vq->packed.desc_state[id].last = prev;
 
+	/* Store in buffer length if necessary */
+	if (vq->buflen)
+		vq->buflen[id] = buflen;
+
 	/*
 	 * A driver MUST NOT make the first descriptor in the list
 	 * available before all subsequent descriptors comprising
@@ -1463,6 +1494,11 @@ static void *virtqueue_get_buf_ctx_packed(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 		BAD_RING(vq, "id %u is not a head!\n", id);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	if (vq->buflen && unlikely(*len > vq->buflen[id])) {
+		BAD_RING(vq, "used len %d is larger than in buflen %u\n",
+			*len, vq->buflen[id]);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* detach_buf_packed clears data, so grab it now. */
 	ret = vq->packed.desc_state[id].data;
@@ -1668,6 +1704,7 @@ static struct virtqueue *vring_create_virtqueue_packed(
 	struct vring_virtqueue *vq;
 	struct vring_packed_desc *ring;
 	struct vring_packed_desc_event *driver, *device;
+	struct virtio_driver *drv = drv_to_virtio(vdev->dev.driver);
 	dma_addr_t ring_dma_addr, driver_event_dma_addr, device_event_dma_addr;
 	size_t ring_size_in_bytes, event_size_in_bytes;
 
@@ -1757,6 +1794,15 @@ static struct virtqueue *vring_create_virtqueue_packed(
 	if (!vq->packed.desc_extra)
 		goto err_desc_extra;
 
+	if (!drv->suppress_used_validation || force_used_validation) {
+		vq->buflen = kmalloc_array(num, sizeof(*vq->buflen),
+					   GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!vq->buflen)
+			goto err_buflen;
+	} else {
+		vq->buflen = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* No callback?  Tell other side not to bother us. */
 	if (!callback) {
 		vq->packed.event_flags_shadow = VRING_PACKED_EVENT_FLAG_DISABLE;
@@ -1769,6 +1815,8 @@ static struct virtqueue *vring_create_virtqueue_packed(
 	spin_unlock(&vdev->vqs_list_lock);
 	return &vq->vq;
 
+err_buflen:
+	kfree(vq->packed.desc_extra);
 err_desc_extra:
 	kfree(vq->packed.desc_state);
 err_desc_state:
@@ -2176,6 +2224,7 @@ struct virtqueue *__vring_new_virtqueue(unsigned int index,
 					void (*callback)(struct virtqueue *),
 					const char *name)
 {
+	struct virtio_driver *drv = drv_to_virtio(vdev->dev.driver);
 	struct vring_virtqueue *vq;
 
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED))
@@ -2235,6 +2284,15 @@ struct virtqueue *__vring_new_virtqueue(unsigned int index,
 	if (!vq->split.desc_extra)
 		goto err_extra;
 
+	if (!drv->suppress_used_validation || force_used_validation) {
+		vq->buflen = kmalloc_array(vring.num, sizeof(*vq->buflen),
+					   GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!vq->buflen)
+			goto err_buflen;
+	} else {
+		vq->buflen = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Put everything in free lists. */
 	vq->free_head = 0;
 	memset(vq->split.desc_state, 0, vring.num *
@@ -2245,6 +2303,8 @@ struct virtqueue *__vring_new_virtqueue(unsigned int index,
 	spin_unlock(&vdev->vqs_list_lock);
 	return &vq->vq;
 
+err_buflen:
+	kfree(vq->split.desc_extra);
 err_extra:
 	kfree(vq->split.desc_state);
 err_state:
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 41edbc01ffa4039524d5519caaa2f18e5884ca65..44d0e09da2d9f3421a8c26a133e55ae116e45cce 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ size_t virtio_max_dma_size(struct virtio_device *vdev);
  * @feature_table_size: number of entries in the feature table array.
  * @feature_table_legacy: same as feature_table but when working in legacy mode.
  * @feature_table_size_legacy: number of entries in feature table legacy array.
+ * @suppress_used_validation: set to not have core validate used length
  * @probe: the function to call when a device is found.  Returns 0 or -errno.
  * @scan: optional function to call after successful probe; intended
  *    for virtio-scsi to invoke a scan.
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ struct virtio_driver {
 	unsigned int feature_table_size;
 	const unsigned int *feature_table_legacy;
 	unsigned int feature_table_size_legacy;
+	bool suppress_used_validation;
 	int (*validate)(struct virtio_device *dev);
 	int (*probe)(struct virtio_device *dev);
 	void (*scan)(struct virtio_device *dev);