2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index 2499867dd0d8..df3f60cb1168 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -195,8 +195,14 @@ struct kvm_arch_memory_slot {
 #define KVM_ARM_IRQ_CPU_IRQ             0
 #define KVM_ARM_IRQ_CPU_FIQ             1
 
-/* Highest supported SPI, from VGIC_NR_IRQS */
+/*
+ * This used to hold the highest supported SPI, but it is now obsolete
+ * and only here to provide source code level compatibility with older
+ * userland. The highest SPI number can be set via KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_NR_IRQS.
+ */
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
 #define KVM_ARM_IRQ_GIC_MAX             127
+#endif
 
 /* One single KVM irqchip, ie. the VGIC */
 #define KVM_NR_IRQCHIPS          1
diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index 6f536451ab78..d9631ecddd56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -671,8 +671,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_irq_line(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irq_level *irq_level,
                 if (!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm))
                         return -ENXIO;
 
-                if (irq_num < VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS ||
-                    irq_num > KVM_ARM_IRQ_GIC_MAX)
+                if (irq_num < VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
                         return -EINVAL;
 
                 return kvm_vgic_inject_irq(kvm, 0, irq_num, level);