struct {
 #define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN       1
 #define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET          2
+#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_CRASH          3
                        __u32 type;
                        __u64 flags;
                } system_event;
   KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET -- the guest has requested a reset of the VM.
    As with SHUTDOWN, userspace can choose to ignore the request, or
    to schedule the reset to occur in the future and may call KVM_RUN again.
+  KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_CRASH -- the guest crash occurred and the guest
+   has requested a crash condition maintenance. Userspace can choose
+   to ignore the request, or to gather VM memory core dump and/or
+   reset/shutdown of the VM.
 
                /* Fix the size of the union. */
                char padding[256];
 
                        vcpu_scan_ioapic(vcpu);
                if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_APIC_PAGE_RELOAD, vcpu))
                        kvm_vcpu_reload_apic_access_page(vcpu);
+               if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_HV_CRASH, vcpu)) {
+                       vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_SYSTEM_EVENT;
+                       vcpu->run->system_event.type = KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_CRASH;
+                       r = 0;
+                       goto out;
+               }
        }
 
        if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, vcpu) || req_int_win) {
 
 #define KVM_REQ_DISABLE_IBS       24
 #define KVM_REQ_APIC_PAGE_RELOAD  25
 #define KVM_REQ_SMI               26
+#define KVM_REQ_HV_CRASH          27
 
 #define KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID            0
 #define KVM_IRQFD_RESAMPLE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID       1
 
                struct {
 #define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN       1
 #define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET          2
+#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_CRASH          3
                        __u32 type;
                        __u64 flags;
                } system_event;