// Used to pass parms from the OS to PLIC for SetAsrAndRfid
        u64     saved_gpr3;             // Saved GPR3                   x20-x27
        u64     saved_gpr4;             // Saved GPR4                   x28-x2F
-       u64     saved_gpr5;             // Saved GPR5                   x30-x37
+       union {
+               u64     saved_gpr5;     /* Saved GPR5               x30-x37 */
+               struct {
+                       u8      cede_latency_hint;  /*                  x30 */
+                       u8      reserved[7];        /*              x31-x36 */
+               } fields;
+       } gpr5_dword;
+
 
        u8      dtl_enable_mask;        // Dispatch Trace Log mask      x38-x38
        u8      donate_dedicated_cpu;   // Donate dedicated CPU cycles  x39-x39
 
        return plpar_hcall_norets(H_POLL_PENDING);
 }
 
+static inline u8 get_cede_latency_hint(void)
+{
+       return get_lppaca()->gpr5_dword.fields.cede_latency_hint;
+}
+
+static inline void set_cede_latency_hint(u8 latency_hint)
+{
+       get_lppaca()->gpr5_dword.fields.cede_latency_hint = latency_hint;
+}
+
 static inline long cede_processor(void)
 {
        return plpar_hcall_norets(H_CEDE);
 }
 
+static inline long extended_cede_processor(unsigned long latency_hint)
+{
+       long rc;
+       u8 old_latency_hint = get_cede_latency_hint();
+
+       set_cede_latency_hint(latency_hint);
+       rc = cede_processor();
+       set_cede_latency_hint(old_latency_hint);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
 static inline long vpa_call(unsigned long flags, unsigned long cpu,
                unsigned long vpa)
 {
 
                               ptrLpPaca->saved_srr0, ptrLpPaca->saved_srr1);
                        printf("    Saved Gpr3=%.16lx  Saved Gpr4=%.16lx \n",
                               ptrLpPaca->saved_gpr3, ptrLpPaca->saved_gpr4);
-                       printf("    Saved Gpr5=%.16lx \n", ptrLpPaca->saved_gpr5);
+                       printf("    Saved Gpr5=%.16lx \n",
+                               ptrLpPaca->gpr5_dword.saved_gpr5);
                }
 #endif