*/
 unsigned int kvm_mips_config1_wrmask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-       /* Read-only */
-       return 0;
+       unsigned int mask = 0;
+
+       /* Permit FPU to be present if FPU is supported */
+       if (kvm_mips_guest_can_have_fpu(&vcpu->arch))
+               mask |= MIPS_CONF1_FP;
+
+       return mask;
 }
 
 /**
  */
 unsigned int kvm_mips_config5_wrmask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-       /* Read-only */
-       return 0;
+       unsigned int mask = 0;
+
+       /*
+        * Permit guest FPU mode changes if FPU is enabled and the relevant
+        * feature exists according to FIR register.
+        */
+       if (kvm_mips_guest_has_fpu(&vcpu->arch)) {
+               if (cpu_has_fre)
+                       mask |= MIPS_CONF5_FRE;
+               /* We don't support UFR or UFE */
+       }
+
+       return mask;
 }
 
 enum emulation_result kvm_mips_emulate_CP0(uint32_t inst, uint32_t *opc,
                                kvm_mips_write_compare(vcpu,
                                                       vcpu->arch.gprs[rt]);
                        } else if ((rd == MIPS_CP0_STATUS) && (sel == 0)) {
-                               kvm_write_c0_guest_status(cop0,
-                                                         vcpu->arch.gprs[rt]);
+                               unsigned int old_val, val, change;
+
+                               old_val = kvm_read_c0_guest_status(cop0);
+                               val = vcpu->arch.gprs[rt];
+                               change = val ^ old_val;
+
+                               /* Make sure that the NMI bit is never set */
+                               val &= ~ST0_NMI;
+
+                               /*
+                                * Don't allow CU1 or FR to be set unless FPU
+                                * capability enabled and exists in guest
+                                * configuration.
+                                */
+                               if (!kvm_mips_guest_has_fpu(&vcpu->arch))
+                                       val &= ~(ST0_CU1 | ST0_FR);
+
+                               /*
+                                * Also don't allow FR to be set if host doesn't
+                                * support it.
+                                */
+                               if (!(current_cpu_data.fpu_id & MIPS_FPIR_F64))
+                                       val &= ~ST0_FR;
+
+
+                               /* Handle changes in FPU mode */
+                               preempt_disable();
+
                                /*
-                                * Make sure that CU1 and NMI bits are
-                                * never set
+                                * FPU and Vector register state is made
+                                * UNPREDICTABLE by a change of FR, so don't
+                                * even bother saving it.
                                 */
-                               kvm_clear_c0_guest_status(cop0,
-                                                         (ST0_CU1 | ST0_NMI));
+                               if (change & ST0_FR)
+                                       kvm_drop_fpu(vcpu);
+
+                               /*
+                                * Propagate CU1 (FPU enable) changes
+                                * immediately if the FPU context is already
+                                * loaded. When disabling we leave the context
+                                * loaded so it can be quickly enabled again in
+                                * the near future.
+                                */
+                               if (change & ST0_CU1 &&
+                                   vcpu->arch.fpu_inuse & KVM_MIPS_FPU_FPU)
+                                       change_c0_status(ST0_CU1, val);
+
+                               preempt_enable();
+
+                               kvm_write_c0_guest_status(cop0, val);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_MIPS_DYN_TRANS
-                               kvm_mips_trans_mtc0(inst, opc, vcpu);
+                               /*
+                                * If FPU present, we need CU1/FR bits to take
+                                * effect fairly soon.
+                                */
+                               if (!kvm_mips_guest_has_fpu(&vcpu->arch))
+                                       kvm_mips_trans_mtc0(inst, opc, vcpu);
 #endif
+                       } else if ((rd == MIPS_CP0_CONFIG) && (sel == 5)) {
+                               unsigned int old_val, val, change, wrmask;
+
+                               old_val = kvm_read_c0_guest_config5(cop0);
+                               val = vcpu->arch.gprs[rt];
+
+                               /* Only a few bits are writable in Config5 */
+                               wrmask = kvm_mips_config5_wrmask(vcpu);
+                               change = (val ^ old_val) & wrmask;
+                               val = old_val ^ change;
+
+
+                               /* Handle changes in FPU modes */
+                               preempt_disable();
+
+                               /*
+                                * Propagate FRE changes immediately if the FPU
+                                * context is already loaded.
+                                */
+                               if (change & MIPS_CONF5_FRE &&
+                                   vcpu->arch.fpu_inuse & KVM_MIPS_FPU_FPU)
+                                       change_c0_config5(MIPS_CONF5_FRE, val);
+
+                               preempt_enable();
+
+                               kvm_write_c0_guest_config5(cop0, val);
                        } else if ((rd == MIPS_CP0_CAUSE) && (sel == 0)) {
                                uint32_t old_cause, new_cause;