diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h
index 3f83db2f6cf0..d8e90c8cb5fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h
@@ -28,28 +28,6 @@ struct kvm_decode {
 	bool sign_extend;
 };
 
-/*
- * The in-kernel MMIO emulation code wants to use a copy of run->mmio,
- * which is an anonymous type. Use our own type instead.
- */
-struct kvm_exit_mmio {
-	phys_addr_t	phys_addr;
-	u8		data[8];
-	u32		len;
-	bool		is_write;
-	void		*private;
-};
-
-static inline void kvm_prepare_mmio(struct kvm_run *run,
-				    struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio)
-{
-	run->mmio.phys_addr	= mmio->phys_addr;
-	run->mmio.len		= mmio->len;
-	run->mmio.is_write	= mmio->is_write;
-	memcpy(run->mmio.data, mmio->data, mmio->len);
-	run->exit_reason	= KVM_EXIT_MMIO;
-}
-
 int kvm_handle_mmio_return(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run);
 int io_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 		 phys_addr_t fault_ipa);
diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/mmio.c b/arch/arm/kvm/mmio.c
index 5d3bfc0eb3f0..974b1c606d04 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/mmio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/mmio.c
@@ -121,12 +121,11 @@ int kvm_handle_mmio_return(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int decode_hsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
-		      struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio)
+static int decode_hsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool *is_write, int *len)
 {
 	unsigned long rt;
-	int len;
-	bool is_write, sign_extend;
+	int access_size;
+	bool sign_extend;
 
 	if (kvm_vcpu_dabt_isextabt(vcpu)) {
 		/* cache operation on I/O addr, tell guest unsupported */
@@ -140,17 +139,15 @@ static int decode_hsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	len = kvm_vcpu_dabt_get_as(vcpu);
-	if (unlikely(len < 0))
-		return len;
+	access_size = kvm_vcpu_dabt_get_as(vcpu);
+	if (unlikely(access_size < 0))
+		return access_size;
 
-	is_write = kvm_vcpu_dabt_iswrite(vcpu);
+	*is_write = kvm_vcpu_dabt_iswrite(vcpu);
 	sign_extend = kvm_vcpu_dabt_issext(vcpu);
 	rt = kvm_vcpu_dabt_get_rd(vcpu);
 
-	mmio->is_write = is_write;
-	mmio->phys_addr = fault_ipa;
-	mmio->len = len;
+	*len = access_size;
 	vcpu->arch.mmio_decode.sign_extend = sign_extend;
 	vcpu->arch.mmio_decode.rt = rt;
 
@@ -165,20 +162,20 @@ static int decode_hsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
 int io_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 		 phys_addr_t fault_ipa)
 {
-	struct kvm_exit_mmio mmio;
 	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long rt;
 	int ret;
+	bool is_write;
+	int len;
+	u8 data_buf[8];
 
 	/*
-	 * Prepare MMIO operation. First stash it in a private
-	 * structure that we can use for in-kernel emulation. If the
-	 * kernel can't handle it, copy it into run->mmio and let user
-	 * space do its magic.
+	 * Prepare MMIO operation. First decode the syndrome data we get
+	 * from the CPU. Then try if some in-kernel emulation feels
+	 * responsible, otherwise let user space do its magic.
 	 */
-
 	if (kvm_vcpu_dabt_isvalid(vcpu)) {
-		ret = decode_hsr(vcpu, fault_ipa, &mmio);
+		ret = decode_hsr(vcpu, &is_write, &len);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	} else {
@@ -188,21 +185,34 @@ int io_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 
 	rt = vcpu->arch.mmio_decode.rt;
 
-	if (mmio.is_write) {
-		data = vcpu_data_guest_to_host(vcpu, *vcpu_reg(vcpu, rt),
-					       mmio.len);
+	if (is_write) {
+		data = vcpu_data_guest_to_host(vcpu, *vcpu_reg(vcpu, rt), len);
 
-		trace_kvm_mmio(KVM_TRACE_MMIO_WRITE, mmio.len,
-			       fault_ipa, data);
-		mmio_write_buf(mmio.data, mmio.len, data);
+		trace_kvm_mmio(KVM_TRACE_MMIO_WRITE, len, fault_ipa, data);
+		mmio_write_buf(data_buf, len, data);
+
+		ret = kvm_io_bus_write(vcpu, KVM_MMIO_BUS, fault_ipa, len,
+				       data_buf);
 	} else {
-		trace_kvm_mmio(KVM_TRACE_MMIO_READ_UNSATISFIED, mmio.len,
+		trace_kvm_mmio(KVM_TRACE_MMIO_READ_UNSATISFIED, len,
 			       fault_ipa, 0);
+
+		ret = kvm_io_bus_read(vcpu, KVM_MMIO_BUS, fault_ipa, len,
+				      data_buf);
 	}
 
-	if (vgic_handle_mmio(vcpu, run, &mmio))
-		return 1;
+	/* Now prepare kvm_run for the potential return to userland. */
+	run->mmio.is_write	= is_write;
+	run->mmio.phys_addr	= fault_ipa;
+	run->mmio.len		= len;
+	memcpy(run->mmio.data, data_buf, len);
 
-	kvm_prepare_mmio(run, &mmio);
+	if (!ret) {
+		/* We handled the access successfully in the kernel. */
+		kvm_handle_mmio_return(vcpu, run);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	run->exit_reason	= KVM_EXIT_MMIO;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h
index 9f52beb7cb13..889c908ee631 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_mmio.h
@@ -31,28 +31,6 @@ struct kvm_decode {
 	bool sign_extend;
 };
 
-/*
- * The in-kernel MMIO emulation code wants to use a copy of run->mmio,
- * which is an anonymous type. Use our own type instead.
- */
-struct kvm_exit_mmio {
-	phys_addr_t	phys_addr;
-	u8		data[8];
-	u32		len;
-	bool		is_write;
-	void		*private;
-};
-
-static inline void kvm_prepare_mmio(struct kvm_run *run,
-				    struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio)
-{
-	run->mmio.phys_addr	= mmio->phys_addr;
-	run->mmio.len		= mmio->len;
-	run->mmio.is_write	= mmio->is_write;
-	memcpy(run->mmio.data, mmio->data, mmio->len);
-	run->exit_reason	= KVM_EXIT_MMIO;
-}
-
 int kvm_handle_mmio_return(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run);
 int io_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 		 phys_addr_t fault_ipa);
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
index d6705f447c28..16ec2c8b784d 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ struct vgic_params {
 };
 
 struct vgic_vm_ops {
-	bool	(*handle_mmio)(struct kvm_vcpu *, struct kvm_run *,
-			       struct kvm_exit_mmio *);
 	bool	(*queue_sgi)(struct kvm_vcpu *, int irq);
 	void	(*add_sgi_source)(struct kvm_vcpu *, int irq, int source);
 	int	(*init_model)(struct kvm *);
@@ -313,8 +311,6 @@ struct vgic_cpu {
 
 struct kvm;
 struct kvm_vcpu;
-struct kvm_run;
-struct kvm_exit_mmio;
 
 int kvm_vgic_addr(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type, u64 *addr, bool write);
 int kvm_vgic_hyp_init(void);
@@ -330,8 +326,6 @@ int kvm_vgic_inject_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int cpuid, unsigned int irq_num,
 void vgic_v3_dispatch_sgi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 reg);
 int kvm_vgic_vcpu_pending_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_vgic_vcpu_active_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-bool vgic_handle_mmio(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
-		      struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio);
 
 #define irqchip_in_kernel(k)	(!!((k)->arch.vgic.in_kernel))
 #define vgic_initialized(k)	(!!((k)->arch.vgic.nr_cpus))
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v2-emul.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v2-emul.c
index 7460b376d090..13907970d11c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v2-emul.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v2-emul.c
@@ -404,24 +404,6 @@ static const struct vgic_io_range vgic_dist_ranges[] = {
 	{}
 };
 
-static bool vgic_v2_handle_mmio(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
-				struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio)
-{
-	unsigned long base = vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_dist_base;
-
-	if (!is_in_range(mmio->phys_addr, mmio->len, base,
-			 KVM_VGIC_V2_DIST_SIZE))
-		return false;
-
-	/* GICv2 does not support accesses wider than 32 bits */
-	if (mmio->len > 4) {
-		kvm_inject_dabt(vcpu, mmio->phys_addr);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return vgic_handle_mmio_range(vcpu, run, mmio, vgic_dist_ranges, base);
-}
-
 static void vgic_dispatch_sgi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 reg)
 {
 	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
@@ -580,7 +562,6 @@ void vgic_v2_init_emulation(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct vgic_dist *dist = &kvm->arch.vgic;
 
-	dist->vm_ops.handle_mmio = vgic_v2_handle_mmio;
 	dist->vm_ops.queue_sgi = vgic_v2_queue_sgi;
 	dist->vm_ops.add_sgi_source = vgic_v2_add_sgi_source;
 	dist->vm_ops.init_model = vgic_v2_init_model;
@@ -690,6 +671,7 @@ static int vgic_attr_regs_access(struct kvm_device *dev,
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, *tmp_vcpu;
 	struct vgic_dist *vgic;
 	struct kvm_exit_mmio mmio;
+	u32 data;
 
 	offset = attr->attr & KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_OFFSET_MASK;
 	cpuid = (attr->attr & KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CPUID_MASK) >>
@@ -711,6 +693,7 @@ static int vgic_attr_regs_access(struct kvm_device *dev,
 
 	mmio.len = 4;
 	mmio.is_write = is_write;
+	mmio.data = &data;
 	if (is_write)
 		mmio_data_write(&mmio, ~0, *reg);
 	switch (attr->group) {
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v3-emul.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v3-emul.c
index eb1a797cb9c1..e9c3a7a83833 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v3-emul.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic-v3-emul.c
@@ -708,40 +708,6 @@ static const struct vgic_io_range vgic_redist_ranges[] = {
 	{},
 };
 
-/*
- * This function splits accesses between the distributor and the two
- * redistributor parts (private/SPI). As each redistributor is accessible
- * from any CPU, we have to determine the affected VCPU by taking the faulting
- * address into account. We then pass this VCPU to the handler function via
- * the private parameter.
- */
-#define SGI_BASE_OFFSET SZ_64K
-static bool vgic_v3_handle_mmio(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
-				struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio)
-{
-	struct vgic_dist *dist = &vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic;
-	unsigned long dbase = dist->vgic_dist_base;
-	unsigned long rdbase = dist->vgic_redist_base;
-	int nrcpus = atomic_read(&vcpu->kvm->online_vcpus);
-	int vcpu_id;
-
-	if (is_in_range(mmio->phys_addr, mmio->len, dbase, GIC_V3_DIST_SIZE)) {
-		return vgic_handle_mmio_range(vcpu, run, mmio,
-					      vgic_v3_dist_ranges, dbase);
-	}
-
-	if (!is_in_range(mmio->phys_addr, mmio->len, rdbase,
-	    GIC_V3_REDIST_SIZE * nrcpus))
-		return false;
-
-	vcpu_id = (mmio->phys_addr - rdbase) / GIC_V3_REDIST_SIZE;
-	rdbase += (vcpu_id * GIC_V3_REDIST_SIZE);
-	mmio->private = kvm_get_vcpu(vcpu->kvm, vcpu_id);
-
-	return vgic_handle_mmio_range(vcpu, run, mmio, vgic_redist_ranges,
-				      rdbase);
-}
-
 static bool vgic_v3_queue_sgi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int irq)
 {
 	if (vgic_queue_irq(vcpu, 0, irq)) {
@@ -861,7 +827,6 @@ void vgic_v3_init_emulation(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct vgic_dist *dist = &kvm->arch.vgic;
 
-	dist->vm_ops.handle_mmio = vgic_v3_handle_mmio;
 	dist->vm_ops.queue_sgi = vgic_v3_queue_sgi;
 	dist->vm_ops.add_sgi_source = vgic_v3_add_sgi_source;
 	dist->vm_ops.init_model = vgic_v3_init_model;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
index e968179e592f..b70174e74868 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ static bool call_range_handler(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			       unsigned long offset,
 			       const struct vgic_io_range *range)
 {
-	u32 *data32 = (void *)mmio->data;
 	struct kvm_exit_mmio mmio32;
 	bool ret;
 
@@ -775,69 +774,16 @@ static bool call_range_handler(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	mmio32.private = mmio->private;
 
 	mmio32.phys_addr = mmio->phys_addr + 4;
-	if (mmio->is_write)
-		*(u32 *)mmio32.data = data32[1];
+	mmio32.data = &((u32 *)mmio->data)[1];
 	ret = range->handle_mmio(vcpu, &mmio32, offset + 4);
-	if (!mmio->is_write)
-		data32[1] = *(u32 *)mmio32.data;
 
 	mmio32.phys_addr = mmio->phys_addr;
-	if (mmio->is_write)
-		*(u32 *)mmio32.data = data32[0];
+	mmio32.data = &((u32 *)mmio->data)[0];
 	ret |= range->handle_mmio(vcpu, &mmio32, offset);
-	if (!mmio->is_write)
-		data32[0] = *(u32 *)mmio32.data;
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * vgic_handle_mmio_range - handle an in-kernel MMIO access
- * @vcpu:	pointer to the vcpu performing the access
- * @run:	pointer to the kvm_run structure
- * @mmio:	pointer to the data describing the access
- * @ranges:	array of MMIO ranges in a given region
- * @mmio_base:	base address of that region
- *
- * returns true if the MMIO access could be performed
- */
-bool vgic_handle_mmio_range(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
-			    struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio,
-			    const struct vgic_io_range *ranges,
-			    unsigned long mmio_base)
-{
-	const struct vgic_io_range *range;
-	struct vgic_dist *dist = &vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic;
-	bool updated_state;
-	unsigned long offset;
-
-	offset = mmio->phys_addr - mmio_base;
-	range = vgic_find_range(ranges, mmio->len, offset);
-	if (unlikely(!range || !range->handle_mmio)) {
-		pr_warn("Unhandled access %d %08llx %d\n",
-			mmio->is_write, mmio->phys_addr, mmio->len);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.lock);
-	offset -= range->base;
-	if (vgic_validate_access(dist, range, offset)) {
-		updated_state = call_range_handler(vcpu, mmio, offset, range);
-	} else {
-		if (!mmio->is_write)
-			memset(mmio->data, 0, mmio->len);
-		updated_state = false;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.lock);
-	kvm_prepare_mmio(run, mmio);
-	kvm_handle_mmio_return(vcpu, run);
-
-	if (updated_state)
-		vgic_kick_vcpus(vcpu->kvm);
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * vgic_handle_mmio_access - handle an in-kernel MMIO access
  * This is called by the read/write KVM IO device wrappers below.
@@ -873,23 +819,24 @@ static int vgic_handle_mmio_access(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	mmio.phys_addr = addr;
 	mmio.len = len;
 	mmio.is_write = is_write;
-	if (is_write)
-		memcpy(mmio.data, val, len);
+	mmio.data = val;
 	mmio.private = iodev->redist_vcpu;
 
 	spin_lock(&dist->lock);
 	offset -= range->base;
 	if (vgic_validate_access(dist, range, offset)) {
 		updated_state = call_range_handler(vcpu, &mmio, offset, range);
-		if (!is_write)
-			memcpy(val, mmio.data, len);
 	} else {
 		if (!is_write)
 			memset(val, 0, len);
 		updated_state = false;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dist->lock);
-	kvm_prepare_mmio(run, &mmio);
+	run->mmio.is_write	= is_write;
+	run->mmio.len		= len;
+	run->mmio.phys_addr	= addr;
+	memcpy(run->mmio.data, val, len);
+
 	kvm_handle_mmio_return(vcpu, run);
 
 	if (updated_state)
@@ -898,30 +845,6 @@ static int vgic_handle_mmio_access(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * vgic_handle_mmio - handle an in-kernel MMIO access for the GIC emulation
- * @vcpu:      pointer to the vcpu performing the access
- * @run:       pointer to the kvm_run structure
- * @mmio:      pointer to the data describing the access
- *
- * returns true if the MMIO access has been performed in kernel space,
- * and false if it needs to be emulated in user space.
- * Calls the actual handling routine for the selected VGIC model.
- */
-bool vgic_handle_mmio(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
-		      struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio)
-{
-	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
-		return false;
-
-	/*
-	 * This will currently call either vgic_v2_handle_mmio() or
-	 * vgic_v3_handle_mmio(), which in turn will call
-	 * vgic_handle_mmio_range() defined above.
-	 */
-	return vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.vm_ops.handle_mmio(vcpu, run, mmio);
-}
-
 static int vgic_handle_mmio_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				 struct kvm_io_device *this,
 				 gpa_t addr, int len, void *val)
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.h b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.h
index 28fa3aaf6367..0df74cbb6200 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.h
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.h
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ void vgic_set_vmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vgic_vmcr *vmcr);
 bool vgic_queue_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u8 sgi_source_id, int irq);
 void vgic_unqueue_irqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
+struct kvm_exit_mmio {
+	phys_addr_t	phys_addr;
+	void		*data;
+	u32		len;
+	bool		is_write;
+	void		*private;
+};
+
 void vgic_reg_access(struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio, u32 *reg,
 		     phys_addr_t offset, int mode);
 bool handle_mmio_raz_wi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio,
@@ -99,11 +107,6 @@ const
 struct vgic_io_range *vgic_find_range(const struct vgic_io_range *ranges,
 				      int len, gpa_t offset);
 
-bool vgic_handle_mmio_range(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
-			    struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio,
-			    const struct vgic_io_range *ranges,
-			    unsigned long mmio_base);
-
 bool vgic_handle_enable_reg(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio,
 			    phys_addr_t offset, int vcpu_id, int access);