diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/os_info.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/os_info.h
index a4d2e103f116..d2f4ba67c006 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/os_info.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/os_info.h
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@
 #define OS_INFO_VMCOREINFO	0
 #define OS_INFO_REIPL_BLOCK	1
 #define OS_INFO_FLAGS_ENTRY	2
+#define OS_INFO_RESERVED	3
 
 #define OS_INFO_FLAG_REIPL_CLEAR	(1UL << 0)
 
 struct os_info_entry {
-	u64	addr;
+	union {
+		u64	addr;
+		u64	val;
+	};
 	u64	size;
 	u32	csum;
 } __packed;
@@ -33,17 +37,24 @@ struct os_info {
 	u16	version_minor;
 	u64	crashkernel_addr;
 	u64	crashkernel_size;
-	struct os_info_entry entry[3];
-	u8	reserved[4004];
+	struct os_info_entry entry[4];
+	u8	reserved[3984];
 } __packed;
 
 void os_info_init(void);
-void os_info_entry_add(int nr, void *ptr, u64 len);
+void os_info_entry_add_data(int nr, void *ptr, u64 len);
+void os_info_entry_add_val(int nr, u64 val);
 void os_info_crashkernel_add(unsigned long base, unsigned long size);
 u32 os_info_csum(struct os_info *os_info);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
 void *os_info_old_entry(int nr, unsigned long *size);
+static inline unsigned long os_info_old_value(int nr)
+{
+	unsigned long size;
+
+	return (unsigned long)os_info_old_entry(nr, &size);
+}
 #else
 static inline void *os_info_old_entry(int nr, unsigned long *size)
 {
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index 1486350a4177..7dc54571f18e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -1209,8 +1209,8 @@ static struct attribute_group reipl_nss_attr_group = {
 
 void set_os_info_reipl_block(void)
 {
-	os_info_entry_add(OS_INFO_REIPL_BLOCK, reipl_block_actual,
-			  reipl_block_actual->hdr.len);
+	os_info_entry_add_data(OS_INFO_REIPL_BLOCK, reipl_block_actual,
+			       reipl_block_actual->hdr.len);
 }
 
 /* reipl type */
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ static void dump_reipl_run(struct shutdown_trigger *trigger)
 	    reipl_type == IPL_TYPE_NSS ||
 	    reipl_type == IPL_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
 		os_info_flags |= OS_INFO_FLAG_REIPL_CLEAR;
-	os_info_entry_add(OS_INFO_FLAGS_ENTRY, &os_info_flags, sizeof(os_info_flags));
+	os_info_entry_add_data(OS_INFO_FLAGS_ENTRY, &os_info_flags, sizeof(os_info_flags));
 	csum = (__force unsigned int)cksm(reipl_block_actual, reipl_block_actual->hdr.len, 0);
 	abs_lc = get_abs_lowcore();
 	abs_lc->ipib = __pa(reipl_block_actual);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/os_info.c b/arch/s390/kernel/os_info.c
index a801e6bd5341..3800824f8466 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/os_info.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/os_info.c
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ void os_info_crashkernel_add(unsigned long base, unsigned long size)
 }
 
 /*
- * Add OS info entry and update checksum
+ * Add OS info data entry and update checksum
  */
-void os_info_entry_add(int nr, void *ptr, u64 size)
+void os_info_entry_add_data(int nr, void *ptr, u64 size)
 {
 	os_info.entry[nr].addr = __pa(ptr);
 	os_info.entry[nr].size = size;
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ void os_info_entry_add(int nr, void *ptr, u64 size)
 	os_info.csum = os_info_csum(&os_info);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Add OS info value entry and update checksum
+ */
+void os_info_entry_add_val(int nr, u64 value)
+{
+	os_info.entry[nr].val = value;
+	os_info.entry[nr].size = 0;
+	os_info.entry[nr].csum = 0;
+	os_info.csum = os_info_csum(&os_info);
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize OS info structure and set lowcore pointer
  */