diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index 10a52d173e4fcdd1e97543faab05d63d7916035a..cbbd751bcc385f99008d6cf2d8078fe7cde6f239 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -922,9 +922,10 @@ static __init void rdt_init_res_defs_intel(void)
 		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L3CODE ||
 		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2 ||
 		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2DATA ||
-		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2CODE)
-			r->cbm_validate = cbm_validate_intel;
-		else if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
+		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2CODE) {
+			r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmaps = false;
+			r->cache.arch_has_empty_bitmaps = false;
+		} else if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
 			r->msr_base = MSR_IA32_MBA_THRTL_BASE;
 			r->msr_update = mba_wrmsr_intel;
 		}
@@ -941,9 +942,10 @@ static __init void rdt_init_res_defs_amd(void)
 		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L3CODE ||
 		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2 ||
 		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2DATA ||
-		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2CODE)
-			r->cbm_validate = cbm_validate_amd;
-		else if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
+		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2CODE) {
+			r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmaps = true;
+			r->cache.arch_has_empty_bitmaps = true;
+		} else if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
 			r->msr_base = MSR_IA32_MBA_BW_BASE;
 			r->msr_update = mba_wrmsr_amd;
 		}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index b0e24cb6f85c477b84ec7e422b65d9e2ab883603..c877642e8a147560dd561b7fd5c5236bb8cd8dcb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ int parse_bw(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct rdt_resource *r,
 }
 
 /*
- * Check whether a cache bit mask is valid. The SDM says:
+ * Check whether a cache bit mask is valid.
+ * For Intel the SDM says:
  *	Please note that all (and only) contiguous '1' combinations
  *	are allowed (e.g. FFFFH, 0FF0H, 003CH, etc.).
  * Additionally Haswell requires at least two bits set.
+ * AMD allows non-contiguous bitmasks.
  */
-bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
+static bool cbm_validate(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
 {
 	unsigned long first_bit, zero_bit, val;
 	unsigned int cbm_len = r->cache.cbm_len;
@@ -93,7 +95,8 @@ bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (val == 0 || val > r->default_ctrl) {
+	if ((!r->cache.arch_has_empty_bitmaps && val == 0) ||
+	    val > r->default_ctrl) {
 		rdt_last_cmd_puts("Mask out of range\n");
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -101,7 +104,9 @@ bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
 	first_bit = find_first_bit(&val, cbm_len);
 	zero_bit = find_next_zero_bit(&val, cbm_len, first_bit);
 
-	if (find_next_bit(&val, cbm_len, zero_bit) < cbm_len) {
+	/* Are non-contiguous bitmaps allowed? */
+	if (!r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmaps &&
+	    (find_next_bit(&val, cbm_len, zero_bit) < cbm_len)) {
 		rdt_last_cmd_printf("The mask %lx has non-consecutive 1-bits\n", val);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -116,30 +121,6 @@ bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
 	return true;
 }
 
-/*
- * Check whether a cache bit mask is valid. AMD allows non-contiguous
- * bitmasks
- */
-bool cbm_validate_amd(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
-{
-	unsigned long val;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 16, &val);
-	if (ret) {
-		rdt_last_cmd_printf("Non-hex character in the mask %s\n", buf);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (val > r->default_ctrl) {
-		rdt_last_cmd_puts("Mask out of range\n");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	*data = val;
-	return true;
-}
-
 /*
  * Read one cache bit mask (hex). Check that it is valid for the current
  * resource type.
@@ -165,7 +146,7 @@ int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct rdt_resource *r,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!r->cbm_validate(data->buf, &cbm_val, r))
+	if (!cbm_validate(data->buf, &cbm_val, r))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE ||
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index 21f43994b56d4421e5d9869ff456f2c9514acf83..0b4829484c9e9593e06dd32b2a716751b90578e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ struct msr_param {
  *			in a cache bit mask
  * @shareable_bits:	Bitmask of shareable resource with other
  *			executing entities
+ * @arch_has_sparse_bitmaps:	True if a bitmap like f00f is valid.
+ * @arch_has_empty_bitmaps:	True if the '0' bitmap is valid.
  */
 struct rdt_cache {
 	unsigned int	cbm_len;
@@ -365,6 +367,8 @@ struct rdt_cache {
 	unsigned int	cbm_idx_mult;
 	unsigned int	cbm_idx_offset;
 	unsigned int	shareable_bits;
+	bool		arch_has_sparse_bitmaps;
+	bool		arch_has_empty_bitmaps;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -434,7 +438,6 @@ struct rdt_parse_data {
  * @cache:		Cache allocation related data
  * @format_str:		Per resource format string to show domain value
  * @parse_ctrlval:	Per resource function pointer to parse control values
- * @cbm_validate	Cache bitmask validate function
  * @evt_list:		List of monitoring events
  * @num_rmid:		Number of RMIDs available
  * @mon_scale:		cqm counter * mon_scale = occupancy in bytes
@@ -461,7 +464,6 @@ struct rdt_resource {
 	int (*parse_ctrlval)(struct rdt_parse_data *data,
 			     struct rdt_resource *r,
 			     struct rdt_domain *d);
-	bool (*cbm_validate)(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r);
 	struct list_head	evt_list;
 	int			num_rmid;
 	unsigned int		mon_scale;
@@ -604,8 +606,6 @@ void cqm_setup_limbo_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms);
 void cqm_handle_limbo(struct work_struct *work);
 bool has_busy_rmid(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d);
 void __check_limbo(struct rdt_domain *d, bool force_free);
-bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r);
-bool cbm_validate_amd(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r);
 void rdt_domain_reconfigure_cdp(struct rdt_resource *r);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_RESCTRL_INTERNAL_H */