diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 5a01d51..42d3240 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ struct apic {
 	u64	(*icr_read)(void);
 	void	(*icr_write)(u32 low, u32 high);
 
+	/* The limit of the APIC ID space. */
+	u32	max_apic_id;
+
 	/* Probe, setup and smpboot functions */
 	int	(*probe)(void);
 	int	(*acpi_madt_oem_check)(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
index 1da865f..b5e85bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static struct apic apic_flat __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= flat_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= 0xFE,
 	.get_apic_id			= flat_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= set_apic_id,
 
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ static struct apic apic_physflat __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= flat_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= 0xFE,
 	.get_apic_id			= flat_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= set_apic_id,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c
index 36c1e28..d49c10d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct apic apic_noop __ro_after_init = {
 
 	.phys_pkg_id			= noop_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= 0xFE,
 	.get_apic_id			= noop_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= NULL,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
index e879dbb..43cbc24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ static const struct apic apic_numachip1 __refconst = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= numachip_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= UINT_MAX,
 	.get_apic_id			= numachip1_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= numachip1_set_apic_id,
 
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ static const struct apic apic_numachip2 __refconst = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= numachip_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= UINT_MAX,
 	.get_apic_id			= numachip2_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= numachip2_set_apic_id,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
index 32984bf..5f7a94b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ static struct apic apic_bigsmp __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= bigsmp_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= 0xFE,
 	.get_apic_id			= bigsmp_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= NULL,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
index a861a77..7c4b5f7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static struct apic apic_default __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= default_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= 0xFE,
 	.get_apic_id			= default_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= NULL,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
index afd2676..036dd1c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ static struct apic apic_x2apic_cluster __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= x2apic_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= UINT_MAX,
 	.get_apic_id			= x2apic_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= x2apic_set_apic_id,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
index c40d19b..d6495ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ static struct apic apic_x2apic_phys __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= x2apic_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= UINT_MAX,
 	.get_apic_id			= x2apic_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= x2apic_set_apic_id,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index a8ed237..7d4eaa8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ static struct apic apic_x2apic_uv_x __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= default_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= uv_phys_pkg_id,
 
+	.max_apic_id			= UINT_MAX,
 	.get_apic_id			= x2apic_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id			= set_apic_id,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/apic.c b/arch/x86/xen/apic.c
index 0f71b2e..572814b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/apic.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static struct apic xen_pv_apic = {
 	.cpu_present_to_apicid		= xen_cpu_present_to_apicid,
 	.phys_pkg_id			= xen_phys_pkg_id, /* detect_ht */
 
+	.max_apic_id			= UINT_MAX,
 	.get_apic_id 			= xen_get_apic_id,
 	.set_apic_id 			= xen_set_apic_id, /* Can be NULL on 32-bit. */
 
