diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cpudata_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cpudata_64.h
index a6cfdabb6054..5b0ed48e5b0c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cpudata_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cpudata_64.h
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int	icache_line_size;
 	unsigned int	ecache_size;
 	unsigned int	ecache_line_size;
-	unsigned short	sock_id;
+	unsigned short	sock_id;	/* physical package */
 	unsigned short	core_id;
-	int		proc_id;
+	unsigned short  max_cache_id;	/* groupings of highest shared cache */
+	unsigned short	proc_id;	/* strand (aka HW thread) id */
 } cpuinfo_sparc;
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(cpuinfo_sparc, __cpu_data);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h
index bec481aaca16..7b4898a36eee 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h
@@ -44,14 +44,20 @@ int __node_distance(int, int);
 #define topology_physical_package_id(cpu)	(cpu_data(cpu).proc_id)
 #define topology_core_id(cpu)			(cpu_data(cpu).core_id)
 #define topology_core_cpumask(cpu)		(&cpu_core_sib_map[cpu])
+#define topology_core_cache_cpumask(cpu)	(&cpu_core_sib_cache_map[cpu])
 #define topology_sibling_cpumask(cpu)		(&per_cpu(cpu_sibling_map, cpu))
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 extern cpumask_t cpu_core_map[NR_CPUS];
 extern cpumask_t cpu_core_sib_map[NR_CPUS];
+extern cpumask_t cpu_core_sib_cache_map[NR_CPUS];
+
+/**
+ * Return cores that shares the last level cache.
+ */
 static inline const struct cpumask *cpu_coregroup_mask(int cpu)
 {
-        return &cpu_core_map[cpu];
+	return &cpu_core_sib_cache_map[cpu];
 }
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SPARC64_TOPOLOGY_H */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
index 11228861d9b4..8a6982dfd733 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
@@ -645,13 +645,20 @@ static void __mark_core_id(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node,
 		cpu_data(*id).core_id = core_id;
 }
 
-static void __mark_sock_id(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node,
-			   int sock_id)
+static void __mark_max_cache_id(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node,
+				int max_cache_id)
 {
 	const u64 *id = mdesc_get_property(hp, node, "id", NULL);
 
-	if (*id < num_possible_cpus())
-		cpu_data(*id).sock_id = sock_id;
+	if (*id < num_possible_cpus()) {
+		cpu_data(*id).max_cache_id = max_cache_id;
+
+		/**
+		 * On systems without explicit socket descriptions socket
+		 * is max_cache_id
+		 */
+		cpu_data(*id).sock_id = max_cache_id;
+	}
 }
 
 static void mark_core_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
@@ -660,10 +667,11 @@ static void mark_core_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 	find_back_node_value(hp, mp, "cpu", __mark_core_id, core_id, 10);
 }
 
-static void mark_sock_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
-			  int sock_id)
+static void mark_max_cache_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
+			       int max_cache_id)
 {
-	find_back_node_value(hp, mp, "cpu", __mark_sock_id, sock_id, 10);
+	find_back_node_value(hp, mp, "cpu", __mark_max_cache_id,
+			     max_cache_id, 10);
 }
 
 static void set_core_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp)
@@ -694,14 +702,15 @@ static void set_core_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp)
 	}
 }
 
-static int set_sock_ids_by_cache(struct mdesc_handle *hp, int level)
+static int set_max_cache_ids_by_cache(struct mdesc_handle *hp, int level)
 {
 	u64 mp;
 	int idx = 1;
 	int fnd = 0;
 
-	/* Identify unique sockets by looking for cpus backpointed to by
-	 * shared level n caches.
+	/**
+	 * Identify unique highest level of shared cache by looking for cpus
+	 * backpointed to by shared level N caches.
 	 */
 	mdesc_for_each_node_by_name(hp, mp, "cache") {
 		const u64 *cur_lvl;
@@ -709,8 +718,7 @@ static int set_sock_ids_by_cache(struct mdesc_handle *hp, int level)
 		cur_lvl = mdesc_get_property(hp, mp, "level", NULL);
 		if (*cur_lvl != level)
 			continue;
-
-		mark_sock_ids(hp, mp, idx);
+		mark_max_cache_ids(hp, mp, idx);
 		idx++;
 		fnd = 1;
 	}
@@ -745,15 +753,17 @@ static void set_sock_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp)
 {
 	u64 mp;
 
-	/* If machine description exposes sockets data use it.
-	 * Otherwise fallback to use shared L3 or L2 caches.
+	/**
+	 * Find the highest level of shared cache which pre-T7 is also
+	 * the socket.
 	 */
+	if (!set_max_cache_ids_by_cache(hp, 3))
+		set_max_cache_ids_by_cache(hp, 2);
+
+	/* If machine description exposes sockets data use it.*/
 	mp = mdesc_node_by_name(hp, MDESC_NODE_NULL, "sockets");
 	if (mp != MDESC_NODE_NULL)
-		return set_sock_ids_by_socket(hp, mp);
-
-	if (!set_sock_ids_by_cache(hp, 3))
-		set_sock_ids_by_cache(hp, 2);
+		set_sock_ids_by_socket(hp, mp);
 }
 
 static void mark_proc_ids(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp, int proc_id)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
index d3035ba6cd31..8182f7caf5b1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -63,9 +63,13 @@ cpumask_t cpu_core_map[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly =
 cpumask_t cpu_core_sib_map[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly = {
 	[0 ... NR_CPUS-1] = CPU_MASK_NONE };
 
+cpumask_t cpu_core_sib_cache_map[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly = {
+	[0 ... NR_CPUS - 1] = CPU_MASK_NONE };
+
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(cpu_sibling_map);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_core_map);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_core_sib_map);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_core_sib_cache_map);
 
 static cpumask_t smp_commenced_mask;
 
@@ -1265,6 +1269,10 @@ void smp_fill_in_sib_core_maps(void)
 		unsigned int j;
 
 		for_each_present_cpu(j)  {
+			if (cpu_data(i).max_cache_id ==
+			    cpu_data(j).max_cache_id)
+				cpumask_set_cpu(j, &cpu_core_sib_cache_map[i]);
+
 			if (cpu_data(i).sock_id == cpu_data(j).sock_id)
 				cpumask_set_cpu(j, &cpu_core_sib_map[i]);
 		}