diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index 104b285..9ddfa760 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -62,16 +62,17 @@ int parse_bw(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 {
 	struct rdt_resource *r = s->res;
 	unsigned long bw_val;
+	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg = &d->staged_config;
 
-	if (d->have_new_ctrl) {
+	if (cfg->have_new_ctrl) {
 		rdt_last_cmd_printf("Duplicate domain %d\n", d->id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!bw_validate(data->buf, &bw_val, r))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	d->new_ctrl = bw_val;
-	d->have_new_ctrl = true;
+	cfg->new_ctrl = bw_val;
+	cfg->have_new_ctrl = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -129,11 +130,12 @@ static bool cbm_validate(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
 int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 	      struct rdt_domain *d)
 {
+	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg = &d->staged_config;
 	struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp = data->rdtgrp;
 	struct rdt_resource *r = s->res;
 	u32 cbm_val;
 
-	if (d->have_new_ctrl) {
+	if (cfg->have_new_ctrl) {
 		rdt_last_cmd_printf("Duplicate domain %d\n", d->id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -175,8 +177,8 @@ int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 		}
 	}
 
-	d->new_ctrl = cbm_val;
-	d->have_new_ctrl = true;
+	cfg->new_ctrl = cbm_val;
+	cfg->have_new_ctrl = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 static int parse_line(char *line, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 		      struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
 {
+	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg;
 	struct rdt_resource *r = s->res;
 	struct rdt_parse_data data;
 	char *dom = NULL, *id;
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@ static int parse_line(char *line, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 			if (r->parse_ctrlval(&data, s, d))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			if (rdtgrp->mode ==  RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
+				cfg = &d->staged_config;
 				/*
 				 * In pseudo-locking setup mode and just
 				 * parsed a valid CBM that should be
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ static int parse_line(char *line, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 				 */
 				rdtgrp->plr->s = s;
 				rdtgrp->plr->d = d;
-				rdtgrp->plr->cbm = d->new_ctrl;
+				rdtgrp->plr->cbm = cfg->new_ctrl;
 				d->plr = rdtgrp->plr;
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -239,14 +243,27 @@ static int parse_line(char *line, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static void apply_config(struct rdt_hw_domain *hw_dom,
+			 struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg, int closid,
+			 cpumask_var_t cpu_mask, bool mba_sc)
+{
+	struct rdt_domain *dom = &hw_dom->d_resctrl;
+	u32 *dc = !mba_sc ? hw_dom->ctrl_val : hw_dom->mbps_val;
+
+	if (cfg->new_ctrl != dc[closid]) {
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpumask_any(&dom->cpu_mask), cpu_mask);
+		dc[closid] = cfg->new_ctrl;
+	}
+}
+
 int update_domains(struct rdt_resource *r, int closid)
 {
+	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg;
 	struct rdt_hw_domain *hw_dom;
 	struct msr_param msr_param;
 	cpumask_var_t cpu_mask;
 	struct rdt_domain *d;
 	bool mba_sc;
-	u32 *dc;
 	int cpu;
 
 	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&cpu_mask, GFP_KERNEL))
@@ -259,11 +276,9 @@ int update_domains(struct rdt_resource *r, int closid)
 	mba_sc = is_mba_sc(r);
 	list_for_each_entry(d, &r->domains, list) {
 		hw_dom = resctrl_to_arch_dom(d);
-		dc = !mba_sc ? hw_dom->ctrl_val : hw_dom->mbps_val;
-		if (d->have_new_ctrl && d->new_ctrl != dc[closid]) {
-			cpumask_set_cpu(cpumask_any(&d->cpu_mask), cpu_mask);
-			dc[closid] = d->new_ctrl;
-		}
+		cfg = &hw_dom->d_resctrl.staged_config;
+		if (cfg->have_new_ctrl)
+			apply_config(hw_dom, cfg, closid, cpu_mask, mba_sc);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -335,7 +350,7 @@ ssize_t rdtgroup_schemata_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &resctrl_schema_all, list) {
 		list_for_each_entry(dom, &s->res->domains, list)
-			dom->have_new_ctrl = false;
+			memset(&dom->staged_config, 0, sizeof(dom->staged_config));
 	}
 
 	while ((tok = strsep(&buf, "\n")) != NULL) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 1f8c8d7..62cc82d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -2752,6 +2752,7 @@ static int __init_one_rdt_domain(struct rdt_domain *d, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 				 u32 closid)
 {
 	struct rdt_resource *r_cdp = NULL;
+	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg;
 	struct rdt_domain *d_cdp = NULL;
 	struct rdt_resource *r = s->res;
 	u32 used_b = 0, unused_b = 0;
@@ -2761,8 +2762,9 @@ static int __init_one_rdt_domain(struct rdt_domain *d, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 	int i;
 
 	rdt_cdp_peer_get(r, d, &r_cdp, &d_cdp);
-	d->have_new_ctrl = false;
-	d->new_ctrl = r->cache.shareable_bits;
+	cfg = &d->staged_config;
+	cfg->have_new_ctrl = false;
+	cfg->new_ctrl = r->cache.shareable_bits;
 	used_b = r->cache.shareable_bits;
 	ctrl = resctrl_to_arch_dom(d)->ctrl_val;
 	for (i = 0; i < closids_supported(); i++, ctrl++) {
@@ -2786,29 +2788,29 @@ static int __init_one_rdt_domain(struct rdt_domain *d, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 				peer_ctl = 0;
 			used_b |= *ctrl | peer_ctl;
 			if (mode == RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE)
-				d->new_ctrl |= *ctrl | peer_ctl;
+				cfg->new_ctrl |= *ctrl | peer_ctl;
 		}
 	}
 	if (d->plr && d->plr->cbm > 0)
 		used_b |= d->plr->cbm;
 	unused_b = used_b ^ (BIT_MASK(r->cache.cbm_len) - 1);
 	unused_b &= BIT_MASK(r->cache.cbm_len) - 1;
-	d->new_ctrl |= unused_b;
+	cfg->new_ctrl |= unused_b;
 	/*
 	 * Force the initial CBM to be valid, user can
 	 * modify the CBM based on system availability.
 	 */
-	d->new_ctrl = cbm_ensure_valid(d->new_ctrl, r);
+	cfg->new_ctrl = cbm_ensure_valid(cfg->new_ctrl, r);
 	/*
 	 * Assign the u32 CBM to an unsigned long to ensure that
 	 * bitmap_weight() does not access out-of-bound memory.
 	 */
-	tmp_cbm = d->new_ctrl;
+	tmp_cbm = cfg->new_ctrl;
 	if (bitmap_weight(&tmp_cbm, r->cache.cbm_len) < r->cache.min_cbm_bits) {
 		rdt_last_cmd_printf("No space on %s:%d\n", s->name, d->id);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
-	d->have_new_ctrl = true;
+	cfg->have_new_ctrl = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2840,11 +2842,13 @@ static int rdtgroup_init_cat(struct resctrl_schema *s, u32 closid)
 /* Initialize MBA resource with default values. */
 static void rdtgroup_init_mba(struct rdt_resource *r)
 {
+	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg;
 	struct rdt_domain *d;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(d, &r->domains, list) {
-		d->new_ctrl = is_mba_sc(r) ? MBA_MAX_MBPS : r->default_ctrl;
-		d->have_new_ctrl = true;
+		cfg = &d->staged_config;
+		cfg->new_ctrl = is_mba_sc(r) ? MBA_MAX_MBPS : r->default_ctrl;
+		cfg->have_new_ctrl = true;
 	}
 }