diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c
index df7d09409efe3a9512495b6c718ba0bbbebb39b3..8ca333f21292ee7dcb611591aed0e6f03421341b 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 
 #define GUEST_MAPPINGS_TRIES	5
 
+#define VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST \
+	(VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_KERNEL | VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_DRV | \
+	 VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_CON_DONT_KNOW | VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_NOT_GIVEN)
+
 /**
  * Reserves memory in which the VMM can relocate any guest mappings
  * that are floating around.
@@ -48,7 +52,8 @@ static void vbg_guest_mappings_init(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
 	int i, rc;
 
 	/* Query the required space. */
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_GET_HYPERVISOR_INFO);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_GET_HYPERVISOR_INFO,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return;
 
@@ -135,7 +140,8 @@ static void vbg_guest_mappings_exit(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
 	 * Tell the host that we're going to free the memory we reserved for
 	 * it, the free it up. (Leak the memory if anything goes wrong here.)
 	 */
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_HYPERVISOR_INFO);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_HYPERVISOR_INFO,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return;
 
@@ -172,8 +178,10 @@ static int vbg_report_guest_info(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
 	struct vmmdev_guest_info2 *req2 = NULL;
 	int rc, ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-	req1 = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req1), VMMDEVREQ_REPORT_GUEST_INFO);
-	req2 = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req2), VMMDEVREQ_REPORT_GUEST_INFO2);
+	req1 = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req1), VMMDEVREQ_REPORT_GUEST_INFO,
+			     VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
+	req2 = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req2), VMMDEVREQ_REPORT_GUEST_INFO2,
+			     VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req1 || !req2)
 		goto out_free;
 
@@ -187,8 +195,8 @@ static int vbg_report_guest_info(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
 	req2->additions_minor = VBG_VERSION_MINOR;
 	req2->additions_build = VBG_VERSION_BUILD;
 	req2->additions_revision = VBG_SVN_REV;
-	/* (no features defined yet) */
-	req2->additions_features = 0;
+	req2->additions_features =
+		VMMDEV_GUEST_INFO2_ADDITIONS_FEATURES_REQUESTOR_INFO;
 	strlcpy(req2->name, VBG_VERSION_STRING,
 		sizeof(req2->name));
 
@@ -230,7 +238,8 @@ static int vbg_report_driver_status(struct vbg_dev *gdev, bool active)
 	struct vmmdev_guest_status *req;
 	int rc;
 
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_REPORT_GUEST_STATUS);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_REPORT_GUEST_STATUS,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -423,7 +432,8 @@ static int vbg_heartbeat_host_config(struct vbg_dev *gdev, bool enabled)
 	struct vmmdev_heartbeat *req;
 	int rc;
 
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_HEARTBEAT_CONFIGURE);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_HEARTBEAT_CONFIGURE,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -457,7 +467,8 @@ static int vbg_heartbeat_init(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
 
 	gdev->guest_heartbeat_req = vbg_req_alloc(
 					sizeof(*gdev->guest_heartbeat_req),
-					VMMDEVREQ_GUEST_HEARTBEAT);
+					VMMDEVREQ_GUEST_HEARTBEAT,
+					VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!gdev->guest_heartbeat_req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -528,7 +539,8 @@ static int vbg_reset_host_event_filter(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	struct vmmdev_mask *req;
 	int rc;
 
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_CTL_GUEST_FILTER_MASK);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_CTL_GUEST_FILTER_MASK,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -567,8 +579,14 @@ static int vbg_set_session_event_filter(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	u32 changed, previous;
 	int rc, ret = 0;
 
-	/* Allocate a request buffer before taking the spinlock */
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_CTL_GUEST_FILTER_MASK);
+	/*
+	 * Allocate a request buffer before taking the spinlock, when
+	 * the session is being terminated the requestor is the kernel,
+	 * as we're cleaning up.
+	 */
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_CTL_GUEST_FILTER_MASK,
+			    session_termination ? VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST :
+						  session->requestor);
 	if (!req) {
 		if (!session_termination)
 			return -ENOMEM;
@@ -627,7 +645,8 @@ static int vbg_reset_host_capabilities(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
 	struct vmmdev_mask *req;
 	int rc;
 
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_GUEST_CAPABILITIES);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_GUEST_CAPABILITIES,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -662,8 +681,14 @@ static int vbg_set_session_capabilities(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	u32 changed, previous;
 	int rc, ret = 0;
 
-	/* Allocate a request buffer before taking the spinlock */
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_GUEST_CAPABILITIES);
+	/*
+	 * Allocate a request buffer before taking the spinlock, when
+	 * the session is being terminated the requestor is the kernel,
+	 * as we're cleaning up.
+	 */
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_GUEST_CAPABILITIES,
+			    session_termination ? VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST :
+						  session->requestor);
 	if (!req) {
 		if (!session_termination)
 			return -ENOMEM;
@@ -722,7 +747,8 @@ static int vbg_query_host_version(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
 	struct vmmdev_host_version *req;
 	int rc, ret;
 
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_GET_HOST_VERSION);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_GET_HOST_VERSION,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -783,19 +809,24 @@ int vbg_core_init(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 fixed_events)
 
 	gdev->mem_balloon.get_req =
 		vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*gdev->mem_balloon.get_req),
-			      VMMDEVREQ_GET_MEMBALLOON_CHANGE_REQ);
+			      VMMDEVREQ_GET_MEMBALLOON_CHANGE_REQ,
+			      VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	gdev->mem_balloon.change_req =
 		vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*gdev->mem_balloon.change_req),
-			      VMMDEVREQ_CHANGE_MEMBALLOON);
+			      VMMDEVREQ_CHANGE_MEMBALLOON,
+			      VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	gdev->cancel_req =
 		vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*(gdev->cancel_req)),
-			      VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CANCEL2);
+			      VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CANCEL2,
+			      VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	gdev->ack_events_req =
 		vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*gdev->ack_events_req),
-			      VMMDEVREQ_ACKNOWLEDGE_EVENTS);
+			      VMMDEVREQ_ACKNOWLEDGE_EVENTS,
+			      VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	gdev->mouse_status_req =
 		vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*gdev->mouse_status_req),
-			      VMMDEVREQ_GET_MOUSE_STATUS);
+			      VMMDEVREQ_GET_MOUSE_STATUS,
+			      VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 
 	if (!gdev->mem_balloon.get_req || !gdev->mem_balloon.change_req ||
 	    !gdev->cancel_req || !gdev->ack_events_req ||
@@ -892,9 +923,9 @@ void vbg_core_exit(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
  * vboxguest_linux.c calls this when userspace opens the char-device.
  * Return: A pointer to the new session or an ERR_PTR on error.
  * @gdev:		The Guest extension device.
- * @user:		Set if this is a session for the vboxuser device.
+ * @requestor:		VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_* flags
  */
-struct vbg_session *vbg_core_open_session(struct vbg_dev *gdev, bool user)
+struct vbg_session *vbg_core_open_session(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor)
 {
 	struct vbg_session *session;
 
@@ -903,7 +934,7 @@ struct vbg_session *vbg_core_open_session(struct vbg_dev *gdev, bool user)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	session->gdev = gdev;
-	session->user_session = user;
+	session->requestor = requestor;
 
 	return session;
 }
@@ -924,7 +955,9 @@ void vbg_core_close_session(struct vbg_session *session)
 		if (!session->hgcm_client_ids[i])
 			continue;
 
-		vbg_hgcm_disconnect(gdev, session->hgcm_client_ids[i], &rc);
+		/* requestor is kernel here, as we're cleaning up. */
+		vbg_hgcm_disconnect(gdev, VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST,
+				    session->hgcm_client_ids[i], &rc);
 	}
 
 	kfree(session);
@@ -1152,7 +1185,8 @@ static int vbg_req_allowed(struct vbg_dev *gdev, struct vbg_session *session,
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	if (trusted_apps_only && session->user_session) {
+	if (trusted_apps_only &&
+	    (session->requestor & VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USER_DEVICE)) {
 		vbg_err("Denying userspace vmm call type %#08x through vboxuser device node\n",
 			req->request_type);
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -1209,8 +1243,8 @@ static int vbg_ioctl_hgcm_connect(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(session->hgcm_client_ids))
 		return -EMFILE;
 
-	ret = vbg_hgcm_connect(gdev, &conn->u.in.loc, &client_id,
-			       &conn->hdr.rc);
+	ret = vbg_hgcm_connect(gdev, session->requestor, &conn->u.in.loc,
+			       &client_id, &conn->hdr.rc);
 
 	mutex_lock(&gdev->session_mutex);
 	if (ret == 0 && conn->hdr.rc >= 0) {
@@ -1251,7 +1285,8 @@ static int vbg_ioctl_hgcm_disconnect(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(session->hgcm_client_ids))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = vbg_hgcm_disconnect(gdev, client_id, &disconn->hdr.rc);
+	ret = vbg_hgcm_disconnect(gdev, session->requestor, client_id,
+				  &disconn->hdr.rc);
 
 	mutex_lock(&gdev->session_mutex);
 	if (ret == 0 && disconn->hdr.rc >= 0)
@@ -1313,12 +1348,12 @@ static int vbg_ioctl_hgcm_call(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMPAT) && f32bit)
-		ret = vbg_hgcm_call32(gdev, client_id,
+		ret = vbg_hgcm_call32(gdev, session->requestor, client_id,
 				      call->function, call->timeout_ms,
 				      VBG_IOCTL_HGCM_CALL_PARMS32(call),
 				      call->parm_count, &call->hdr.rc);
 	else
-		ret = vbg_hgcm_call(gdev, client_id,
+		ret = vbg_hgcm_call(gdev, session->requestor, client_id,
 				    call->function, call->timeout_ms,
 				    VBG_IOCTL_HGCM_CALL_PARMS(call),
 				    call->parm_count, &call->hdr.rc);
@@ -1408,6 +1443,7 @@ static int vbg_ioctl_check_balloon(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 }
 
 static int vbg_ioctl_write_core_dump(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
+				     struct vbg_session *session,
 				     struct vbg_ioctl_write_coredump *dump)
 {
 	struct vmmdev_write_core_dump *req;
@@ -1415,7 +1451,8 @@ static int vbg_ioctl_write_core_dump(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	if (vbg_ioctl_chk(&dump->hdr, sizeof(dump->u.in), 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_WRITE_COREDUMP);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_WRITE_COREDUMP,
+			    session->requestor);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1476,7 +1513,7 @@ int vbg_core_ioctl(struct vbg_session *session, unsigned int req, void *data)
 	case VBG_IOCTL_CHECK_BALLOON:
 		return vbg_ioctl_check_balloon(gdev, data);
 	case VBG_IOCTL_WRITE_CORE_DUMP:
-		return vbg_ioctl_write_core_dump(gdev, data);
+		return vbg_ioctl_write_core_dump(gdev, session, data);
 	}
 
 	/* Variable sized requests. */
@@ -1508,7 +1545,8 @@ int vbg_core_set_mouse_status(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 features)
 	struct vmmdev_mouse_status *req;
 	int rc;
 
-	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_MOUSE_STATUS);
+	req = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*req), VMMDEVREQ_SET_MOUSE_STATUS,
+			    VBG_KERNEL_REQUEST);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.h b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.h
index 7ad9ec45bfa9d649627f45e9410aebff43cd22c7..4188c12b839f7e74f845cc9524c1917b188dae95 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.h
+++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.h
@@ -154,15 +154,15 @@ struct vbg_session {
 	 * host. Protected by vbg_gdev.session_mutex.
 	 */
 	u32 guest_caps;
-	/** Does this session belong to a root process or a user one? */
-	bool user_session;
+	/** VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_* flags */
+	u32 requestor;
 	/** Set on CANCEL_ALL_WAITEVENTS, protected by vbg_devevent_spinlock. */
 	bool cancel_waiters;
 };
 
 int  vbg_core_init(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 fixed_events);
 void vbg_core_exit(struct vbg_dev *gdev);
-struct vbg_session *vbg_core_open_session(struct vbg_dev *gdev, bool user);
+struct vbg_session *vbg_core_open_session(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor);
 void vbg_core_close_session(struct vbg_session *session);
 int  vbg_core_ioctl(struct vbg_session *session, unsigned int req, void *data);
 int  vbg_core_set_mouse_status(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 features);
@@ -172,12 +172,13 @@ irqreturn_t vbg_core_isr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 void vbg_linux_mouse_event(struct vbg_dev *gdev);
 
 /* Private (non exported) functions form vboxguest_utils.c */
-void *vbg_req_alloc(size_t len, enum vmmdev_request_type req_type);
+void *vbg_req_alloc(size_t len, enum vmmdev_request_type req_type,
+		    u32 requestor);
 void vbg_req_free(void *req, size_t len);
 int vbg_req_perform(struct vbg_dev *gdev, void *req);
 int vbg_hgcm_call32(
-	struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 client_id, u32 function, u32 timeout_ms,
-	struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter32 *parm32, u32 parm_count,
-	int *vbox_status);
+	struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor, u32 client_id, u32 function,
+	u32 timeout_ms, struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter32 *parm32,
+	u32 parm_count, int *vbox_status);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c
index 6e2a9619192d2317f8f449fbb5f9c24d0699e3f8..6e8c0f1c1056296e983fd70af5de7c405392c3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2006-2016 Oracle Corporation
  */
 
+#include <linux/cred.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
@@ -28,6 +29,23 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(vbg_gdev_mutex);
 /** Global vbg_gdev pointer used by vbg_get/put_gdev. */
 static struct vbg_dev *vbg_gdev;
 
+static u32 vbg_misc_device_requestor(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	u32 requestor = VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USERMODE |
+			VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_CON_DONT_KNOW |
+			VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_NOT_GIVEN;
+
+	if (from_kuid(current_user_ns(), current->cred->uid) == 0)
+		requestor |= VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_ROOT;
+	else
+		requestor |= VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_USER;
+
+	if (in_egroup_p(inode->i_gid))
+		requestor |= VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_GRP_VBOX;
+
+	return requestor;
+}
+
 static int vbg_misc_device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct vbg_session *session;
@@ -36,7 +54,7 @@ static int vbg_misc_device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	/* misc_open sets filp->private_data to our misc device */
 	gdev = container_of(filp->private_data, struct vbg_dev, misc_device);
 
-	session = vbg_core_open_session(gdev, false);
+	session = vbg_core_open_session(gdev, vbg_misc_device_requestor(inode));
 	if (IS_ERR(session))
 		return PTR_ERR(session);
 
@@ -53,7 +71,8 @@ static int vbg_misc_device_user_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	gdev = container_of(filp->private_data, struct vbg_dev,
 			    misc_device_user);
 
-	session = vbg_core_open_session(gdev, false);
+	session = vbg_core_open_session(gdev, vbg_misc_device_requestor(inode) |
+					      VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USER_DEVICE);
 	if (IS_ERR(session))
 		return PTR_ERR(session);
 
@@ -115,7 +134,8 @@ static long vbg_misc_device_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int req,
 			 req == VBG_IOCTL_VMMDEV_REQUEST_BIG;
 
 	if (is_vmmdev_req)
-		buf = vbg_req_alloc(size, VBG_IOCTL_HDR_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+		buf = vbg_req_alloc(size, VBG_IOCTL_HDR_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+				    session->requestor);
 	else
 		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_utils.c b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_utils.c
index bf4474214b4d31bb708c3d9c302d6ce415e17c7a..75fd140b02ff8aa41816a1f0284a4926c214df7e 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_utils.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ VBG_LOG(vbg_err, pr_err);
 VBG_LOG(vbg_debug, pr_debug);
 #endif
 
-void *vbg_req_alloc(size_t len, enum vmmdev_request_type req_type)
+void *vbg_req_alloc(size_t len, enum vmmdev_request_type req_type,
+		    u32 requestor)
 {
 	struct vmmdev_request_header *req;
 	int order = get_order(PAGE_ALIGN(len));
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ void *vbg_req_alloc(size_t len, enum vmmdev_request_type req_type)
 	req->request_type = req_type;
 	req->rc = VERR_GENERAL_FAILURE;
 	req->reserved1 = 0;
-	req->reserved2 = 0;
+	req->requestor = requestor;
 
 	return req;
 }
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ static bool hgcm_req_done(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	return done;
 }
 
-int vbg_hgcm_connect(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
+int vbg_hgcm_connect(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor,
 		     struct vmmdev_hgcm_service_location *loc,
 		     u32 *client_id, int *vbox_status)
 {
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ int vbg_hgcm_connect(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 	int rc;
 
 	hgcm_connect = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*hgcm_connect),
-				     VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CONNECT);
+				     VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CONNECT, requestor);
 	if (!hgcm_connect)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -153,13 +154,15 @@ int vbg_hgcm_connect(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vbg_hgcm_connect);
 
-int vbg_hgcm_disconnect(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 client_id, int *vbox_status)
+int vbg_hgcm_disconnect(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor,
+			u32 client_id, int *vbox_status)
 {
 	struct vmmdev_hgcm_disconnect *hgcm_disconnect = NULL;
 	int rc;
 
 	hgcm_disconnect = vbg_req_alloc(sizeof(*hgcm_disconnect),
-					VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_DISCONNECT);
+					VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_DISCONNECT,
+					requestor);
 	if (!hgcm_disconnect)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -593,9 +596,10 @@ static int hgcm_call_copy_back_result(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int vbg_hgcm_call(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 client_id, u32 function,
-		  u32 timeout_ms, struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter *parms,
-		  u32 parm_count, int *vbox_status)
+int vbg_hgcm_call(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor, u32 client_id,
+		  u32 function, u32 timeout_ms,
+		  struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter *parms, u32 parm_count,
+		  int *vbox_status)
 {
 	struct vmmdev_hgcm_call *call;
 	void **bounce_bufs = NULL;
@@ -615,7 +619,7 @@ int vbg_hgcm_call(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 client_id, u32 function,
 		goto free_bounce_bufs;
 	}
 
-	call = vbg_req_alloc(size, VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CALL);
+	call = vbg_req_alloc(size, VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CALL, requestor);
 	if (!call) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_bounce_bufs;
@@ -647,9 +651,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vbg_hgcm_call);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 int vbg_hgcm_call32(
-	struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 client_id, u32 function, u32 timeout_ms,
-	struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter32 *parm32, u32 parm_count,
-	int *vbox_status)
+	struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor, u32 client_id, u32 function,
+	u32 timeout_ms, struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter32 *parm32,
+	u32 parm_count, int *vbox_status)
 {
 	struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter *parm64 = NULL;
 	u32 i, size;
@@ -689,7 +693,7 @@ int vbg_hgcm_call32(
 			goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	ret = vbg_hgcm_call(gdev, client_id, function, timeout_ms,
+	ret = vbg_hgcm_call(gdev, requestor, client_id, function, timeout_ms,
 			    parm64, parm_count, vbox_status);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_free;
diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_version.h b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_version.h
index 77f0c8f8a23112f1d3c16b237514237767bab398..84834dad38d5c431d161607989080e758bb62b7b 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_version.h
+++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_version.h
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@
 #ifndef __VBOX_VERSION_H__
 #define __VBOX_VERSION_H__
 
-/* Last synced October 4th 2017 */
-#define VBG_VERSION_MAJOR 5
-#define VBG_VERSION_MINOR 2
+#define VBG_VERSION_MAJOR 6
+#define VBG_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define VBG_VERSION_BUILD 0
-#define VBG_SVN_REV 68940
-#define VBG_VERSION_STRING "5.2.0"
+#define VBG_SVN_REV 127566
+#define VBG_VERSION_STRING "6.0.0"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vmmdev.h b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vmmdev.h
index 5e2ae978935de3630cfda2184534bb838620ea6f..6337b8d75d960bdefc5c8119a187d185ff918dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vmmdev.h
+++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vmmdev.h
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ struct vmmdev_request_header {
 	s32 rc;
 	/** Reserved field no.1. MBZ. */
 	u32 reserved1;
-	/** Reserved field no.2. MBZ. */
-	u32 reserved2;
+	/** IN: Requestor information (VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_*) */
+	u32 requestor;
 };
 VMMDEV_ASSERT_SIZE(vmmdev_request_header, 24);
 
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ struct vmmdev_guest_info {
 };
 VMMDEV_ASSERT_SIZE(vmmdev_guest_info, 24 + 8);
 
+#define VMMDEV_GUEST_INFO2_ADDITIONS_FEATURES_REQUESTOR_INFO	BIT(0)
+
 /** struct vmmdev_guestinfo2 - Guest information report, version 2. */
 struct vmmdev_guest_info2 {
 	/** Header. */
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ struct vmmdev_guest_info2 {
 	u32 additions_build;
 	/** SVN revision. */
 	u32 additions_revision;
-	/** Feature mask, currently unused. */
+	/** Feature mask. */
 	u32 additions_features;
 	/**
 	 * The intentional meaning of this field was:
diff --git a/include/linux/vbox_utils.h b/include/linux/vbox_utils.h
index a240ed2a0372c20281e03a45fe49dea6a2fd60a3..ff56c443180cd6d35ec6f354ea2d519ce5443b83 100644
--- a/include/linux/vbox_utils.h
+++ b/include/linux/vbox_utils.h
@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@ __printf(1, 2) void vbg_debug(const char *fmt, ...);
 #define vbg_debug pr_debug
 #endif
 
-int vbg_hgcm_connect(struct vbg_dev *gdev,
+int vbg_hgcm_connect(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor,
 		     struct vmmdev_hgcm_service_location *loc,
 		     u32 *client_id, int *vbox_status);
 
-int vbg_hgcm_disconnect(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 client_id, int *vbox_status);
+int vbg_hgcm_disconnect(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor,
+			u32 client_id, int *vbox_status);
 
-int vbg_hgcm_call(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 client_id, u32 function,
-		  u32 timeout_ms, struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter *parms,
-		  u32 parm_count, int *vbox_status);
+int vbg_hgcm_call(struct vbg_dev *gdev, u32 requestor, u32 client_id,
+		  u32 function, u32 timeout_ms,
+		  struct vmmdev_hgcm_function_parameter *parms, u32 parm_count,
+		  int *vbox_status);
 
 /**
  * Convert a VirtualBox status code to a standard Linux kernel return value.
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vbox_vmmdev_types.h b/include/uapi/linux/vbox_vmmdev_types.h
index 0e68024f36c712dcb295f6214914ea5dc3371a25..26f39816af14c149ab1d8be5842112f4bf36c18c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/vbox_vmmdev_types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/vbox_vmmdev_types.h
@@ -102,6 +102,66 @@ enum vmmdev_request_type {
 #define VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CALL VMMDEVREQ_HGCM_CALL32
 #endif
 
+/* vmmdev_request_header.requestor defines */
+
+/* Requestor user not given. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_NOT_GIVEN                      0x00000000
+/* The kernel driver (vboxguest) is the requestor. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_DRV                            0x00000001
+/* Some other kernel driver is the requestor. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_DRV_OTHER                      0x00000002
+/* The root or a admin user is the requestor. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_ROOT                           0x00000003
+/* Regular joe user is making the request. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_USER                           0x00000006
+/* User classification mask. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_MASK                           0x00000007
+
+/* Kernel mode request. Note this is 0, check for !USERMODE instead. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_KERNEL                             0x00000000
+/* User mode request. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USERMODE                           0x00000008
+/* User or kernel mode classification mask. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_MODE_MASK                          0x00000008
+
+/* Don't know the physical console association of the requestor. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_CON_DONT_KNOW                      0x00000000
+/*
+ * The request originates with a process that is NOT associated with the
+ * physical console.
+ */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_CON_NO                             0x00000010
+/* Requestor process is associated with the physical console. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_CON_YES                            0x00000020
+/* Console classification mask. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_CON_MASK                           0x00000030
+
+/* Requestor is member of special VirtualBox user group. */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_GRP_VBOX                           0x00000080
+
+/* Note: trust level is for windows guests only, linux always uses not-given */
+/* Requestor trust level: Unspecified */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_NOT_GIVEN                    0x00000000
+/* Requestor trust level: Untrusted (SID S-1-16-0) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_UNTRUSTED                    0x00001000
+/* Requestor trust level: Untrusted (SID S-1-16-4096) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_LOW                          0x00002000
+/* Requestor trust level: Medium (SID S-1-16-8192) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_MEDIUM                       0x00003000
+/* Requestor trust level: Medium plus (SID S-1-16-8448) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_MEDIUM_PLUS                  0x00004000
+/* Requestor trust level: High (SID S-1-16-12288) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_HIGH                         0x00005000
+/* Requestor trust level: System (SID S-1-16-16384) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_SYSTEM                       0x00006000
+/* Requestor trust level >= Protected (SID S-1-16-20480, S-1-16-28672) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_PROTECTED                    0x00007000
+/* Requestor trust level mask */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_MASK                         0x00007000
+
+/* Requestor is using the less trusted user device node (/dev/vboxuser) */
+#define VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USER_DEVICE                        0x00008000
+
 /** HGCM service location types. */
 enum vmmdev_hgcm_service_location_type {
 	VMMDEV_HGCM_LOC_INVALID    = 0,