diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index b44b36e..f0c47da 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@
 			struct page *pg = virt_to_page(vdso32_kbase +
 						       i*PAGE_SIZE);
 			struct page *upg = (vma && vma->vm_mm) ?
-				follow_page(vma->vm_mm, vma->vm_start +
-					    i*PAGE_SIZE, 0)
+				follow_page(vma, vma->vm_start + i*PAGE_SIZE, 0)
 				: NULL;
 			dump_one_vdso_page(pg, upg);
 		}
@@ -157,8 +156,7 @@
 			struct page *pg = virt_to_page(vdso64_kbase +
 						       i*PAGE_SIZE);
 			struct page *upg = (vma && vma->vm_mm) ?
-				follow_page(vma->vm_mm, vma->vm_start +
-					    i*PAGE_SIZE, 0)
+				follow_page(vma, vma->vm_start + i*PAGE_SIZE, 0)
 				: NULL;
 			dump_one_vdso_page(pg, upg);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index 29c3b63..91dd669 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
 
 		if (vma->vm_start > addr || (vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE) == 0)
 			goto out_up;
-		if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_SHARED | VM_HUGETLB | VM_UNPAGED))
+		if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_SHARED | VM_HUGETLB))
 			break;
 		count = vma->vm_end - addr;
 		if (count > size)
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 9ab97ce..50bd5a8f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -402,12 +402,11 @@
 /*
  * Calculate numa node maps for a vma
  */
-static struct numa_maps *get_numa_maps(const struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static struct numa_maps *get_numa_maps(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
+	int i;
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long vaddr;
-	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
-	int i;
 	struct numa_maps *md = kmalloc(sizeof(struct numa_maps), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!md)
@@ -420,7 +419,7 @@
 		md->node[i] =0;
 
  	for (vaddr = vma->vm_start; vaddr < vma->vm_end; vaddr += PAGE_SIZE) {
-		page = follow_page(mm, vaddr, 0);
+		page = follow_page(vma, vaddr, 0);
 		if (page) {
 			int count = page_mapcount(page);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index f0cdfd1..6a75a7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 #define VM_GROWSDOWN	0x00000100	/* general info on the segment */
 #define VM_GROWSUP	0x00000200
 #define VM_SHM		0x00000000	/* Means nothing: delete it later */
-#define VM_UNPAGED	0x00000400	/* Pages managed without map count */
+#define VM_PFNMAP	0x00000400	/* Page-ranges managed without "struct page", just pure PFN */
 #define VM_DENYWRITE	0x00000800	/* ETXTBSY on write attempts.. */
 
 #define VM_EXECUTABLE	0x00001000
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@
 	unsigned long truncate_count;		/* Compare vm_truncate_count */
 };
 
+struct page *vm_normal_page(struct vm_area_struct *, unsigned long, pte_t);
 unsigned long zap_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 		unsigned long size, struct zap_details *);
 unsigned long unmap_vmas(struct mmu_gather **tlb,
@@ -953,7 +954,7 @@
 int remap_pfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *, unsigned long addr,
 			unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size, pgprot_t);
 
-struct page *follow_page(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long address,
+struct page *follow_page(struct vm_area_struct *, unsigned long address,
 			unsigned int foll_flags);
 #define FOLL_WRITE	0x01	/* check pte is writable */
 #define FOLL_TOUCH	0x02	/* mark page accessed */
diff --git a/mm/fremap.c b/mm/fremap.c
index 007cbad..f851775 100644
--- a/mm/fremap.c
+++ b/mm/fremap.c
@@ -27,24 +27,20 @@
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 
 	if (pte_present(pte)) {
-		unsigned long pfn = pte_pfn(pte);
-		flush_cache_page(vma, addr, pfn);
+		flush_cache_page(vma, addr, pte_pfn(pte));
 		pte = ptep_clear_flush(vma, addr, ptep);
-		if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn))) {
-			print_bad_pte(vma, pte, addr);
-			goto out;
+		page = vm_normal_page(vma, addr, pte);
+		if (page) {
+			if (pte_dirty(pte))
+				set_page_dirty(page);
+			page_remove_rmap(page);
+			page_cache_release(page);
 		}
-		page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
-		if (pte_dirty(pte))
-			set_page_dirty(page);
-		page_remove_rmap(page);
-		page_cache_release(page);
 	} else {
 		if (!pte_file(pte))
 			free_swap_and_cache(pte_to_swp_entry(pte));
 		pte_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
 	}
-out:
 	return !!page;
 }
 
@@ -65,8 +61,6 @@
 	pte_t pte_val;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 
-	BUG_ON(vma->vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED);
-
 	pgd = pgd_offset(mm, addr);
 	pud = pud_alloc(mm, pgd, addr);
 	if (!pud)
@@ -122,8 +116,6 @@
 	pte_t pte_val;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 
-	BUG_ON(vma->vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED);
-
 	pgd = pgd_offset(mm, addr);
 	pud = pud_alloc(mm, pgd, addr);
 	if (!pud)
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 328a3bc..2b7cf04 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 			     unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
 	*prev = vma;
-	if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_LOCKED|VM_HUGETLB|VM_UNPAGED))
+	if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_LOCKED|VM_HUGETLB|VM_PFNMAP))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & VM_NONLINEAR)) {
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index d1f46f4..b57fbc6 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * This function is called to print an error when a pte in a
- * !VM_UNPAGED region is found pointing to an invalid pfn (which
- * is an error.
+ * This function is called to print an error when a bad pte
+ * is found. For example, we might have a PFN-mapped pte in
+ * a region that doesn't allow it.
  *
  * The calling function must still handle the error.
  */
@@ -350,19 +350,56 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * page_is_anon applies strict checks for an anonymous page belonging to
- * this vma at this address.  It is used on VM_UNPAGED vmas, which are
- * usually populated with shared originals (which must not be counted),
- * but occasionally contain private COWed copies (when !VM_SHARED, or
- * perhaps via ptrace when VM_SHARED).  An mmap of /dev/mem might window
- * free pages, pages from other processes, or from other parts of this:
- * it's tricky, but try not to be deceived by foreign anonymous pages.
+ * This function gets the "struct page" associated with a pte.
+ *
+ * NOTE! Some mappings do not have "struct pages". A raw PFN mapping
+ * will have each page table entry just pointing to a raw page frame
+ * number, and as far as the VM layer is concerned, those do not have
+ * pages associated with them - even if the PFN might point to memory
+ * that otherwise is perfectly fine and has a "struct page".
+ *
+ * The way we recognize those mappings is through the rules set up
+ * by "remap_pfn_range()": the vma will have the VM_PFNMAP bit set,
+ * and the vm_pgoff will point to the first PFN mapped: thus every
+ * page that is a raw mapping will always honor the rule
+ *
+ *	pfn_of_page == vma->vm_pgoff + ((addr - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT)
+ *
+ * and if that isn't true, the page has been COW'ed (in which case it
+ * _does_ have a "struct page" associated with it even if it is in a
+ * VM_PFNMAP range).
  */
-static inline int page_is_anon(struct page *page,
-			struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
+struct page *vm_normal_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr, pte_t pte)
 {
-	return page && PageAnon(page) && page_mapped(page) &&
-		page_address_in_vma(page, vma) == addr;
+	unsigned long pfn = pte_pfn(pte);
+
+	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP) {
+		unsigned long off = (addr - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+		if (pfn == vma->vm_pgoff + off)
+			return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Add some anal sanity checks for now. Eventually,
+	 * we should just do "return pfn_to_page(pfn)", but
+	 * in the meantime we check that we get a valid pfn,
+	 * and that the resulting page looks ok.
+	 *
+	 * Remove this test eventually!
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn))) {
+		print_bad_pte(vma, pte, addr);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * NOTE! We still have PageReserved() pages in the page 
+	 * tables. 
+	 *
+	 * The PAGE_ZERO() pages and various VDSO mappings can
+	 * cause them to exist.
+	 */
+	return pfn_to_page(pfn);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -379,7 +416,6 @@
 	unsigned long vm_flags = vma->vm_flags;
 	pte_t pte = *src_pte;
 	struct page *page;
-	unsigned long pfn;
 
 	/* pte contains position in swap or file, so copy. */
 	if (unlikely(!pte_present(pte))) {
@@ -397,22 +433,6 @@
 		goto out_set_pte;
 	}
 
-	pfn = pte_pfn(pte);
-	page = pfn_valid(pfn)? pfn_to_page(pfn): NULL;
-
-	if (unlikely(vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED))
-		if (!page_is_anon(page, vma, addr))
-			goto out_set_pte;
-
-	/*
-	 * If the pte points outside of valid memory but
-	 * the region is not VM_UNPAGED, we have a problem.
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(!page)) {
-		print_bad_pte(vma, pte, addr);
-		goto out_set_pte; /* try to do something sane */
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * If it's a COW mapping, write protect it both
 	 * in the parent and the child
@@ -429,9 +449,13 @@
 	if (vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
 		pte = pte_mkclean(pte);
 	pte = pte_mkold(pte);
-	get_page(page);
-	page_dup_rmap(page);
-	rss[!!PageAnon(page)]++;
+
+	page = vm_normal_page(vma, addr, pte);
+	if (page) {
+		get_page(page);
+		page_dup_rmap(page);
+		rss[!!PageAnon(page)]++;
+	}
 
 out_set_pte:
 	set_pte_at(dst_mm, addr, dst_pte, pte);
@@ -543,7 +567,7 @@
 	 * readonly mappings. The tradeoff is that copy_page_range is more
 	 * efficient than faulting.
 	 */
-	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_HUGETLB|VM_NONLINEAR|VM_UNPAGED))) {
+	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_HUGETLB|VM_NONLINEAR|VM_PFNMAP))) {
 		if (!vma->anon_vma)
 			return 0;
 	}
@@ -584,19 +608,10 @@
 		}
 		if (pte_present(ptent)) {
 			struct page *page;
-			unsigned long pfn;
 
 			(*zap_work) -= PAGE_SIZE;
 
-			pfn = pte_pfn(ptent);
-			page = pfn_valid(pfn)? pfn_to_page(pfn): NULL;
-
-			if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED)) {
-				if (!page_is_anon(page, vma, addr))
-					page = NULL;
-			} else if (unlikely(!page))
-				print_bad_pte(vma, ptent, addr);
-
+			page = vm_normal_page(vma, addr, ptent);
 			if (unlikely(details) && page) {
 				/*
 				 * unmap_shared_mapping_pages() wants to
@@ -852,7 +867,7 @@
 /*
  * Do a quick page-table lookup for a single page.
  */
-struct page *follow_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+struct page *follow_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 			unsigned int flags)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
@@ -860,8 +875,8 @@
 	pmd_t *pmd;
 	pte_t *ptep, pte;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
-	unsigned long pfn;
 	struct page *page;
+	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 
 	page = follow_huge_addr(mm, address, flags & FOLL_WRITE);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
@@ -897,11 +912,10 @@
 		goto unlock;
 	if ((flags & FOLL_WRITE) && !pte_write(pte))
 		goto unlock;
-	pfn = pte_pfn(pte);
-	if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
+	page = vm_normal_page(vma, address, pte);
+	if (unlikely(!page))
 		goto unlock;
 
-	page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
 	if (flags & FOLL_GET)
 		get_page(page);
 	if (flags & FOLL_TOUCH) {
@@ -974,8 +988,10 @@
 				return i ? : -EFAULT;
 			}
 			if (pages) {
-				pages[i] = pte_page(*pte);
-				get_page(pages[i]);
+				struct page *page = vm_normal_page(vma, start, *pte);
+				pages[i] = page;
+				if (page)
+					get_page(page);
 			}
 			pte_unmap(pte);
 			if (vmas)
@@ -1010,7 +1026,7 @@
 				foll_flags |= FOLL_WRITE;
 
 			cond_resched();
-			while (!(page = follow_page(mm, start, foll_flags))) {
+			while (!(page = follow_page(vma, start, foll_flags))) {
 				int ret;
 				ret = __handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, start,
 						foll_flags & FOLL_WRITE);
@@ -1214,11 +1230,12 @@
 	 *	in 2.6 the LRU scan won't even find its pages, so this
 	 *	flag means no more than count its pages in reserved_vm,
 	 * 	and omit it from core dump, even when VM_IO turned off.
-	 *   VM_UNPAGED tells the core MM not to "manage" these pages
-         *	(e.g. refcount, mapcount, try to swap them out): in
-	 *	particular, zap_pte_range does not try to free them.
+	 *   VM_PFNMAP tells the core MM that the base pages are just
+	 *	raw PFN mappings, and do not have a "struct page" associated
+	 *	with them.
 	 */
-	vma->vm_flags |= VM_IO | VM_RESERVED | VM_UNPAGED;
+	vma->vm_flags |= VM_IO | VM_RESERVED | VM_PFNMAP;
+	vma->vm_pgoff = pfn;
 
 	BUG_ON(addr >= end);
 	pfn -= addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -1273,6 +1290,26 @@
 	return pte;
 }
 
+static inline void cow_user_page(struct page *dst, struct page *src, unsigned long va)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If the source page was a PFN mapping, we don't have
+	 * a "struct page" for it. We do a best-effort copy by
+	 * just copying from the original user address. If that
+	 * fails, we just zero-fill it. Live with it.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!src)) {
+		void *kaddr = kmap_atomic(dst, KM_USER0);
+		unsigned long left = __copy_from_user_inatomic(kaddr, (void __user *)va, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (left)
+			memset(kaddr, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+		kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
+		return;
+		
+	}
+	copy_user_highpage(dst, src, va);
+}
+
 /*
  * This routine handles present pages, when users try to write
  * to a shared page. It is done by copying the page to a new address
@@ -1296,28 +1333,13 @@
 		spinlock_t *ptl, pte_t orig_pte)
 {
 	struct page *old_page, *src_page, *new_page;
-	unsigned long pfn = pte_pfn(orig_pte);
 	pte_t entry;
 	int ret = VM_FAULT_MINOR;
 
-	if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn))) {
-		/*
-		 * Page table corrupted: show pte and kill process.
-		 * Or it's an attempt to COW an out-of-map VM_UNPAGED
-		 * entry, which copy_user_highpage does not support.
-		 */
-		print_bad_pte(vma, orig_pte, address);
-		ret = VM_FAULT_OOM;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-	old_page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
+	old_page = vm_normal_page(vma, address, orig_pte);
 	src_page = old_page;
-
-	if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED))
-		if (!page_is_anon(old_page, vma, address)) {
-			old_page = NULL;
-			goto gotten;
-		}
+	if (!old_page)
+		goto gotten;
 
 	if (PageAnon(old_page) && !TestSetPageLocked(old_page)) {
 		int reuse = can_share_swap_page(old_page);
@@ -1351,7 +1373,7 @@
 		new_page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER, vma, address);
 		if (!new_page)
 			goto oom;
-		copy_user_highpage(new_page, src_page, address);
+		cow_user_page(new_page, src_page, address);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1812,16 +1834,7 @@
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 	pte_t entry;
 
-	/*
-	 * A VM_UNPAGED vma will normally be filled with present ptes
-	 * by remap_pfn_range, and never arrive here; but it might have
-	 * holes, or if !VM_DONTEXPAND, mremap might have expanded it.
-	 * It's weird enough handling anon pages in unpaged vmas, we do
-	 * not want to worry about ZERO_PAGEs too (it may or may not
-	 * matter if their counts wrap): just give them anon pages.
-	 */
-
-	if (write_access || (vma->vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED)) {
+	if (write_access) {
 		/* Allocate our own private page. */
 		pte_unmap(page_table);
 
@@ -1896,8 +1909,6 @@
 	int anon = 0;
 
 	pte_unmap(page_table);
-	BUG_ON(vma->vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED);
-
 	if (vma->vm_file) {
 		mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
 		sequence = mapping->truncate_count;
@@ -1930,7 +1941,7 @@
 		page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER, vma, address);
 		if (!page)
 			goto oom;
-		copy_user_highpage(page, new_page, address);
+		cow_user_page(page, new_page, address);
 		page_cache_release(new_page);
 		new_page = page;
 		anon = 1;
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 5609a31..bec88c8 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -189,17 +189,15 @@
 
 	orig_pte = pte = pte_offset_map_lock(vma->vm_mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
 	do {
-		unsigned long pfn;
+		struct page *page;
 		unsigned int nid;
 
 		if (!pte_present(*pte))
 			continue;
-		pfn = pte_pfn(*pte);
-		if (!pfn_valid(pfn)) {
-			print_bad_pte(vma, *pte, addr);
+		page = vm_normal_page(vma, addr, *pte);
+		if (!page)
 			continue;
-		}
-		nid = pfn_to_nid(pfn);
+		nid = page_to_nid(page);
 		if (!node_isset(nid, *nodes))
 			break;
 	} while (pte++, addr += PAGE_SIZE, addr != end);
@@ -269,8 +267,6 @@
 	first = find_vma(mm, start);
 	if (!first)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
-	if (first->vm_flags & VM_UNPAGED)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 	prev = NULL;
 	for (vma = first; vma && vma->vm_start < end; vma = vma->vm_next) {
 		if (!vma->vm_next && vma->vm_end < end)
diff --git a/mm/msync.c b/mm/msync.c
index b3f4caf..1b5b6f6 100644
--- a/mm/msync.c
+++ b/mm/msync.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 again:
 	pte = pte_offset_map_lock(vma->vm_mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
 	do {
-		unsigned long pfn;
 		struct page *page;
 
 		if (progress >= 64) {
@@ -40,13 +39,9 @@
 			continue;
 		if (!pte_maybe_dirty(*pte))
 			continue;
-		pfn = pte_pfn(*pte);
-		if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn))) {
-			print_bad_pte(vma, *pte, addr);
+		page = vm_normal_page(vma, addr, *pte);
+		if (!page)
 			continue;
-		}
-		page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
-
 		if (ptep_clear_flush_dirty(vma, addr, pte) ||
 		    page_test_and_clear_dirty(page))
 			set_page_dirty(page);
@@ -97,9 +92,8 @@
 	/* For hugepages we can't go walking the page table normally,
 	 * but that's ok, hugetlbfs is memory based, so we don't need
 	 * to do anything more on an msync().
-	 * Can't do anything with VM_UNPAGED regions either.
 	 */
-	if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_HUGETLB|VM_UNPAGED))
+	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_HUGETLB)
 		return;
 
 	BUG_ON(addr >= end);
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 6deb6ab..c119681 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_vma);
 
-struct page *follow_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+struct page *follow_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 			unsigned int foll_flags)
 {
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 2e034a0..6389cda 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@
 /*
  * At what user virtual address is page expected in vma? checking that the
  * page matches the vma: currently only used on anon pages, by unuse_vma;
- * and by extraordinary checks on anon pages in VM_UNPAGED vmas, taking
- * care that an mmap of /dev/mem might window free and foreign pages.
  */
 unsigned long page_address_in_vma(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
@@ -614,7 +612,6 @@
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long address;
 	unsigned long end;
-	unsigned long pfn;
 
 	address = (vma->vm_start + cursor) & CLUSTER_MASK;
 	end = address + CLUSTER_SIZE;
@@ -643,15 +640,8 @@
 	for (; address < end; pte++, address += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		if (!pte_present(*pte))
 			continue;
-
-		pfn = pte_pfn(*pte);
-		if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn))) {
-			print_bad_pte(vma, *pte, address);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
-		BUG_ON(PageAnon(page));
+		page = vm_normal_page(vma, address, *pte);
+		BUG_ON(!page || PageAnon(page));
 
 		if (ptep_clear_flush_young(vma, address, pte))
 			continue;