diff --git a/drivers/dax/device.c b/drivers/dax/device.c
index e9f3b3e4bbf4..ed79d006026e 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/device.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/device.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int dax_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		return rc;
 
 	vma->vm_ops = &dax_vm_ops;
-	vma->vm_flags |= VM_MIXEDMAP | VM_HUGEPAGE;
+	vma->vm_flags |= VM_HUGEPAGE;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ext2/file.c b/fs/ext2/file.c
index ff3a3636a5ca..70657e8550ed 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/file.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ static int ext2_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 
 	file_accessed(file);
 	vma->vm_ops = &ext2_dax_vm_ops;
-	vma->vm_flags |= VM_MIXEDMAP;
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index b1da660ac3bc..0cc9d205bd96 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int ext4_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	file_accessed(file);
 	if (IS_DAX(file_inode(file))) {
 		vma->vm_ops = &ext4_dax_vm_ops;
-		vma->vm_flags |= VM_MIXEDMAP | VM_HUGEPAGE;
+		vma->vm_flags |= VM_HUGEPAGE;
 	} else {
 		vma->vm_ops = &ext4_file_vm_ops;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index ebdd0bd2b261..dece8fe937f5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ xfs_file_mmap(
 	file_accessed(filp);
 	vma->vm_ops = &xfs_file_vm_ops;
 	if (IS_DAX(file_inode(filp)))
-		vma->vm_flags |= VM_MIXEDMAP | VM_HUGEPAGE;
+		vma->vm_flags |= VM_HUGEPAGE;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 269b5df58543..c69d30e27fd9 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -765,11 +765,11 @@ int vmf_insert_pfn_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	 * but we need to be consistent with PTEs and architectures that
 	 * can't support a 'special' bit.
 	 */
-	BUG_ON(!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP)));
+	BUG_ON(!((vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP))
+				|| pfn_t_devmap(pfn)));
 	BUG_ON((vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP)) ==
 						(VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP));
 	BUG_ON((vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP) && is_cow_mapping(vma->vm_flags));
-	BUG_ON(!pfn_t_devmap(pfn));
 
 	if (addr < vma->vm_start || addr >= vma->vm_end)
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
@@ -824,11 +824,11 @@ int vmf_insert_pfn_pud(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	 * but we need to be consistent with PTEs and architectures that
 	 * can't support a 'special' bit.
 	 */
-	BUG_ON(!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP)));
+	BUG_ON(!((vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP))
+				|| pfn_t_devmap(pfn)));
 	BUG_ON((vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP)) ==
 						(VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP));
 	BUG_ON((vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP) && is_cow_mapping(vma->vm_flags));
-	BUG_ON(!pfn_t_devmap(pfn));
 
 	if (addr < vma->vm_start || addr >= vma->vm_end)
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index 15dd7415f7b3..787dfe4f3d44 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -2358,6 +2358,9 @@ int ksm_madvise(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
 				 VM_HUGETLB | VM_MIXEDMAP))
 			return 0;		/* just ignore the advice */
 
+		if (vma_is_dax(vma))
+			return 0;
+
 #ifdef VM_SAO
 		if (*vm_flags & VM_SAO)
 			return 0;
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 21261ff0466f..40344d43e565 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static long madvise_behavior(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		new_flags |= VM_DONTDUMP;
 		break;
 	case MADV_DODUMP:
-		if (new_flags & VM_SPECIAL) {
+		if (vma_is_dax(vma) || (new_flags & VM_SPECIAL)) {
 			error = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index ec4e15494901..771acaf54fe6 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@ struct page *_vm_normal_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			return vma->vm_ops->find_special_page(vma, addr);
 		if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP))
 			return NULL;
+		if (pte_devmap(pte))
+			return NULL;
 		if (is_zero_pfn(pfn))
 			return NULL;
 
@@ -917,6 +919,8 @@ struct page *vm_normal_page_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (pmd_devmap(pmd))
+		return NULL;
 	if (is_zero_pfn(pfn))
 		return NULL;
 	if (unlikely(pfn > highest_memmap_pfn))
@@ -1227,7 +1231,7 @@ int copy_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, struct mm_struct *src_mm,
 	 * efficient than faulting.
 	 */
 	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_HUGETLB | VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP)) &&
-			!vma->anon_vma)
+			!vma->anon_vma && !vma_is_dax(vma))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma))
@@ -1896,12 +1900,24 @@ int vm_insert_pfn_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vm_insert_pfn_prot);
 
+static bool vm_mixed_ok(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pfn_t pfn)
+{
+	/* these checks mirror the abort conditions in vm_normal_page */
+	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MIXEDMAP)
+		return true;
+	if (pfn_t_devmap(pfn))
+		return true;
+	if (is_zero_pfn(pfn_t_to_pfn(pfn)))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int __vm_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			pfn_t pfn, bool mkwrite)
 {
 	pgprot_t pgprot = vma->vm_page_prot;
 
-	BUG_ON(!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MIXEDMAP));
+	BUG_ON(!vm_mixed_ok(vma, pfn));
 
 	if (addr < vma->vm_start || addr >= vma->vm_end)
 		return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 6954c1435833..179a84a311f6 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -2927,7 +2927,8 @@ int migrate_vma(const struct migrate_vma_ops *ops,
 	/* Sanity check the arguments */
 	start &= PAGE_MASK;
 	end &= PAGE_MASK;
-	if (!vma || is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) || (vma->vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL))
+	if (!vma || is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) || (vma->vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL)
+			|| vma_is_dax(dma))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (start < vma->vm_start || start >= vma->vm_end)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
index dfc6f1912176..4d009350893f 100644
--- a/mm/mlock.c
+++ b/mm/mlock.c
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ static int mlock_fixup(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct **prev,
 	vm_flags_t old_flags = vma->vm_flags;
 
 	if (newflags == vma->vm_flags || (vma->vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL) ||
-	    is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) || vma == get_gate_vma(current->mm))
+	    is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) || vma == get_gate_vma(current->mm) ||
+	    vma_is_dax(vma))
 		/* don't set VM_LOCKED or VM_LOCKONFAULT and don't count */
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 680506faceae..d682f60670ff 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	 * We later require that vma->vm_flags == vm_flags,
 	 * so this tests vma->vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL, too.
 	 */
-	if (vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL)
+	if ((vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (prev)
@@ -1723,7 +1723,8 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
 	vm_stat_account(mm, vm_flags, len >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	if (vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
 		if (!((vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL) || is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) ||
-					vma == get_gate_vma(current->mm)))
+					vma == get_gate_vma(current->mm) ||
+					vma_is_dax(vma)))
 			mm->locked_vm += (len >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 		else
 			vma->vm_flags &= VM_LOCKED_CLEAR_MASK;
