--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/alpha/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/mmzone.h>
 
-#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>	/* for pte_{alloc,free}_one */
+#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 /*      
  * Allocate and free page tables. The xxx_kernel() versions are
@@ -40,17 +40,4 @@ pgd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pg
 	free_page((unsigned long)pgd);
 }
 
-static inline pmd_t *
-pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
-{
-	pmd_t *ret = (pmd_t *)__get_free_page(GFP_PGTABLE_USER);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static inline void
-pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
-{
-	free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
-}
-
 #endif /* _ALPHA_PGALLOC_H */
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -13,37 +13,12 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
-#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>	/* for pte_{alloc,free}_one */
+#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 #define PGD_SIZE	(PTRS_PER_PGD * sizeof(pgd_t))
 
 #if CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS > 2
 
-static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
-{
-	gfp_t gfp = GFP_PGTABLE_USER;
-	struct page *page;
-
-	if (mm == &init_mm)
-		gfp = GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL;
-
-	page = alloc_page(gfp);
-	if (!page)
-		return NULL;
-	if (!pgtable_pmd_page_ctor(page)) {
-		__free_page(page);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return page_address(page);
-}
-
-static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp)
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)pmdp & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	pgtable_pmd_page_dtor(virt_to_page(pmdp));
-	free_page((unsigned long)pmdp);
-}
-
 static inline void __pud_populate(pud_t *pudp, phys_addr_t pmdp, pudval_t prot)
 {
 	set_pud(pudp, __pud(__phys_to_pud_val(pmdp) | prot));
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -22,17 +22,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_LPAE
 
-static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
-{
-	return (pmd_t *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-}
-
-static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)pmd & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
-}
-
 static inline void pud_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, pmd_t *pmd)
 {
 	set_pud(pud, __pud(__pa(pmd) | PMD_TYPE_TABLE));
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/ia64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ pud_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t
 	pud_val(*pud_entry) = __pa(pmd);
 }
 
-static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
-{
-	return (pmd_t *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
-}
-
-static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
-{
-	free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
-}
-
 #define __pmd_free_tlb(tlb, pmd, address)	pmd_free((tlb)->mm, pmd)
 
 static inline void
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
-#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>	/* for pte_{alloc,free}_one */
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PMD_ALLOC_ONE
+#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
 	pte_t *pte)
@@ -70,11 +71,6 @@ static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struc
 	return pmd;
 }
 
-static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
-{
-	free_pages((unsigned long)pmd, PMD_ORDER);
-}
-
 #define __pmd_free_tlb(tlb, x, addr)	pmd_free((tlb)->mm, x)
 
 #endif
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 
-#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>	/* for pte_{alloc,free}_one */
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PMD_FREE
+#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 /* Allocate the top level pgd (page directory)
  *
@@ -65,14 +66,6 @@ static inline void pud_populate(struct m
 			(__u32)(__pa((unsigned long)pmd) >> PxD_VALUE_SHIFT)));
 }
 
-static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
-{
-	pmd_t *pmd = (pmd_t *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, PMD_ORDER);
-	if (pmd)
-		memset(pmd, 0, PAGE_SIZE<<PMD_ORDER);
-	return pmd;
-}
-
 static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
 {
 	if (pmd_flag(*pmd) & PxD_FLAG_ATTACHED) {
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>	/* for pte_{alloc,free}_one */
+#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	pmd_t *pmd, pte_t *pte)
@@ -62,17 +62,6 @@ static inline void pgd_free(struct mm_st
 
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
 
-static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
-{
-	return (pmd_t *)__get_free_page(
-		GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_RETRY_MAYFAIL | __GFP_ZERO);
-}
-
-static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
-{
-	free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
-}
-
 #define __pmd_free_tlb(tlb, pmd, addr)  pmd_free((tlb)->mm, pmd)
 
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/sh/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #define __ASM_SH_PGALLOC_H
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PMD_ALLOC_ONE
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PMD_FREE
 #include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 extern pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *);
--- a/arch/um/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/um/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 
-#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>	/* for pte_{alloc,free}_one */
+#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 #define pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, pte) \
 	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(_PAGE_TABLE + (unsigned long) __pa(pte)))
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ do {							\
 } while (0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_3_LEVEL_PGTABLES
-
-static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
-{
-	free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
-}
-
 #define __pmd_free_tlb(tlb,x, address)   tlb_remove_page((tlb),virt_to_page(x))
 #endif
 
--- a/arch/um/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/um/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ static inline void pgd_mkuptodate(pgd_t
 #define set_pmd(pmdptr, pmdval) (*(pmdptr) = (pmdval))
 #endif
 
-struct mm_struct;
-extern pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address);
-
 static inline void pud_clear (pud_t *pud)
 {
 	set_pud(pud, __pud(_PAGE_NEWPAGE));
--- a/arch/um/kernel/mem.c~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/um/kernel/mem.c
@@ -201,18 +201,6 @@ void pgd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_
 	free_page((unsigned long) pgd);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_3_LEVEL_PGTABLES
-pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
-{
-	pmd_t *pmd = (pmd_t *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (pmd)
-		memset(pmd, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
-
-	return pmd;
-}
-#endif
-
 void *uml_kmalloc(int size, int flags)
 {
 	return kmalloc(size, flags);
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_PTE_ALLOC_ONE
-#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>	/* for pte_{alloc,free}_one */
+#include <asm-generic/pgalloc.h>
 
 static inline int  __paravirt_pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm) { return 0; }
 
@@ -86,30 +86,6 @@ static inline void pmd_populate(struct m
 #define pmd_pgtable(pmd) pmd_page(pmd)
 
 #if CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS > 2
-static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
-{
-	struct page *page;
-	gfp_t gfp = GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT | __GFP_ZERO;
-
-	if (mm == &init_mm)
-		gfp &= ~__GFP_ACCOUNT;
-	page = alloc_pages(gfp, 0);
-	if (!page)
-		return NULL;
-	if (!pgtable_pmd_page_ctor(page)) {
-		__free_pages(page, 0);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return (pmd_t *)page_address(page);
-}
-
-static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)pmd & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	pgtable_pmd_page_dtor(virt_to_page(pmd));
-	free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
-}
-
 extern void ___pmd_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pmd_t *pmd);
 
 static inline void __pmd_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pmd_t *pmd,
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgalloc.h~asm-generic-pgalloc-provide-generic-pmd_alloc_one-and-pmd_free_one
+++ a/include/asm-generic/pgalloc.h
@@ -102,6 +102,49 @@ static inline void pte_free(struct mm_st
 	__free_page(pte_page);
 }
 
+
+#if CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS > 2
+
+#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PMD_ALLOC_ONE
+/**
+ * pmd_alloc_one - allocate a page for PMD-level page table
+ * @mm: the mm_struct of the current context
+ *
+ * Allocates a page and runs the pgtable_pmd_page_ctor().
+ * Allocations use %GFP_PGTABLE_USER in user context and
+ * %GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL in kernel context.
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to the allocated memory or %NULL on error
+ */
+static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+	gfp_t gfp = GFP_PGTABLE_USER;
+
+	if (mm == &init_mm)
+		gfp = GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL;
+	page = alloc_pages(gfp, 0);
+	if (!page)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!pgtable_pmd_page_ctor(page)) {
+		__free_pages(page, 0);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return (pmd_t *)page_address(page);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PMD_FREE
+static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
+{
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)pmd & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	pgtable_pmd_page_dtor(virt_to_page(pmd));
+	free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS > 2 */
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_PGALLOC_H */
