--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c~mm-percpu-add-generic-pcpu_populate_pte-function
+++ a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -787,51 +787,6 @@ static __init int pcpu_cpu_to_node(int c
 unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__per_cpu_offset);
 
-static void __init pcpu_populate_pte(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(addr);
-	p4d_t *p4d;
-	pud_t *pud;
-	pmd_t *pmd;
-
-	p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, addr);
-	if (p4d_none(*p4d)) {
-		pud_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc(PUD_TABLE_SIZE, PUD_TABLE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		p4d_populate(&init_mm, p4d, new);
-	}
-
-	pud = pud_offset(p4d, addr);
-	if (pud_none(*pud)) {
-		pmd_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc(PMD_TABLE_SIZE, PMD_TABLE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		pud_populate(&init_mm, pud, new);
-	}
-
-	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, addr);
-	if (!pmd_present(*pmd)) {
-		pte_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc(PTE_TABLE_SIZE, PTE_TABLE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmd, new);
-	}
-
-	return;
-
-err_alloc:
-	panic("%s: Failed to allocate %lu bytes align=%lx from=%lx\n",
-	      __func__, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-}
-
-
 void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 {
 	const size_t dyn_size = PERCPU_MODULE_RESERVE + PERCPU_DYNAMIC_RESERVE;
@@ -860,7 +815,7 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 	}
 
 	if (rc < 0)
-		rc = pcpu_page_first_chunk(0, pcpu_cpu_to_node, pcpu_populate_pte);
+		rc = pcpu_page_first_chunk(0, pcpu_cpu_to_node);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		panic("cannot initialize percpu area (err=%d)", rc);
 
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c~mm-percpu-add-generic-pcpu_populate_pte-function
+++ a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -1539,59 +1539,6 @@ static int __init pcpu_cpu_to_node(int c
 	return cpu_to_node(cpu);
 }
 
-static void __init pcpu_populate_pte(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(addr);
-	p4d_t *p4d;
-	pud_t *pud;
-	pmd_t *pmd;
-
-	if (pgd_none(*pgd)) {
-		pud_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc_from(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		pgd_populate(&init_mm, pgd, new);
-	}
-
-	p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, addr);
-	if (p4d_none(*p4d)) {
-		pud_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc_from(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		p4d_populate(&init_mm, p4d, new);
-	}
-
-	pud = pud_offset(p4d, addr);
-	if (pud_none(*pud)) {
-		pmd_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc_from(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		pud_populate(&init_mm, pud, new);
-	}
-
-	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, addr);
-	if (!pmd_present(*pmd)) {
-		pte_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc_from(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmd, new);
-	}
-
-	return;
-
-err_alloc:
-	panic("%s: Failed to allocate %lu bytes align=%lx from=%lx\n",
-	      __func__, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-}
-
 void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 {
 	unsigned long delta;
@@ -1610,8 +1557,7 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 	}
 	if (rc < 0)
 		rc = pcpu_page_first_chunk(PERCPU_MODULE_RESERVE,
-					   pcpu_cpu_to_node,
-					   pcpu_populate_pte);
+					   pcpu_cpu_to_node);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		panic("cannot initialize percpu area (err=%d)", rc);
 
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c~mm-percpu-add-generic-pcpu_populate_pte-function
+++ a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int __init pcpu_cpu_to_node(int c
 	return early_cpu_to_node(cpu);
 }
 
-static void __init pcpup_populate_pte(unsigned long addr)
+void __init pcpu_populate_pte(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	populate_extra_pte(addr);
 }
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 	}
 	if (rc < 0)
 		rc = pcpu_page_first_chunk(PERCPU_FIRST_CHUNK_RESERVE,
-					   pcpu_cpu_to_node,
-					   pcpup_populate_pte);
+					   pcpu_cpu_to_node);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		panic("cannot initialize percpu area (err=%d)", rc);
 
--- a/drivers/base/arch_numa.c~mm-percpu-add-generic-pcpu_populate_pte-function
+++ a/drivers/base/arch_numa.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 
 #include <asm/sections.h>
-#include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 
 struct pglist_data *node_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(node_data);
@@ -155,52 +154,6 @@ static int __init pcpu_cpu_distance(unsi
 	return node_distance(early_cpu_to_node(from), early_cpu_to_node(to));
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK
-static void __init pcpu_populate_pte(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(addr);
-	p4d_t *p4d;
-	pud_t *pud;
-	pmd_t *pmd;
-
-	p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, addr);
-	if (p4d_none(*p4d)) {
-		pud_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		p4d_populate(&init_mm, p4d, new);
-	}
-
-	pud = pud_offset(p4d, addr);
-	if (pud_none(*pud)) {
-		pmd_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		pud_populate(&init_mm, pud, new);
-	}
-
-	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, addr);
-	if (!pmd_present(*pmd)) {
-		pte_t *new;
-
-		new = memblock_alloc(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (!new)
-			goto err_alloc;
-		pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmd, new);
-	}
-
-	return;
-
-err_alloc:
-	panic("%s: Failed to allocate %lu bytes align=%lx from=%lx\n",
-	      __func__, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
-}
-#endif
-
 void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 {
 	unsigned long delta;
@@ -225,9 +178,7 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK
 	if (rc < 0)
-		rc = pcpu_page_first_chunk(PERCPU_MODULE_RESERVE,
-					   early_cpu_to_node,
-					   pcpu_populate_pte);
+		rc = pcpu_page_first_chunk(PERCPU_MODULE_RESERVE, early_cpu_to_node);
 #endif
 	if (rc < 0)
 		panic("Failed to initialize percpu areas (err=%d).", rc);
--- a/include/linux/percpu.h~mm-percpu-add-generic-pcpu_populate_pte-function
+++ a/include/linux/percpu.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ extern const char * const pcpu_fc_names[
 extern enum pcpu_fc pcpu_chosen_fc;
 
 typedef int (pcpu_fc_cpu_to_node_fn_t)(int cpu);
-typedef void (*pcpu_fc_populate_pte_fn_t)(unsigned long addr);
 typedef int (pcpu_fc_cpu_distance_fn_t)(unsigned int from, unsigned int to);
 
 extern struct pcpu_alloc_info * __init pcpu_alloc_alloc_info(int nr_groups,
@@ -113,9 +112,9 @@ extern int __init pcpu_embed_first_chunk
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK
+void __init pcpu_populate_pte(unsigned long addr);
 extern int __init pcpu_page_first_chunk(size_t reserved_size,
-				pcpu_fc_cpu_to_node_fn_t cpu_to_nd_fn,
-				pcpu_fc_populate_pte_fn_t populate_pte_fn);
+				pcpu_fc_cpu_to_node_fn_t cpu_to_nd_fn);
 #endif
 
 extern void __percpu *__alloc_reserved_percpu(size_t size, size_t align) __alloc_size(1);
--- a/mm/percpu.c~mm-percpu-add-generic-pcpu_populate_pte-function
+++ a/mm/percpu.c
@@ -3174,11 +3174,79 @@ out_free:
 #endif /* BUILD_EMBED_FIRST_CHUNK */
 
 #ifdef BUILD_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK
+#include <asm/pgalloc.h>
+
+#ifndef P4D_TABLE_SIZE
+#define P4D_TABLE_SIZE PAGE_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PUD_TABLE_SIZE
+#define PUD_TABLE_SIZE PAGE_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PMD_TABLE_SIZE
+#define PMD_TABLE_SIZE PAGE_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PTE_TABLE_SIZE
+#define PTE_TABLE_SIZE PAGE_SIZE
+#endif
+void __init __weak pcpu_populate_pte(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(addr);
+	p4d_t *p4d;
+	pud_t *pud;
+	pmd_t *pmd;
+
+	if (pgd_none(*pgd)) {
+		p4d_t *new;
+
+		new = memblock_alloc(P4D_TABLE_SIZE, P4D_TABLE_SIZE);
+		if (!new)
+			goto err_alloc;
+		pgd_populate(&init_mm, pgd, new);
+	}
+
+	p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, addr);
+	if (p4d_none(*p4d)) {
+		pud_t *new;
+
+		new = memblock_alloc(PUD_TABLE_SIZE, PUD_TABLE_SIZE);
+		if (!new)
+			goto err_alloc;
+		p4d_populate(&init_mm, p4d, new);
+	}
+
+	pud = pud_offset(p4d, addr);
+	if (pud_none(*pud)) {
+		pmd_t *new;
+
+		new = memblock_alloc(PMD_TABLE_SIZE, PMD_TABLE_SIZE);
+		if (!new)
+			goto err_alloc;
+		pud_populate(&init_mm, pud, new);
+	}
+
+	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, addr);
+	if (!pmd_present(*pmd)) {
+		pte_t *new;
+
+		new = memblock_alloc(PTE_TABLE_SIZE, PTE_TABLE_SIZE);
+		if (!new)
+			goto err_alloc;
+		pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmd, new);
+	}
+
+	return;
+
+err_alloc:
+	panic("%s: Failed to allocate memory\n", __func__);
+}
+
 /**
  * pcpu_page_first_chunk - map the first chunk using PAGE_SIZE pages
  * @reserved_size: the size of reserved percpu area in bytes
  * @cpu_to_nd_fn: callback to convert cpu to it's node, optional
- * @populate_pte_fn: function to populate pte
  *
  * This is a helper to ease setting up page-remapped first percpu
  * chunk and can be called where pcpu_setup_first_chunk() is expected.
@@ -3189,9 +3257,7 @@ out_free:
  * RETURNS:
  * 0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
-int __init pcpu_page_first_chunk(size_t reserved_size,
-				 pcpu_fc_cpu_to_node_fn_t cpu_to_nd_fn,
-				 pcpu_fc_populate_pte_fn_t populate_pte_fn)
+int __init pcpu_page_first_chunk(size_t reserved_size, pcpu_fc_cpu_to_node_fn_t cpu_to_nd_fn)
 {
 	static struct vm_struct vm;
 	struct pcpu_alloc_info *ai;
@@ -3255,7 +3321,7 @@ int __init pcpu_page_first_chunk(size_t
 			(unsigned long)vm.addr + unit * ai->unit_size;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < unit_pages; i++)
-			populate_pte_fn(unit_addr + (i << PAGE_SHIFT));
+			pcpu_populate_pte(unit_addr + (i << PAGE_SHIFT));
 
 		/* pte already populated, the following shouldn't fail */
 		rc = __pcpu_map_pages(unit_addr, &pages[unit * unit_pages],
