diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c
index 9bb5da7f2c0c..91c40a300797 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c
@@ -139,22 +139,27 @@ axon_ram_make_request(struct request_queue *queue, struct bio *bio)
  * axon_ram_direct_access - direct_access() method for block device
  * @device, @sector, @data: see block_device_operations method
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_PFN
 static long
 axon_ram_direct_access(struct block_device *device, sector_t sector,
-		       void **kaddr, unsigned long *pfn, long size)
+		__pfn_t *pfn, long size)
 {
 	struct axon_ram_bank *bank = device->bd_disk->private_data;
 	loff_t offset = (loff_t)sector << AXON_RAM_SECTOR_SHIFT;
+	void *kaddr;
 
-	*kaddr = (void *)(bank->ph_addr + offset);
-	*pfn = virt_to_phys(*kaddr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	kaddr = (void *)(bank->ph_addr + offset);
+	*pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(virt_to_phys(*kaddr));
 
 	return bank->size - offset;
 }
+#endif
 
 static const struct block_device_operations axon_ram_devops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_PFN
 	.direct_access	= axon_ram_direct_access
+#endif
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/block/brd.c b/drivers/block/brd.c
index 115c6cf9cb43..3be31a2aed20 100644
--- a/drivers/block/brd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/brd.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int brd_rw_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_DAX
 static long brd_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
-			void **kaddr, unsigned long *pfn, long size)
+		__pfn_t *pfn, long size)
 {
 	struct brd_device *brd = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	struct page *page;
@@ -381,8 +381,7 @@ static long brd_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	page = brd_insert_page(brd, sector);
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOSPC;
-	*kaddr = page_address(page);
-	*pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
+	*pfn = page_to_pfn_t(page);
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO: If size > PAGE_SIZE, we could look to see if the next page in
diff --git a/drivers/block/pmem.c b/drivers/block/pmem.c
index 2a847651f8de..0cf34fba308c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pmem.c
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ static int pmem_rw_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static long pmem_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
-			      void **kaddr, unsigned long *pfn, long size)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_PFN
+static long pmem_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev,
+		sector_t sector, __pfn_t *pfn, long size)
 {
 	struct pmem_device *pmem = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	size_t offset = sector << 9;
@@ -107,16 +108,18 @@ static long pmem_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	if (!pmem)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	*kaddr = pmem->virt_addr + offset;
-	*pfn = (pmem->phys_addr + offset) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	*pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(pmem->phys_addr + offset);
 
 	return pmem->size - offset;
 }
+#endif
 
 static const struct block_device_operations pmem_fops = {
 	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 	.rw_page =		pmem_rw_page,
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_PFN
 	.direct_access =	pmem_direct_access,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct pmem_device *pmem_alloc(struct device *dev, struct resource *res)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
index 5da8515b8fb9..41031e715152 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int dcssblk_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode);
 static void dcssblk_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode);
 static void dcssblk_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio);
 static long dcssblk_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t secnum,
-				 void **kaddr, unsigned long *pfn, long size);
+		__pfn_t *pfn, long size);
 
 static char dcssblk_segments[DCSSBLK_PARM_LEN] = "\0";
 
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ static const struct block_device_operations dcssblk_devops = {
 	.owner   	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open    	= dcssblk_open,
 	.release 	= dcssblk_release,
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_PFN
 	.direct_access 	= dcssblk_direct_access,
+#endif
 };
 
 struct dcssblk_dev_info {
@@ -877,23 +879,26 @@ fail:
 	bio_io_error(bio);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_PFN
 static long
 dcssblk_direct_access (struct block_device *bdev, sector_t secnum,
-			void **kaddr, unsigned long *pfn, long size)
+		__pfn_t *pfn, long size)
 {
 	struct dcssblk_dev_info *dev_info;
 	unsigned long offset, dev_sz;
+	void *kaddr;
 
 	dev_info = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	if (!dev_info)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	dev_sz = dev_info->end - dev_info->start;
 	offset = secnum * 512;
-	*kaddr = (void *) (dev_info->start + offset);
-	*pfn = virt_to_phys(*kaddr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	kaddr = (void *) (dev_info->start + offset);
+	*pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(virt_to_phys(*kaddr));
 
 	return dev_sz - offset;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void
 dcssblk_check_params(void)
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index c7e4163ede87..100749b51524 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bdev_write_page);
  * accessible at this address.
  */
 long bdev_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
-			void **addr, unsigned long *pfn, long size)
+			__pfn_t *pfn, long size)
 {
 	long avail;
 	const struct block_device_operations *ops = bdev->bd_disk->fops;
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ long bdev_direct_access(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	sector += get_start_sect(bdev);
 	if (sector % (PAGE_SIZE / 512))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	avail = ops->direct_access(bdev, sector, addr, pfn, size);
+	avail = ops->direct_access(bdev, sector, pfn, size);
 	if (!avail)
 		return -ERANGE;
 	return min(avail, size);
diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 6f65f00e58ec..7d302bfff48a 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ int dax_clear_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t block, long size)
 	might_sleep();
 	do {
 		void *addr;
-		unsigned long pfn;
+		__pfn_t pfn;
 		long count;
 
-		count = bdev_direct_access(bdev, sector, &addr, &pfn, size);
+		count = bdev_direct_access(bdev, sector, &pfn, size);
 		if (count < 0)
 			return count;
 		BUG_ON(size < count);
+		addr = kmap_atomic_pfn_t(pfn);
+		if (!addr)
+			return -EIO;
 		while (count > 0) {
 			unsigned pgsz = PAGE_SIZE - offset_in_page(addr);
 			if (pgsz > count)
@@ -57,17 +60,17 @@ int dax_clear_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t block, long size)
 			sector += pgsz / 512;
 			cond_resched();
 		}
+		kunmap_atomic_pfn_t(addr);
 	} while (size);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_clear_blocks);
 
-static long dax_get_addr(struct buffer_head *bh, void **addr, unsigned blkbits)
+static long dax_get_pfn(struct buffer_head *bh, __pfn_t *pfn, unsigned blkbits)
 {
-	unsigned long pfn;
 	sector_t sector = bh->b_blocknr << (blkbits - 9);
-	return bdev_direct_access(bh->b_bdev, sector, addr, &pfn, bh->b_size);
+	return bdev_direct_access(bh->b_bdev, sector, pfn, bh->b_size);
 }
 
 static void dax_new_buf(void *addr, unsigned size, unsigned first, loff_t pos,
@@ -106,7 +109,8 @@ static ssize_t dax_io(struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	loff_t pos = start;
 	loff_t max = start;
 	loff_t bh_max = start;
-	void *addr;
+	void *addr = NULL, *kmap = NULL;
+	__pfn_t pfn;
 	bool hole = false;
 
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) != WRITE)
@@ -142,9 +146,19 @@ static ssize_t dax_io(struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
 				addr = NULL;
 				size = bh->b_size - first;
 			} else {
-				retval = dax_get_addr(bh, &addr, blkbits);
+				if (kmap) {
+					kunmap_atomic_pfn_t(kmap);
+					kmap = NULL;
+				}
+				retval = dax_get_pfn(bh, &pfn, blkbits);
 				if (retval < 0)
 					break;
+				kmap = kmap_atomic_pfn_t(pfn);
+				if (!kmap) {
+					retval = -EIO;
+					break;
+				}
+				addr = kmap;
 				if (buffer_unwritten(bh) || buffer_new(bh))
 					dax_new_buf(addr, retval, first, pos,
 									end);
@@ -168,6 +182,9 @@ static ssize_t dax_io(struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		addr += len;
 	}
 
+	if (kmap)
+		kunmap_atomic_pfn_t(kmap);
+
 	return (pos == start) ? retval : pos - start;
 }
 
@@ -259,11 +276,17 @@ static int copy_user_bh(struct page *to, struct buffer_head *bh,
 			unsigned blkbits, unsigned long vaddr)
 {
 	void *vfrom, *vto;
-	if (dax_get_addr(bh, &vfrom, blkbits) < 0)
+	__pfn_t pfn;
+
+	if (dax_get_pfn(bh, &pfn, blkbits) < 0)
+		return -EIO;
+	vfrom = kmap_atomic_pfn_t(pfn);
+	if (!vfrom)
 		return -EIO;
 	vto = kmap_atomic(to);
 	copy_user_page(vto, vfrom, vaddr, to);
 	kunmap_atomic(vto);
+	kunmap_atomic_pfn_t(vfrom);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -274,7 +297,7 @@ static int dax_insert_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	sector_t sector = bh->b_blocknr << (inode->i_blkbits - 9);
 	unsigned long vaddr = (unsigned long)vmf->virtual_address;
 	void *addr;
-	unsigned long pfn;
+	__pfn_t pfn;
 	pgoff_t size;
 	int error;
 
@@ -293,7 +316,7 @@ static int dax_insert_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	error = bdev_direct_access(bh->b_bdev, sector, &addr, &pfn, bh->b_size);
+	error = bdev_direct_access(bh->b_bdev, sector, &pfn, bh->b_size);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto out;
 	if (error < PAGE_SIZE) {
@@ -301,10 +324,17 @@ static int dax_insert_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (buffer_unwritten(bh) || buffer_new(bh))
+	if (buffer_unwritten(bh) || buffer_new(bh)) {
+		addr = kmap_atomic_pfn_t(pfn);
+		if (!addr) {
+			error = -EIO;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		clear_page(addr);
+		kunmap_atomic_pfn_t(addr);
+	}
 
-	error = vm_insert_mixed(vma, vaddr, pfn);
+	error = vm_insert_mixed(vma, vaddr, __pfn_t_to_pfn(pfn));
 
  out:
 	i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
@@ -517,10 +547,16 @@ int dax_zero_page_range(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, unsigned length,
 		return err;
 	if (buffer_written(&bh)) {
 		void *addr;
-		err = dax_get_addr(&bh, &addr, inode->i_blkbits);
+		__pfn_t pfn;
+
+		err = dax_get_pfn(&bh, &pfn, inode->i_blkbits);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
+		addr = kmap_atomic_pfn_t(pfn);
+		if (!addr)
+			return -EIO;
 		memset(addr + offset, 0, length);
+		kunmap_atomic_pfn_t(addr);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pfn.h b/include/asm-generic/pfn.h
index ee1363e3c67c..78ec84282334 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pfn.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pfn.h
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ static inline bool __pfn_t_has_page(__pfn_t pfn)
 	return (pfn.data & PFN_MASK) == 0;
 }
 
+static inline __pfn_t pfn_to_pfn_t(unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	__pfn_t pfn_t = { .data = (pfn << PFN_SHIFT) | PFN_DEV };
+
+	return pfn_t;
+}
+
+static inline __pfn_t phys_to_pfn_t(dma_addr_t addr)
+{
+	return pfn_to_pfn_t(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+}
 #else
 static inline bool __pfn_t_has_page(__pfn_t pfn)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 7f9a516f24de..42bcaf2b9311 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1604,8 +1604,7 @@ struct block_device_operations {
 	int (*rw_page)(struct block_device *, sector_t, struct page *, int rw);
 	int (*ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
 	int (*compat_ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
-	long (*direct_access)(struct block_device *, sector_t,
-					void **, unsigned long *pfn, long size);
+	long (*direct_access)(struct block_device *, sector_t, __pfn_t *pfn, long size);
 	unsigned int (*check_events) (struct gendisk *disk,
 				      unsigned int clearing);
 	/* ->media_changed() is DEPRECATED, use ->check_events() instead */
@@ -1623,8 +1622,8 @@ extern int __blkdev_driver_ioctl(struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned int,
 extern int bdev_read_page(struct block_device *, sector_t, struct page *);
 extern int bdev_write_page(struct block_device *, sector_t, struct page *,
 						struct writeback_control *);
-extern long bdev_direct_access(struct block_device *, sector_t, void **addr,
-						unsigned long *pfn, long size);
+extern long bdev_direct_access(struct block_device *, sector_t,
+		__pfn_t *pfn, long size);
 #else /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
 
 struct block_device;
