diff --git a/drivers/dax/super.c b/drivers/dax/super.c
index 0a339b85133e..ec2f2262e3a9 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/super.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/super.c
@@ -73,22 +73,12 @@ struct dax_device *fs_dax_get_by_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fs_dax_get_by_bdev);
 #endif
 
-/**
- * __bdev_dax_supported() - Check if the device supports dax for filesystem
- * @bdev: block device to check
- * @blocksize: The block size of the device
- *
- * This is a library function for filesystems to check if the block device
- * can be mounted with dax option.
- *
- * Return: true if supported, false if unsupported
- */
-bool __bdev_dax_supported(struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize)
+bool generic_fsdax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
+		struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize, sector_t start,
+		sector_t sectors)
 {
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev;
 	bool dax_enabled = false;
 	pgoff_t pgoff, pgoff_end;
-	struct request_queue *q;
 	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 	void *kaddr, *end_kaddr;
 	pfn_t pfn, end_pfn;
@@ -102,21 +92,14 @@ bool __bdev_dax_supported(struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
-	if (!q || !blk_queue_dax(q)) {
-		pr_debug("%s: error: request queue doesn't support dax\n",
-				bdevname(bdev, buf));
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	err = bdev_dax_pgoff(bdev, 0, PAGE_SIZE, &pgoff);
+	err = bdev_dax_pgoff(bdev, start, PAGE_SIZE, &pgoff);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("%s: error: unaligned partition for dax\n",
 				bdevname(bdev, buf));
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	last_page = PFN_DOWN(i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) - 1) * 8;
+	last_page = PFN_DOWN((start + sectors - 1) * 512) * PAGE_SIZE / 512;
 	err = bdev_dax_pgoff(bdev, last_page, PAGE_SIZE, &pgoff_end);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("%s: error: unaligned partition for dax\n",
@@ -124,20 +107,11 @@ bool __bdev_dax_supported(struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	dax_dev = dax_get_by_host(bdev->bd_disk->disk_name);
-	if (!dax_dev) {
-		pr_debug("%s: error: device does not support dax\n",
-				bdevname(bdev, buf));
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	id = dax_read_lock();
 	len = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, 1, &kaddr, &pfn);
 	len2 = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff_end, 1, &end_kaddr, &end_pfn);
 	dax_read_unlock(id);
 
-	put_dax(dax_dev);
-
 	if (len < 1 || len2 < 1) {
 		pr_debug("%s: error: dax access failed (%ld)\n",
 				bdevname(bdev, buf), len < 1 ? len : len2);
@@ -178,6 +152,49 @@ bool __bdev_dax_supported(struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize)
 	}
 	return true;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_fsdax_supported);
+
+/**
+ * __bdev_dax_supported() - Check if the device supports dax for filesystem
+ * @bdev: block device to check
+ * @blocksize: The block size of the device
+ *
+ * This is a library function for filesystems to check if the block device
+ * can be mounted with dax option.
+ *
+ * Return: true if supported, false if unsupported
+ */
+bool __bdev_dax_supported(struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize)
+{
+	struct dax_device *dax_dev;
+	struct request_queue *q;
+	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
+	bool ret;
+	int id;
+
+	q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
+	if (!q || !blk_queue_dax(q)) {
+		pr_debug("%s: error: request queue doesn't support dax\n",
+				bdevname(bdev, buf));
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	dax_dev = dax_get_by_host(bdev->bd_disk->disk_name);
+	if (!dax_dev) {
+		pr_debug("%s: error: device does not support dax\n",
+				bdevname(bdev, buf));
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	id = dax_read_lock();
+	ret = dax_supported(dax_dev, bdev, blocksize, 0,
+			i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) / 512);
+	dax_read_unlock(id);
+
+	put_dax(dax_dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__bdev_dax_supported);
 #endif
 
@@ -303,6 +320,15 @@ long dax_direct_access(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, long nr_pages,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_direct_access);
 
+bool dax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct block_device *bdev,
+		int blocksize, sector_t start, sector_t len)
+{
+	if (!dax_alive(dax_dev))
+		return false;
+
+	return dax_dev->ops->dax_supported(dax_dev, bdev, blocksize, start, len);
+}
+
 size_t dax_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
 		size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index cde3b49b2a91..350cf0451456 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -880,13 +880,17 @@ void dm_table_set_type(struct dm_table *t, enum dm_queue_mode type)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_table_set_type);
 
+/* validate the dax capability of the target device span */
 static int device_supports_dax(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
-			       sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
+				       sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
 {
-	return bdev_dax_supported(dev->bdev, PAGE_SIZE);
+	int blocksize = *(int *) data;
+
+	return generic_fsdax_supported(dev->dax_dev, dev->bdev, blocksize,
+			start, len);
 }
 
-static bool dm_table_supports_dax(struct dm_table *t)
+bool dm_table_supports_dax(struct dm_table *t, int blocksize)
 {
 	struct dm_target *ti;
 	unsigned i;
@@ -899,7 +903,8 @@ static bool dm_table_supports_dax(struct dm_table *t)
 			return false;
 
 		if (!ti->type->iterate_devices ||
-		    !ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_supports_dax, NULL))
+		    !ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_supports_dax,
+			    &blocksize))
 			return false;
 	}
 
@@ -979,7 +984,7 @@ static int dm_table_determine_type(struct dm_table *t)
 verify_bio_based:
 		/* We must use this table as bio-based */
 		t->type = DM_TYPE_BIO_BASED;
-		if (dm_table_supports_dax(t) ||
+		if (dm_table_supports_dax(t, PAGE_SIZE) ||
 		    (list_empty(devices) && live_md_type == DM_TYPE_DAX_BIO_BASED)) {
 			t->type = DM_TYPE_DAX_BIO_BASED;
 		} else {
@@ -1905,7 +1910,7 @@ void dm_table_set_restrictions(struct dm_table *t, struct request_queue *q,
 	}
 	blk_queue_write_cache(q, wc, fua);
 
-	if (dm_table_supports_dax(t))
+	if (dm_table_supports_dax(t, PAGE_SIZE))
 		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_DAX, q);
 	else
 		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DAX, q);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 043f0761e4a0..c28787f5357b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,25 @@ static long dm_dax_direct_access(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool dm_dax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct block_device *bdev,
+		int blocksize, sector_t start, sector_t len)
+{
+	struct mapped_device *md = dax_get_private(dax_dev);
+	struct dm_table *map;
+	int srcu_idx;
+	bool ret;
+
+	map = dm_get_live_table(md, &srcu_idx);
+	if (!map)
+		return false;
+
+	ret = dm_table_supports_dax(map, blocksize);
+
+	dm_put_live_table(md, srcu_idx);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static size_t dm_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 				    void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
 {
@@ -3192,6 +3211,7 @@ static const struct block_device_operations dm_blk_dops = {
 
 static const struct dax_operations dm_dax_ops = {
 	.direct_access = dm_dax_direct_access,
+	.dax_supported = dm_dax_supported,
 	.copy_from_iter = dm_dax_copy_from_iter,
 	.copy_to_iter = dm_dax_copy_to_iter,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.h b/drivers/md/dm.h
index 2d539b82ec08..e5e240bfa2d0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ void dm_unlock_md_type(struct mapped_device *md);
 void dm_set_md_type(struct mapped_device *md, enum dm_queue_mode type);
 enum dm_queue_mode dm_get_md_type(struct mapped_device *md);
 struct target_type *dm_get_immutable_target_type(struct mapped_device *md);
+bool dm_table_supports_dax(struct dm_table *t, int blocksize);
 
 int dm_setup_md_queue(struct mapped_device *md, struct dm_table *t);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
index 0279eb1da3ef..845c5b430cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static size_t pmem_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 
 static const struct dax_operations pmem_dax_ops = {
 	.direct_access = pmem_dax_direct_access,
+	.dax_supported = generic_fsdax_supported,
 	.copy_from_iter = pmem_copy_from_iter,
 	.copy_to_iter = pmem_copy_to_iter,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
index 4e8aedd50cb0..d04d4378ca50 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static size_t dcssblk_dax_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 
 static const struct dax_operations dcssblk_dax_ops = {
 	.direct_access = dcssblk_dax_direct_access,
+	.dax_supported = generic_fsdax_supported,
 	.copy_from_iter = dcssblk_dax_copy_from_iter,
 	.copy_to_iter = dcssblk_dax_copy_to_iter,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
index 0dd316a74a29..f5544fc62319 100644
--- a/include/linux/dax.h
+++ b/include/linux/dax.h
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ struct dax_operations {
 	 */
 	long (*direct_access)(struct dax_device *, pgoff_t, long,
 			void **, pfn_t *);
+	/*
+	 * Validate whether this device is usable as an fsdax backing
+	 * device.
+	 */
+	bool (*dax_supported)(struct dax_device *, struct block_device *, int,
+			sector_t, sector_t);
 	/* copy_from_iter: required operation for fs-dax direct-i/o */
 	size_t (*copy_from_iter)(struct dax_device *, pgoff_t, void *, size_t,
 			struct iov_iter *);
@@ -75,6 +81,10 @@ static inline bool bdev_dax_supported(struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize)
 	return __bdev_dax_supported(bdev, blocksize);
 }
 
+bool generic_fsdax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
+		struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize, sector_t start,
+		sector_t sectors);
+
 static inline struct dax_device *fs_dax_get_by_host(const char *host)
 {
 	return dax_get_by_host(host);
@@ -99,6 +109,13 @@ static inline bool bdev_dax_supported(struct block_device *bdev,
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool generic_fsdax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
+		struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize, sector_t start,
+		sector_t sectors)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline struct dax_device *fs_dax_get_by_host(const char *host)
 {
 	return NULL;
@@ -142,6 +159,8 @@ bool dax_alive(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 void *dax_get_private(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 long dax_direct_access(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, long nr_pages,
 		void **kaddr, pfn_t *pfn);
+bool dax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct block_device *bdev,
+		int blocksize, sector_t start, sector_t len);
 size_t dax_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
 		size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i);
 size_t dax_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
