diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h
index d9fbd433cc17..485e1f3c5c6f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #define ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVEL_SHIFT(n)	((PAGE_SHIFT - 3) * (4 - (n)) + 3)
 
 #define PTRS_PER_PTE		(1 << (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PTE	PTRS_PER_PTE
 
 /*
  * PMD_SHIFT determines the size a level 2 page table entry can map.
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
 #define PMD_SIZE		(_AC(1, UL) << PMD_SHIFT)
 #define PMD_MASK		(~(PMD_SIZE-1))
 #define PTRS_PER_PMD		PTRS_PER_PTE
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PMD	PTRS_PER_PMD
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@
 #define PUD_SIZE		(_AC(1, UL) << PUD_SHIFT)
 #define PUD_MASK		(~(PUD_SIZE-1))
 #define PTRS_PER_PUD		PTRS_PER_PTE
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PUD	PTRS_PER_PUD
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
index 2781ebf6add4..fce329b8452e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #include <asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h>
 #endif
 
+#define H_PTRS_PER_PTE		(1 << H_PTE_INDEX_SIZE)
+#define H_PTRS_PER_PMD		(1 << H_PMD_INDEX_SIZE)
+#define H_PTRS_PER_PUD		(1 << H_PUD_INDEX_SIZE)
+
 /* Bits to set in a PMD/PUD/PGD entry valid bit*/
 #define HASH_PMD_VAL_BITS		(0x8000000000000000UL)
 #define HASH_PUD_VAL_BITS		(0x8000000000000000UL)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
index b01624e5c467..209817235a44 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ extern unsigned long __pmd_frag_size_shift;
 #define PTRS_PER_PUD	(1 << PUD_INDEX_SIZE)
 #define PTRS_PER_PGD	(1 << PGD_INDEX_SIZE)
 
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PTE	((H_PTRS_PER_PTE > R_PTRS_PER_PTE) ? \
+				  H_PTRS_PER_PTE : R_PTRS_PER_PTE)
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PMD	((H_PTRS_PER_PMD > R_PTRS_PER_PMD) ? \
+				  H_PTRS_PER_PMD : R_PTRS_PER_PMD)
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PUD	((H_PTRS_PER_PUD > R_PTRS_PER_PUD) ? \
+				  H_PTRS_PER_PUD : R_PTRS_PER_PUD)
+
 /* PMD_SHIFT determines what a second-level page table entry can map */
 #define PMD_SHIFT	(PAGE_SHIFT + PTE_INDEX_SIZE)
 #define PMD_SIZE	(1UL << PMD_SHIFT)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/radix.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/radix.h
index d97db3ad9aae..4f826259de71 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/radix.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/radix.h
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 #define RADIX_PMD_SHIFT		(PAGE_SHIFT + RADIX_PTE_INDEX_SIZE)
 #define RADIX_PUD_SHIFT		(RADIX_PMD_SHIFT + RADIX_PMD_INDEX_SIZE)
 #define RADIX_PGD_SHIFT		(RADIX_PUD_SHIFT + RADIX_PUD_INDEX_SIZE)
+
+#define R_PTRS_PER_PTE		(1 << RADIX_PTE_INDEX_SIZE)
+#define R_PTRS_PER_PMD		(1 << RADIX_PMD_INDEX_SIZE)
+#define R_PTRS_PER_PUD		(1 << RADIX_PUD_INDEX_SIZE)
+
 /*
  * Size of EA range mapped by our pagetables.
  */
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 7b03037a8475..3b491ce52ed2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ static inline int is_module_addr(void *addr)
 #define PTRS_PER_PGD	_CRST_ENTRIES
 
 #define MAX_PTRS_PER_P4D	PTRS_PER_P4D
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PUD	PTRS_PER_PUD
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PMD	PTRS_PER_PMD
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PTE	PTRS_PER_PTE
 
 /*
  * Segment table and region3 table entry encoding
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index ea7400726d7a..82d523db133b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ enum page_cache_mode {
 # include <asm/pgtable_64_types.h>
 #endif
 
+/* There is no runtime switching of these sizes */
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PUD PTRS_PER_PUD
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PMD PTRS_PER_PMD
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PTE PTRS_PER_PTE
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 27ac17c9da09..5d6aa16ceae6 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
  * we don't really have any PMD directory physically.
  */
 #define PTRS_PER_PTE		1024
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PTE	1024
 #define PTRS_PER_PTE_SHIFT	10
 #define PTRS_PER_PGD		1024
 #define PGD_ORDER		0
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d-hack.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d-hack.h
index 829bdb0d6327..6faa23f9e0b4 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d-hack.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d-hack.h
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
  */
 typedef struct { pgd_t pgd; } pud_t;
 
-#define PUD_SHIFT	PGDIR_SHIFT
-#define PTRS_PER_PUD	1
-#define PUD_SIZE	(1UL << PUD_SHIFT)
-#define PUD_MASK	(~(PUD_SIZE-1))
+#define PUD_SHIFT		PGDIR_SHIFT
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PUD	1
+#define PTRS_PER_PUD		1
+#define PUD_SIZE		(1UL << PUD_SHIFT)
+#define PUD_MASK		(~(PUD_SIZE-1))
 
 /*
  * The "pgd_xxx()" functions here are trivial for a folded two-level
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
index 0d9b28cba16d..4a860f47f3e6 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ struct mm_struct;
  */
 typedef struct { pud_t pud; } pmd_t;
 
-#define PMD_SHIFT	PUD_SHIFT
-#define PTRS_PER_PMD	1
-#define PMD_SIZE  	(1UL << PMD_SHIFT)
-#define PMD_MASK  	(~(PMD_SIZE-1))
+#define PMD_SHIFT		PUD_SHIFT
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PMD	1
+#define PTRS_PER_PMD		1
+#define PMD_SIZE  		(1UL << PMD_SHIFT)
+#define PMD_MASK  		(~(PMD_SIZE-1))
 
 /*
  * The "pud_xxx()" functions here are trivial for a folded two-level
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
index d3776cb494c0..1aef1b18edbc 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
  */
 typedef struct { p4d_t p4d; } pud_t;
 
-#define PUD_SHIFT	P4D_SHIFT
-#define PTRS_PER_PUD	1
-#define PUD_SIZE  	(1UL << PUD_SHIFT)
-#define PUD_MASK  	(~(PUD_SIZE-1))
+#define PUD_SHIFT		P4D_SHIFT
+#define MAX_PTRS_PER_PUD	1
+#define PTRS_PER_PUD		1
+#define PUD_SIZE  		(1UL << PUD_SHIFT)
+#define PUD_MASK  		(~(PUD_SIZE-1))
 
 /*
  * The "p4d_xxx()" functions here are trivial for a folded two-level
