diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 23c2004c6435..80dbfe07c87b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -2027,16 +2027,25 @@ static void clear_sp_write_flooding_count(u64 *spte)
 	__clear_sp_write_flooding_count(sptep_to_sp(spte));
 }
 
-static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
-					     union kvm_mmu_page_role role)
+/*
+ * Searches for an existing SP for the given gfn and role. Makes no attempt to
+ * sync the SP if it is marked unsync.
+ *
+ * If creating an upper-level page table, zaps unsynced pages for the same
+ * gfn and adds them to the invalid_list. It's the callers responsibility
+ * to call kvm_mmu_commit_zap_page() on invalid_list.
+ */
+static struct kvm_mmu_page *__kvm_mmu_find_shadow_page(struct kvm *kvm,
+						       gfn_t gfn,
+						       union kvm_mmu_page_role role,
+						       struct list_head *invalid_list)
 {
 	struct hlist_head *sp_list;
 	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
 	int collisions = 0;
-	LIST_HEAD(invalid_list);
 
-	sp_list = &vcpu->kvm->arch.mmu_page_hash[kvm_page_table_hashfn(gfn)];
-	for_each_valid_sp(vcpu->kvm, sp, sp_list) {
+	sp_list = &kvm->arch.mmu_page_hash[kvm_page_table_hashfn(gfn)];
+	for_each_valid_sp(kvm, sp, sp_list) {
 		if (sp->gfn != gfn) {
 			collisions++;
 			continue;
@@ -2053,60 +2062,109 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
 			 * upper-level page will be write-protected.
 			 */
 			if (role.level > PG_LEVEL_4K && sp->unsync)
-				kvm_mmu_prepare_zap_page(vcpu->kvm, sp,
-							 &invalid_list);
+				kvm_mmu_prepare_zap_page(kvm, sp, invalid_list);
+
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/* unsync and write-flooding only apply to indirect SPs. */
-		if (sp->role.direct)
-			goto trace_get_page;
+		/* Write-flooding is only tracked for indirect SPs. */
+		if (!sp->role.direct)
+			__clear_sp_write_flooding_count(sp);
 
-		if (sp->unsync) {
-			/*
-			 * The page is good, but is stale.  kvm_sync_page does
-			 * get the latest guest state, but (unlike mmu_unsync_children)
-			 * it doesn't write-protect the page or mark it synchronized!
-			 * This way the validity of the mapping is ensured, but the
-			 * overhead of write protection is not incurred until the
-			 * guest invalidates the TLB mapping.  This allows multiple
-			 * SPs for a single gfn to be unsync.
-			 *
-			 * If the sync fails, the page is zapped.  If so, break
-			 * in order to rebuild it.
-			 */
-			if (!kvm_sync_page(vcpu, sp, &invalid_list))
-				break;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-			WARN_ON(!list_empty(&invalid_list));
-			kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(vcpu->kvm);
-		}
+	sp = NULL;
 
-		__clear_sp_write_flooding_count(sp);
+out:
+	if (collisions > kvm->stat.max_mmu_page_hash_collisions)
+		kvm->stat.max_mmu_page_hash_collisions = collisions;
+
+	return sp;
+}
 
-trace_get_page:
-		trace_kvm_mmu_get_page(sp, false);
+/*
+ * Looks up an existing SP for the given gfn and role if one exists. The
+ * return SP is guaranteed to be synced.
+ */
+static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_find_shadow_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+						     gfn_t gfn,
+						     union kvm_mmu_page_role role)
+{
+	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
+	LIST_HEAD(invalid_list);
+
+	sp = __kvm_mmu_find_shadow_page(vcpu->kvm, gfn, role, &invalid_list);
+	if (!sp)
 		goto out;
+
+	if (sp->unsync) {
+		/*
+		 * The page is good, but is stale.  kvm_sync_page does
+		 * get the latest guest state, but (unlike mmu_unsync_children)
+		 * it doesn't write-protect the page or mark it synchronized!
+		 * This way the validity of the mapping is ensured, but the
+		 * overhead of write protection is not incurred until the
+		 * guest invalidates the TLB mapping.  This allows multiple
+		 * SPs for a single gfn to be unsync.
+		 *
+		 * If the sync fails, the page is zapped and added to the
+		 * invalid_list.
+		 */
+		if (!kvm_sync_page(vcpu, sp, &invalid_list)) {
+			sp = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		WARN_ON(!list_empty(&invalid_list));
+		kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(vcpu->kvm);
 	}
 
+out:
+	kvm_mmu_commit_zap_page(vcpu->kvm, &invalid_list);
+	return sp;
+}
+
+static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_new_shadow_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+						    gfn_t gfn,
+						    union kvm_mmu_page_role role)
+{
+	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
+	struct hlist_head *sp_list;
+
 	++vcpu->kvm->stat.mmu_cache_miss;
 
 	sp = kvm_mmu_alloc_page(vcpu, role.direct);
-
 	sp->gfn = gfn;
 	sp->role = role;
+
+	sp_list = &vcpu->kvm->arch.mmu_page_hash[kvm_page_table_hashfn(gfn)];
 	hlist_add_head(&sp->hash_link, sp_list);
+
 	if (!role.direct) {
 		account_shadowed(vcpu->kvm, sp);
 		if (role.level == PG_LEVEL_4K && kvm_vcpu_write_protect_gfn(vcpu, gfn))
 			kvm_flush_remote_tlbs_with_address(vcpu->kvm, gfn, 1);
 	}
-	trace_kvm_mmu_get_page(sp, true);
-out:
-	kvm_mmu_commit_zap_page(vcpu->kvm, &invalid_list);
 
-	if (collisions > vcpu->kvm->stat.max_mmu_page_hash_collisions)
-		vcpu->kvm->stat.max_mmu_page_hash_collisions = collisions;
+	return sp;
+}
+
+static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
+					     union kvm_mmu_page_role role)
+{
+	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
+	bool created = false;
+
+	sp = kvm_mmu_find_shadow_page(vcpu, gfn, role);
+	if (sp)
+		goto out;
+
+	created = true;
+	sp = kvm_mmu_new_shadow_page(vcpu, gfn, role);
+
+out:
+	trace_kvm_mmu_get_page(sp, created);
 	return sp;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
index c3909a07e938..55cac59b9c9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -692,8 +692,9 @@ static int FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault,
 			 * the gpte is changed from non-present to present.
 			 * Otherwise, the guest may use the wrong mapping.
 			 *
-			 * For PG_LEVEL_4K, kvm_mmu_get_page() has already
-			 * synchronized it transiently via kvm_sync_page().
+			 * For PG_LEVEL_4K, kvm_mmu_get_existing_sp() has
+			 * already synchronized it transiently via
+			 * kvm_sync_page().
 			 *
 			 * For higher level pagetable, we synchronize it via
 			 * the slower mmu_sync_children().  If it needs to
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.c
index 4739b53c9734..d10189d9c877 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.c
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ bool make_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 		/*
 		 * Optimization: for pte sync, if spte was writable the hash
 		 * lookup is unnecessary (and expensive). Write protection
-		 * is responsibility of kvm_mmu_get_page / kvm_mmu_sync_roots.
-		 * Same reasoning can be applied to dirty page accounting.
+		 * is responsibility of kvm_mmu_create_sp() and
+		 * kvm_mmu_sync_roots(). Same reasoning can be applied to dirty
+		 * page accounting.
 		 */
 		if (is_writable_pte(old_spte))
 			goto out;
