--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c~mm-pagewalk-add-depth-parameter-to-pte_hole
+++ a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static void smaps_account(struct mem_siz
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHMEM
 static int smaps_pte_hole(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
-		struct mm_walk *walk)
+			  __always_unused int depth, struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
 	struct mem_size_stats *mss = walk->private;
 
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ static int add_to_pagemap(unsigned long
 }
 
 static int pagemap_pte_hole(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-				struct mm_walk *walk)
+			    __always_unused int depth, struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
 	struct pagemapread *pm = walk->private;
 	unsigned long addr = start;
--- a/include/linux/pagewalk.h~mm-pagewalk-add-depth-parameter-to-pte_hole
+++ a/include/linux/pagewalk.h
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ struct mm_walk;
  *			split_huge_page() instead of handling it explicitly.
  * @pte_entry:		if set, called for each non-empty PTE (lowest-level)
  *			entry
- * @pte_hole:		if set, called for each hole at all levels
+ * @pte_hole:		if set, called for each hole at all levels,
+ *			depth is -1 if not known, 0:PGD, 1:P4D, 2:PUD, 3:PMD
+ *			4:PTE. Any folded depths (where PTRS_PER_P?D is equal
+ *			to 1) are skipped.
  * @hugetlb_entry:	if set, called for each hugetlb entry
  * @test_walk:		caller specific callback function to determine whether
  *			we walk over the current vma or not. Returning 0 means
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ struct mm_walk_ops {
 	int (*pte_entry)(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
 			 unsigned long next, struct mm_walk *walk);
 	int (*pte_hole)(unsigned long addr, unsigned long next,
-			struct mm_walk *walk);
+			int depth, struct mm_walk *walk);
 	int (*hugetlb_entry)(pte_t *pte, unsigned long hmask,
 			     unsigned long addr, unsigned long next,
 			     struct mm_walk *walk);
--- a/mm/hmm.c~mm-pagewalk-add-depth-parameter-to-pte_hole
+++ a/mm/hmm.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void hmm_range_need_fault(const s
 }
 
 static int hmm_vma_walk_hole(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
-			     struct mm_walk *walk)
+			     __always_unused int depth, struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
 	struct hmm_vma_walk *hmm_vma_walk = walk->private;
 	struct hmm_range *range = hmm_vma_walk->range;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static int hmm_vma_walk_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp,
 again:
 	pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp);
 	if (pmd_none(pmd))
-		return hmm_vma_walk_hole(start, end, walk);
+		return hmm_vma_walk_hole(start, end, -1, walk);
 
 	if (thp_migration_supported() && is_pmd_migration_entry(pmd)) {
 		bool fault, write_fault;
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int hmm_vma_walk_pud(pud_t *pudp,
 again:
 	pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp);
 	if (pud_none(pud))
-		return hmm_vma_walk_hole(start, end, walk);
+		return hmm_vma_walk_hole(start, end, -1, walk);
 
 	if (pud_huge(pud) && pud_devmap(pud)) {
 		unsigned long i, npages, pfn;
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ again:
 		bool fault, write_fault;
 
 		if (!pud_present(pud))
-			return hmm_vma_walk_hole(start, end, walk);
+			return hmm_vma_walk_hole(start, end, -1, walk);
 
 		i = (addr - range->start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 		npages = (end - addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
--- a/mm/migrate.c~mm-pagewalk-add-depth-parameter-to-pte_hole
+++ a/mm/migrate.c
@@ -2123,6 +2123,7 @@ out_unlock:
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_PRIVATE
 static int migrate_vma_collect_hole(unsigned long start,
 				    unsigned long end,
+				    __always_unused int depth,
 				    struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
 	struct migrate_vma *migrate = walk->private;
@@ -2167,7 +2168,7 @@ static int migrate_vma_collect_pmd(pmd_t
 
 again:
 	if (pmd_none(*pmdp))
-		return migrate_vma_collect_hole(start, end, walk);
+		return migrate_vma_collect_hole(start, end, -1, walk);
 
 	if (pmd_trans_huge(*pmdp)) {
 		struct page *page;
@@ -2200,7 +2201,7 @@ again:
 				return migrate_vma_collect_skip(start, end,
 								walk);
 			if (pmd_none(*pmdp))
-				return migrate_vma_collect_hole(start, end,
+				return migrate_vma_collect_hole(start, end, -1,
 								walk);
 		}
 	}
--- a/mm/mincore.c~mm-pagewalk-add-depth-parameter-to-pte_hole
+++ a/mm/mincore.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ static int __mincore_unmapped_range(unsi
 }
 
 static int mincore_unmapped_range(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
+				   __always_unused int depth,
 				   struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
 	walk->private += __mincore_unmapped_range(addr, end,
--- a/mm/pagewalk.c~mm-pagewalk-add-depth-parameter-to-pte_hole
+++ a/mm/pagewalk.c
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
 
+/*
+ * We want to know the real level where a entry is located ignoring any
+ * folding of levels which may be happening. For example if p4d is folded then
+ * a missing entry found at level 1 (p4d) is actually at level 0 (pgd).
+ */
+static int real_depth(int depth)
+{
+	if (depth == 3 && PTRS_PER_PMD == 1)
+		depth = 2;
+	if (depth == 2 && PTRS_PER_PUD == 1)
+		depth = 1;
+	if (depth == 1 && PTRS_PER_P4D == 1)
+		depth = 0;
+	return depth;
+}
+
 static int walk_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 			  struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
@@ -34,6 +50,7 @@ static int walk_pmd_range(pud_t *pud, un
 	unsigned long next;
 	const struct mm_walk_ops *ops = walk->ops;
 	int err = 0;
+	int depth = real_depth(3);
 
 	if (ops->test_pmd) {
 		err = ops->test_pmd(addr, end, pmd_offset(pud, 0UL), walk);
@@ -49,7 +66,7 @@ again:
 		next = pmd_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pmd_none(*pmd) || (!walk->vma && !walk->no_vma)) {
 			if (ops->pte_hole)
-				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, walk);
+				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, depth, walk);
 			if (err)
 				break;
 			continue;
@@ -93,6 +110,7 @@ static int walk_pud_range(p4d_t *p4d, un
 	unsigned long next;
 	const struct mm_walk_ops *ops = walk->ops;
 	int err = 0;
+	int depth = real_depth(2);
 
 	if (ops->test_pud) {
 		err = ops->test_pud(addr, end, pud_offset(p4d, 0UL), walk);
@@ -108,7 +126,7 @@ static int walk_pud_range(p4d_t *p4d, un
 		next = pud_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pud_none(*pud) || (!walk->vma && !walk->no_vma)) {
 			if (ops->pte_hole)
-				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, walk);
+				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, depth, walk);
 			if (err)
 				break;
 			continue;
@@ -144,6 +162,7 @@ static int walk_p4d_range(pgd_t *pgd, un
 	unsigned long next;
 	const struct mm_walk_ops *ops = walk->ops;
 	int err = 0;
+	int depth = real_depth(1);
 
 	if (ops->test_p4d) {
 		err = ops->test_p4d(addr, end, p4d_offset(pgd, 0UL), walk);
@@ -158,7 +177,7 @@ static int walk_p4d_range(pgd_t *pgd, un
 		next = p4d_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (p4d_none_or_clear_bad(p4d)) {
 			if (ops->pte_hole)
-				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, walk);
+				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, depth, walk);
 			if (err)
 				break;
 			continue;
@@ -190,7 +209,7 @@ static int walk_pgd_range(unsigned long
 		next = pgd_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pgd_none_or_clear_bad(pgd)) {
 			if (ops->pte_hole)
-				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, walk);
+				err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, 0, walk);
 			if (err)
 				break;
 			continue;
@@ -237,7 +256,7 @@ static int walk_hugetlb_range(unsigned l
 		if (pte)
 			err = ops->hugetlb_entry(pte, hmask, addr, next, walk);
 		else if (ops->pte_hole)
-			err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, walk);
+			err = ops->pte_hole(addr, next, -1, walk);
 
 		if (err)
 			break;
@@ -281,7 +300,7 @@ static int walk_page_test(unsigned long
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP) {
 		int err = 1;
 		if (ops->pte_hole)
-			err = ops->pte_hole(start, end, walk);
+			err = ops->pte_hole(start, end, -1, walk);
 		return err ? err : 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
