diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
index 10562885f5fc..af3ba08b684b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
@@ -73,12 +73,23 @@ static int gart_mem_pfn_is_ram(unsigned long pfn)
 		      (pfn >= aperture_pfn_start + aperture_page_count));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE
+static bool gart_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(struct vmcore_cb *cb, unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	return !!gart_mem_pfn_is_ram(pfn);
+}
+
+static struct vmcore_cb gart_vmcore_cb = {
+	.pfn_is_ram = gart_oldmem_pfn_is_ram,
+};
+#endif
+
 static void __init exclude_from_core(u64 aper_base, u32 aper_order)
 {
 	aperture_pfn_start = aper_base >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	aperture_page_count = (32 * 1024 * 1024) << aper_order >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE
-	WARN_ON(register_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(&gart_mem_pfn_is_ram));
+	register_vmcore_cb(&gart_vmcore_cb);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_KCORE
 	WARN_ON(register_mem_pfn_is_ram(&gart_mem_pfn_is_ram));
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu_hvm.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu_hvm.c
index eb61622df75b..49bd4a6a5858 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu_hvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu_hvm.c
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
  * The kdump kernel has to check whether a pfn of the crashed kernel
  * was a ballooned page. vmcore is using this function to decide
  * whether to access a pfn of the crashed kernel.
- * Returns 0 if the pfn is not backed by a RAM page, the caller may
+ * Returns "false" if the pfn is not backed by a RAM page, the caller may
  * handle the pfn special in this case.
  */
-static int xen_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(unsigned long pfn)
+static bool xen_vmcore_pfn_is_ram(struct vmcore_cb *cb, unsigned long pfn)
 {
 	struct xen_hvm_get_mem_type a = {
 		.domid = DOMID_SELF,
@@ -23,15 +23,18 @@ static int xen_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(unsigned long pfn)
 	};
 
 	if (HYPERVISOR_hvm_op(HVMOP_get_mem_type, &a))
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return true;
 
 	switch (a.mem_type) {
 	case HVMMEM_mmio_dm:
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	default:
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	}
 }
+static struct vmcore_cb xen_vmcore_cb = {
+	.pfn_is_ram = xen_vmcore_pfn_is_ram,
+};
 #endif
 
 static void xen_hvm_exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm)
@@ -65,6 +68,6 @@ void __init xen_hvm_init_mmu_ops(void)
 	if (is_pagetable_dying_supported())
 		pv_ops.mmu.exit_mmap = xen_hvm_exit_mmap;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE
-	WARN_ON(register_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(&xen_oldmem_pfn_is_ram));
+	register_vmcore_cb(&xen_vmcore_cb);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/fs/proc/vmcore.c b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
index a9bd80ab670e..7a04b2eca287 100644
--- a/fs/proc/vmcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
@@ -62,46 +62,75 @@ core_param(novmcoredd, vmcoredd_disabled, bool, 0);
 /* Device Dump Size */
 static size_t vmcoredd_orig_sz;
 
-/*
- * Returns > 0 for RAM pages, 0 for non-RAM pages, < 0 on error
- * The called function has to take care of module refcounting.
- */
-static int (*oldmem_pfn_is_ram)(unsigned long pfn);
-
-int register_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(int (*fn)(unsigned long pfn))
+static DECLARE_RWSEM(vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+/* List of registered vmcore callbacks. */
+static LIST_HEAD(vmcore_cb_list);
+/* Whether we had a surprise unregistration of a callback. */
+static bool vmcore_cb_unstable;
+/* Whether the vmcore has been opened once. */
+static bool vmcore_opened;
+
+void register_vmcore_cb(struct vmcore_cb *cb)
 {
-	if (oldmem_pfn_is_ram)
-		return -EBUSY;
-	oldmem_pfn_is_ram = fn;
-	return 0;
+	down_write(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cb->next);
+	list_add_tail(&cb->next, &vmcore_cb_list);
+	/*
+	 * Registering a vmcore callback after the vmcore was opened is
+	 * very unusual (e.g., manual driver loading).
+	 */
+	if (vmcore_opened)
+		pr_warn_once("Unexpected vmcore callback registration\n");
+	up_write(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_oldmem_pfn_is_ram);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_vmcore_cb);
 
-void unregister_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(void)
+void unregister_vmcore_cb(struct vmcore_cb *cb)
 {
-	oldmem_pfn_is_ram = NULL;
-	wmb();
+	down_write(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+	list_del(&cb->next);
+	/*
+	 * Unregistering a vmcore callback after the vmcore was opened is
+	 * very unusual (e.g., forced driver removal), but we cannot stop
+	 * unregistering.
+	 */
+	if (vmcore_opened) {
+		pr_warn_once("Unexpected vmcore callback unregistration\n");
+		vmcore_cb_unstable = true;
+	}
+	up_write(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_oldmem_pfn_is_ram);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_vmcore_cb);
 
 static bool pfn_is_ram(unsigned long pfn)
 {
-	int (*fn)(unsigned long pfn);
-	/* pfn is ram unless fn() checks pagetype */
+	struct vmcore_cb *cb;
 	bool ret = true;
 
-	/*
-	 * Ask hypervisor if the pfn is really ram.
-	 * A ballooned page contains no data and reading from such a page
-	 * will cause high load in the hypervisor.
-	 */
-	fn = oldmem_pfn_is_ram;
-	if (fn)
-		ret = !!fn(pfn);
+	lockdep_assert_held_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+	if (unlikely(vmcore_cb_unstable))
+		return false;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cb, &vmcore_cb_list, next) {
+		if (unlikely(!cb->pfn_is_ram))
+			continue;
+		ret = cb->pfn_is_ram(cb, pfn);
+		if (!ret)
+			break;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int open_vmcore(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	down_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+	vmcore_opened = true;
+	up_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Reads a page from the oldmem device from given offset. */
 ssize_t read_from_oldmem(char *buf, size_t count,
 			 u64 *ppos, int userbuf,
@@ -117,6 +146,7 @@ ssize_t read_from_oldmem(char *buf, size_t count,
 	offset = (unsigned long)(*ppos % PAGE_SIZE);
 	pfn = (unsigned long)(*ppos / PAGE_SIZE);
 
+	down_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
 	do {
 		if (count > (PAGE_SIZE - offset))
 			nr_bytes = PAGE_SIZE - offset;
@@ -136,8 +166,10 @@ ssize_t read_from_oldmem(char *buf, size_t count,
 				tmp = copy_oldmem_page(pfn, buf, nr_bytes,
 						       offset, userbuf);
 
-			if (tmp < 0)
+			if (tmp < 0) {
+				up_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
 				return tmp;
+			}
 		}
 		*ppos += nr_bytes;
 		count -= nr_bytes;
@@ -147,6 +179,7 @@ ssize_t read_from_oldmem(char *buf, size_t count,
 		offset = 0;
 	} while (count);
 
+	up_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
 	return read;
 }
 
@@ -537,14 +570,19 @@ static int vmcore_remap_oldmem_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			    unsigned long from, unsigned long pfn,
 			    unsigned long size, pgprot_t prot)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if oldmem_pfn_is_ram was registered to avoid
 	 * looping over all pages without a reason.
 	 */
-	if (oldmem_pfn_is_ram)
-		return remap_oldmem_pfn_checked(vma, from, pfn, size, prot);
+	down_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+	if (!list_empty(&vmcore_cb_list) || vmcore_cb_unstable)
+		ret = remap_oldmem_pfn_checked(vma, from, pfn, size, prot);
 	else
-		return remap_oldmem_pfn_range(vma, from, pfn, size, prot);
+		ret = remap_oldmem_pfn_range(vma, from, pfn, size, prot);
+	up_read(&vmcore_cb_rwsem);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mmap_vmcore(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
@@ -668,6 +706,7 @@ static int mmap_vmcore(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 #endif
 
 static const struct proc_ops vmcore_proc_ops = {
+	.proc_open	= open_vmcore,
 	.proc_read	= read_vmcore,
 	.proc_lseek	= default_llseek,
 	.proc_mmap	= mmap_vmcore,
diff --git a/include/linux/crash_dump.h b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
index 2618577a4d6d..0c547d866f1e 100644
--- a/include/linux/crash_dump.h
+++ b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
@@ -91,9 +91,29 @@ static inline void vmcore_unusable(void)
 		elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR;
 }
 
-#define HAVE_OLDMEM_PFN_IS_RAM 1
-extern int register_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(int (*fn)(unsigned long pfn));
-extern void unregister_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(void);
+/**
+ * struct vmcore_cb - driver callbacks for /proc/vmcore handling
+ * @pfn_is_ram: check whether a PFN really is RAM and should be accessed when
+ *              reading the vmcore. Will return "true" if it is RAM or if the
+ *              callback cannot tell. If any callback returns "false", it's not
+ *              RAM and the page must not be accessed; zeroes should be
+ *              indicated in the vmcore instead. For example, a ballooned page
+ *              contains no data and reading from such a page will cause high
+ *              load in the hypervisor.
+ * @next: List head to manage registered callbacks internally; initialized by
+ *        register_vmcore_cb().
+ *
+ * vmcore callbacks allow drivers managing physical memory ranges to
+ * coordinate with vmcore handling code, for example, to prevent accessing
+ * physical memory ranges that should not be accessed when reading the vmcore,
+ * although included in the vmcore header as memory ranges to dump.
+ */
+struct vmcore_cb {
+	bool (*pfn_is_ram)(struct vmcore_cb *cb, unsigned long pfn);
+	struct list_head next;
+};
+extern void register_vmcore_cb(struct vmcore_cb *cb);
+extern void unregister_vmcore_cb(struct vmcore_cb *cb);
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
 static inline bool is_kdump_kernel(void) { return 0; }
