diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 68be7adbfe58..ad62056059ac 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
  */
 
 static inline void
-pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t pte)
+pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
-	pmd_set(pmd, (pte_t *)(page_to_pa(pte) + PAGE_OFFSET));
+	pmd_set(pmd, (pte_t *)(page_to_pa(ptdesc_page(pte)) + PAGE_OFFSET));
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 096b8ef58edb..51233cfb1bad 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pte_t *pte)
 	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)pte));
 }
 
-static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t pte_page)
+static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
-	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)page_address(pte_page)));
+	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)ptdesc_address(pte)));
 }
 
 static inline pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index e8501a6c3336..37a15220fce7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, pte_t *ptep)
 }
 
 static inline void
-pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, pgtable_t ptep)
+pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, struct ptdesc *ptep)
 {
 	extern pmdval_t user_pmd_table;
 	pmdval_t prot;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, pgtable_t ptep)
 	else
 		prot = _PAGE_USER_TABLE;
 
-	__pmd_populate(pmdp, page_to_phys(ptep), prot);
+	__pmd_populate(pmdp, page_to_phys(ptdesc_page(ptep)), prot);
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 8ff5f2a2579e..d9074b5f9dfe 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, pte_t *ptep)
 }
 
 static inline void
-pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, pgtable_t ptep)
+pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, struct ptdesc *ptep)
 {
 	VM_BUG_ON(mm == &init_mm);
-	__pmd_populate(pmdp, page_to_phys(ptep), PMD_TYPE_TABLE | PMD_TABLE_PXN);
+	__pmd_populate(pmdp, page_to_phys(ptdesc_page(ptep)), PMD_TYPE_TABLE | PMD_TABLE_PXN);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index a3e082e54b74..f34e9fcad066 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ static inline pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
 }
 
 static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
-				pgtable_t pte)
+				struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Conveniently, zero in 3 LSB means indirect 4K page table.
 	 * Not so convenient when you're trying to vary the page size.
 	 */
-	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(((unsigned long)page_to_pfn(pte) << PAGE_SHIFT) |
+	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(((unsigned long)ptdesc_pfn(pte) << PAGE_SHIFT) |
 		HEXAGON_L1_PTE_SIZE));
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index c96d7160babc..3461da516ab9 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)pte));
 }
 
-static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t pte)
+static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
-	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)page_address(pte)));
+	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)ptdesc_address(pte)));
 }
 
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/motorola_pgalloc.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/motorola_pgalloc.h
index f9ee5ec4574d..a80c45b9d2a3 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/motorola_pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/motorola_pgalloc.h
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pte_t *
 	pmd_set(pmd, pte);
 }
 
-static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t page)
+static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, struct ptdesc *page)
 {
-	pmd_set(pmd, page);
+	pmd_set(pmd, ptdesc_page(page));
 }
 
 static inline void pud_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, pmd_t *pmd)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/sun3_pgalloc.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/sun3_pgalloc.h
index 4a137eecb6fe..965f663a4797 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/sun3_pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/sun3_pgalloc.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pte_t *
 	pmd_val(*pmd) = __pa((unsigned long)pte);
 }
 
-static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t page)
+static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, struct ptdesc *ptdesc)
 {
-	pmd_val(*pmd) = __pa((unsigned long)page_address(page));
+	pmd_val(*pmd) = __pa((unsigned long)ptdesc_address(ptdesc));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 6c33b05f730f..0f4a479e015e 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern pte_t *pte_alloc_one_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm);
 #define __pte_free_tlb(tlb, pte, addr)	pte_free((tlb)->mm, (pte))
 
 #define pmd_populate(mm, pmd, pte) \
-			(pmd_val(*(pmd)) = (unsigned long)page_address(pte))
+			(pmd_val(*(pmd)) = (unsigned long)page_address(ptdesc_page(pte)))
 
 #define pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, pte) \
 		(pmd_val(*(pmd)) = (unsigned long) (pte))
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index f4440edcd8fe..2ef868d93b6b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
 }
 
 static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
-	pgtable_t pte)
+				struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
-	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)page_address(pte)));
+	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)ptdesc_address(pte)));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index ce6bb8e74271..420958d91a47 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
 }
 
 static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
-	pgtable_t pte)
+				struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
-	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)page_address(pte)));
+	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)ptdesc_address(pte)));
 }
 
 extern pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm);
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 2251d940c3d8..a9479d873dca 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ extern int mem_init_done;
 	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(_KERNPG_TABLE + __pa(pte)))
 
 static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
-				struct page *pte)
+				struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
 	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(_KERNPG_TABLE +
-		     ((unsigned long)page_to_pfn(pte) <<
+		     ((unsigned long)ptdesc_pfn(pte) <<
 		     (unsigned long) PAGE_SHIFT)));
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index e3e142b1c5c5..9fd06e2fef89 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pte_t *pte)
 }
 
 #define pmd_populate(mm, pmd, pte_page) \
-	pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, page_address(pte_page))
+	pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, page_address(ptdesc_page(pte_page)))
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/pgalloc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/pgalloc.h
index a435c84d1f9a..9971703d0566 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/pgalloc.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp,
 }
 
 static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp,
-				pgtable_t pte_page)
+				struct ptdesc *pte_page)
 {
 	*pmdp = __pmd(__pa(pte_page) | _PMD_PRESENT);
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 5d8577ab1591..095521089c20 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
 }
 
 static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
-				pgtable_t pte)
+				struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
-	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)page_address(pte)));
+	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)ptdesc_address(pte)));
 }
 
 #define __pte_free_tlb(tlb, pte, addr)				\
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgalloc_32.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgalloc_32.h
index addaade56f21..6f0f661a380f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgalloc_32.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgalloc_32.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static inline void free_pmd_fast(pmd_t * pmd)
 #define pmd_free(mm, pmd)		free_pmd_fast(pmd)
 #define __pmd_free_tlb(tlb, pmd, addr)	pmd_free((tlb)->mm, pmd)
 
-#define pmd_populate(mm, pmd, pte)	pmd_set(pmd, pte)
+#define pmd_populate(mm, pmd, pte)	pmd_set(pmd, (pte_t *)pte)
 
 void pmd_set(pmd_t *pmdp, pte_t *ptep);
 #define pmd_populate_kernel		pmd_populate
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 06a9a5867a86..5ca8ac568768 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ static inline void pmd_populate_kernel_safe(struct mm_struct *mm,
 }
 
 static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
-				struct page *pte)
+				struct ptdesc *pte)
 {
-	unsigned long pfn = page_to_pfn(pte);
+	unsigned long pfn = page_to_pfn(ptdesc_page(pte));
 
 	paravirt_alloc_pte(mm, pfn);
 	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(((pteval_t)pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) | _PAGE_TABLE));
diff --git a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
index 8550eec32aba..bf9dc9c0a9bf 100644
--- a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
+++ b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ static void __init pmd_populate_tests(struct pgtable_debug_args *args)
 	 * This entry points to next level page table page.
 	 * Hence this must not qualify as pmd_bad().
 	 */
-	pmd_populate(args->mm, args->pmdp, args->start_ptep);
+	pmd_populate(args->mm, args->pmdp, page_ptdesc(args->start_ptep));
 	pmd = READ_ONCE(*args->pmdp);
 	WARN_ON(pmd_bad(pmd));
 }
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index aac67e8a8cc8..665445706491 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ static void __split_huge_zero_page_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	old_pmd = pmdp_huge_clear_flush(vma, haddr, pmd);
 
 	ptdesc = pgtable_trans_huge_withdraw(mm, pmd);
-	pmd_populate(mm, &_pmd, ptdesc_page(ptdesc));
+	pmd_populate(mm, &_pmd, ptdesc);
 
 	pte = pte_offset_map(&_pmd, haddr);
 	VM_BUG_ON(!pte);
@@ -2382,7 +2382,7 @@ static void __split_huge_zero_page_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	}
 	pte_unmap(pte - 1);
 	smp_wmb(); /* make pte visible before pmd */
-	pmd_populate(mm, pmd, ptdesc_page(ptdesc));
+	pmd_populate(mm, pmd, ptdesc);
 }
 
 static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
@@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 	 * This's critical for some architectures (Power).
 	 */
 	ptdesc = pgtable_trans_huge_withdraw(mm, pmd);
-	pmd_populate(mm, &_pmd, ptdesc_page(ptdesc));
+	pmd_populate(mm, &_pmd, ptdesc);
 
 	pte = pte_offset_map(&_pmd, haddr);
 	VM_BUG_ON(!pte);
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 		put_page(page);
 
 	smp_wmb(); /* make pte visible before pmd */
-	pmd_populate(mm, pmd, ptdesc_page(ptdesc));
+	pmd_populate(mm, pmd, ptdesc);
 }
 
 void split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
diff --git a/mm/khugepaged.c b/mm/khugepaged.c
index 48a54269472e..5b466a1c2136 100644
--- a/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static void __collapse_huge_page_copy_failed(pte_t *pte,
 	 * acquiring anon_vma_lock_write is unnecessary.
 	 */
 	pmd_ptl = pmd_lock(vma->vm_mm, pmd);
-	pmd_populate(vma->vm_mm, pmd, pmd_pgtable(orig_pmd));
+	pmd_populate(vma->vm_mm, pmd, (struct ptdesc *)pmd_pgtable(orig_pmd));
 	spin_unlock(pmd_ptl);
 	/*
 	 * Release both raw and compound pages isolated
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ static int collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
 		 * hugepmds and never for establishing regular pmds that
 		 * points to regular pagetables. Use pmd_populate for that
 		 */
-		pmd_populate(mm, pmd, pmd_pgtable(_pmd));
+		pmd_populate(mm, pmd, (struct ptdesc *)pmd_pgtable(_pmd));
 		spin_unlock(pmd_ptl);
 		anon_vma_unlock_write(vma->anon_vma);
 		goto out_up_write;
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 956cfe5f644d..cbed8824059f 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ void pmd_install(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t *pte)
 		 * smp_rmb() barriers in page table walking code.
 		 */
 		smp_wmb(); /* Could be smp_wmb__xxx(before|after)_spin_lock */
-		pmd_populate(mm, pmd, *pte);
+		pmd_populate(mm, pmd, (struct ptdesc *)(*pte));
 		*pte = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
diff --git a/mm/mremap.c b/mm/mremap.c
index e7ae140fc640..f32d35accd97 100644
--- a/mm/mremap.c
+++ b/mm/mremap.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static bool move_normal_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long old_addr,
 
 	VM_BUG_ON(!pmd_none(*new_pmd));
 
-	pmd_populate(mm, new_pmd, pmd_pgtable(pmd));
+	pmd_populate(mm, new_pmd, (struct ptdesc *)pmd_pgtable(pmd));
 	flush_tlb_range(vma, old_addr, old_addr + PMD_SIZE);
 	if (new_ptl != old_ptl)
 		spin_unlock(new_ptl);
