diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
index 2c6096ab2ce6..37ebf42c0415 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static struct pmem_device *pmem_alloc(struct device *dev,
 	pmem->pfn_flags = PFN_DEV;
 	if (pmem_should_map_pages(dev)) {
 		pmem->virt_addr = (void __pmem *) devm_memremap_pages(dev, res,
-				NULL);
+				&q->q_usage_counter, NULL);
 		pmem->pfn_flags |= PFN_MAP;
 	} else
 		pmem->virt_addr = (void __pmem *) devm_memremap(dev,
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ static int nvdimm_namespace_attach_pfn(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns)
 	struct vmem_altmap *altmap;
 	struct nd_pfn_sb *pfn_sb;
 	struct pmem_device *pmem;
+	struct request_queue *q;
 	phys_addr_t offset;
 	int rc;
 	struct vmem_altmap __altmap = {
@@ -375,9 +376,10 @@ static int nvdimm_namespace_attach_pfn(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns)
 
 	/* establish pfn range for lookup, and switch to direct map */
 	pmem = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	q = pmem->pmem_queue;
 	devm_memunmap(dev, (void __force *) pmem->virt_addr);
 	pmem->virt_addr = (void __pmem *) devm_memremap_pages(dev, &nsio->res,
-			altmap);
+			&q->q_usage_counter, altmap);
 	pmem->pfn_flags |= PFN_MAP;
 	if (IS_ERR(pmem->virt_addr)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(pmem->virt_addr);
diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 993395a2e55c..d870ba3315f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ extern void __list_del_entry(struct list_head *entry);
 extern void list_del(struct list_head *entry);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST
+/*
+ * See devm_memremap_pages() which wants DEBUG_LIST=y to assert if one
+ * of the pages it allocates is ever passed to list_add()
+ */
+extern void list_force_poison(struct list_head *entry);
+#else
+static inline void list_force_poison(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * list_replace - replace old entry by new one
  * @old : the element to be replaced
diff --git a/include/linux/memremap.h b/include/linux/memremap.h
index aa3e82a80d7b..bcaa634139a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/memremap.h
+++ b/include/linux/memremap.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_MEMREMAP_H_
 #define _LINUX_MEMREMAP_H_
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/ioport.h>
+#include <linux/percpu-refcount.h>
 
 struct resource;
 struct device;
@@ -36,21 +38,25 @@ static inline struct vmem_altmap *to_vmem_altmap(unsigned long memmap_start)
 /**
  * struct dev_pagemap - metadata for ZONE_DEVICE mappings
  * @altmap: pre-allocated/reserved memory for vmemmap allocations
+ * @res: physical address range covered by @ref
+ * @ref: reference count that pins the devm_memremap_pages() mapping
  * @dev: host device of the mapping for debug
  */
 struct dev_pagemap {
 	struct vmem_altmap *altmap;
 	const struct resource *res;
+	struct percpu_ref *ref;
 	struct device *dev;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DEVICE
 void *devm_memremap_pages(struct device *dev, struct resource *res,
-		struct vmem_altmap *altmap);
+		struct percpu_ref *ref, struct vmem_altmap *altmap);
 struct dev_pagemap *find_dev_pagemap(resource_size_t phys);
 #else
 static inline void *devm_memremap_pages(struct device *dev,
-		struct resource *res, struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
+		struct resource *res, struct percpu_ref *ref,
+		struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Fail attempts to call devm_memremap_pages() without
@@ -66,4 +72,43 @@ static inline struct dev_pagemap *find_dev_pagemap(resource_size_t phys)
 	return NULL;
 }
 #endif
+
+/**
+ * get_dev_pagemap() - take a new live reference on the dev_pagemap for @pfn
+ * @pfn: page frame number to lookup page_map
+ * @pgmap: optional known pgmap that already has a reference
+ *
+ * @pgmap allows the overhead of a lookup to be bypassed when @pfn lands in the
+ * same mapping.
+ */
+static inline struct dev_pagemap *get_dev_pagemap(unsigned long pfn,
+		struct dev_pagemap *pgmap)
+{
+	const struct resource *res = pgmap ? pgmap->res : NULL;
+	resource_size_t phys = PFN_PHYS(pfn);
+
+	/*
+	 * In the cached case we're already holding a live reference so
+	 * we can simply do a blind increment
+	 */
+	if (res && phys >= res->start && phys <= res->end) {
+		percpu_ref_get(pgmap->ref);
+		return pgmap;
+	}
+
+	/* fall back to slow path lookup */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	pgmap = find_dev_pagemap(phys);
+	if (pgmap && !percpu_ref_tryget_live(pgmap->ref))
+		pgmap = NULL;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return pgmap;
+}
+
+static inline void put_dev_pagemap(struct dev_pagemap *pgmap)
+{
+	if (pgmap)
+		percpu_ref_put(pgmap->ref);
+}
 #endif /* _LINUX_MEMREMAP_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 22beb225e88f..c67ea476991e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ struct page {
 					 * Can be used as a generic list
 					 * by the page owner.
 					 */
+		struct dev_pagemap *pgmap; /* ZONE_DEVICE pages are never on an
+					    * lru or handled by a slab
+					    * allocator, this points to the
+					    * hosting device page map.
+					    */
 		struct {		/* slub per cpu partial pages */
 			struct page *next;	/* Next partial slab */
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
diff --git a/kernel/memremap.c b/kernel/memremap.c
index 562f6471fe90..3eb8944265d5 100644
--- a/kernel/memremap.c
+++ b/kernel/memremap.c
@@ -179,6 +179,29 @@ static void pgmap_radix_release(struct resource *res)
 	mutex_unlock(&pgmap_lock);
 }
 
+static unsigned long pfn_first(struct page_map *page_map)
+{
+	struct dev_pagemap *pgmap = &page_map->pgmap;
+	const struct resource *res = &page_map->res;
+	struct vmem_altmap *altmap = pgmap->altmap;
+	unsigned long pfn;
+
+	pfn = res->start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	if (altmap)
+		pfn += vmem_altmap_offset(altmap);
+	return pfn;
+}
+
+static unsigned long pfn_end(struct page_map *page_map)
+{
+	const struct resource *res = &page_map->res;
+
+	return (res->start + resource_size(res)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+}
+
+#define for_each_device_pfn(pfn, map) \
+	for (pfn = pfn_first(map); pfn < pfn_end(map); pfn++)
+
 static void devm_memremap_pages_release(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct page_map *page_map = data;
@@ -186,6 +209,11 @@ static void devm_memremap_pages_release(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	resource_size_t align_start, align_size;
 	struct dev_pagemap *pgmap = &page_map->pgmap;
 
+	if (percpu_ref_tryget_live(pgmap->ref)) {
+		dev_WARN(dev, "%s: page mapping is still live!\n", __func__);
+		percpu_ref_put(pgmap->ref);
+	}
+
 	pgmap_radix_release(res);
 
 	/* pages are dead and unused, undo the arch mapping */
@@ -211,20 +239,26 @@ struct dev_pagemap *find_dev_pagemap(resource_size_t phys)
  * devm_memremap_pages - remap and provide memmap backing for the given resource
  * @dev: hosting device for @res
  * @res: "host memory" address range
+ * @ref: a live per-cpu reference count
  * @altmap: optional descriptor for allocating the memmap from @res
  *
- * Note, the expectation is that @res is a host memory range that could
- * feasibly be treated as a "System RAM" range, i.e. not a device mmio
- * range, but this is not enforced.
+ * Notes:
+ * 1/ @ref must be 'live' on entry and 'dead' before devm_memunmap_pages() time
+ *    (or devm release event).
+ *
+ * 2/ @res is expected to be a host memory range that could feasibly be
+ *    treated as a "System RAM" range, i.e. not a device mmio range, but
+ *    this is not enforced.
  */
 void *devm_memremap_pages(struct device *dev, struct resource *res,
-		struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
+		struct percpu_ref *ref, struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
 {
 	int is_ram = region_intersects(res->start, resource_size(res),
 			"System RAM");
 	resource_size_t key, align_start, align_size;
 	struct dev_pagemap *pgmap;
 	struct page_map *page_map;
+	unsigned long pfn;
 	int error, nid;
 
 	if (is_ram == REGION_MIXED) {
@@ -242,6 +276,9 @@ void *devm_memremap_pages(struct device *dev, struct resource *res,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
 	}
 
+	if (!ref)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	page_map = devres_alloc_node(devm_memremap_pages_release,
 			sizeof(*page_map), GFP_KERNEL, dev_to_node(dev));
 	if (!page_map)
@@ -255,6 +292,7 @@ void *devm_memremap_pages(struct device *dev, struct resource *res,
 		memcpy(&page_map->altmap, altmap, sizeof(*altmap));
 		pgmap->altmap = &page_map->altmap;
 	}
+	pgmap->ref = ref;
 	pgmap->res = &page_map->res;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pgmap_lock);
@@ -292,6 +330,13 @@ void *devm_memremap_pages(struct device *dev, struct resource *res,
 	if (error)
 		goto err_add_memory;
 
+	for_each_device_pfn(pfn, page_map) {
+		struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
+
+		/* ZONE_DEVICE pages must never appear on a slab lru */
+		list_force_poison(&page->lru);
+		page->pgmap = pgmap;
+	}
 	devres_add(dev, page_map);
 	return __va(res->start);
 
diff --git a/lib/list_debug.c b/lib/list_debug.c
index c24c2f7e296f..37fea7c0a7a4 100644
--- a/lib/list_debug.c
+++ b/lib/list_debug.c
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 
+static struct list_head force_poison;
+void list_force_poison(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	entry->next = &force_poison;
+	entry->prev = &force_poison;
+}
+
 /*
  * Insert a new entry between two known consecutive entries.
  *
@@ -23,6 +30,8 @@ void __list_add(struct list_head *new,
 			      struct list_head *prev,
 			      struct list_head *next)
 {
+	WARN(new->next == &force_poison || new->prev == &force_poison,
+		"list_add attempted on force-poisoned entry\n");
 	WARN(next->prev != prev,
 		"list_add corruption. next->prev should be "
 		"prev (%p), but was %p. (next=%p).\n",
