diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
index 572cee3fccff..9c8bd4cfcc6e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static void vgetcpu_cpu_init(void *arg)
 	d.p = 1;		/* Present */
 	d.d = 1;		/* 32-bit */
 
-	write_gdt_entry(get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu), GDT_ENTRY_PER_CPU, &d, DESCTYPE_S);
+	write_gdt_entry(get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu), GDT_ENTRY_PER_CPU, &d, DESCTYPE_S);
 }
 
 static int vgetcpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
index 12080d87da3b..5d4ba1311737 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <asm/desc_defs.h>
 #include <asm/ldt.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
+#include <asm/fixmap.h>
 
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
@@ -45,11 +46,35 @@ struct gdt_page {
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU_PAGE_ALIGNED(struct gdt_page, gdt_page);
 
-static inline struct desc_struct *get_cpu_gdt_table(unsigned int cpu)
+/* Provide the original GDT */
+static inline struct desc_struct *get_cpu_gdt_rw(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	return per_cpu(gdt_page, cpu).gdt;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long get_cpu_gdt_rw_vaddr(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
+}
+
+/* Get the fixmap index for a specific processor */
+static inline unsigned int get_cpu_gdt_ro_index(int cpu)
+{
+	return FIX_GDT_REMAP_BEGIN + cpu;
+}
+
+/* Provide the fixmap address of the remapped GDT */
+static inline struct desc_struct *get_cpu_gdt_ro(int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned int idx = get_cpu_gdt_ro_index(cpu);
+	return (struct desc_struct *)__fix_to_virt(idx);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long get_cpu_gdt_ro_vaddr(int cpu)
+{
+	return (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_ro(cpu);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 
 static inline void pack_gate(gate_desc *gate, unsigned type, unsigned long func,
@@ -174,7 +199,7 @@ static inline void set_tssldt_descriptor(void *d, unsigned long addr, unsigned t
 
 static inline void __set_tss_desc(unsigned cpu, unsigned int entry, void *addr)
 {
-	struct desc_struct *d = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	struct desc_struct *d = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	tss_desc tss;
 
 	/*
@@ -202,7 +227,7 @@ static inline void native_set_ldt(const void *addr, unsigned int entries)
 
 		set_tssldt_descriptor(&ldt, (unsigned long)addr, DESC_LDT,
 				      entries * LDT_ENTRY_SIZE - 1);
-		write_gdt_entry(get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu), GDT_ENTRY_LDT,
+		write_gdt_entry(get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu), GDT_ENTRY_LDT,
 				&ldt, DESC_LDT);
 		asm volatile("lldt %w0"::"q" (GDT_ENTRY_LDT*8));
 	}
@@ -244,7 +269,7 @@ static inline unsigned long native_store_tr(void)
 
 static inline void native_load_tls(struct thread_struct *t, unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct desc_struct *gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	struct desc_struct *gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES; i++)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
index 20231189e0e3..4c11425d856c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ enum fixed_addresses {
 #ifdef	CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MID
 	FIX_LNW_VRTC,
 #endif
+	/* Fixmap entries to remap the GDTs, one per processor. */
+	FIX_GDT_REMAP_BEGIN,
+	FIX_GDT_REMAP_END = FIX_GDT_REMAP_BEGIN + NR_CPUS - 1,
+
 	__end_of_permanent_fixed_addresses,
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index e6cfe7ba2d65..c441d1f7e275 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ extern struct desc_ptr		early_gdt_descr;
 
 extern void cpu_set_gdt(int);
 extern void switch_to_new_gdt(int);
+extern void load_fixmap_gdt(int);
 extern void load_percpu_segment(int);
 extern void cpu_init(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h
index 58505f01962f..dcbd9bcce714 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static inline void setup_stack_canary_segment(int cpu)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	unsigned long canary = (unsigned long)&per_cpu(stack_canary, cpu);
-	struct desc_struct *gdt_table = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	struct desc_struct *gdt_table = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	struct desc_struct desc;
 
 	desc = gdt_table[GDT_ENTRY_STACK_CANARY];
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
index 48587335ede8..ed014814ea35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int x86_acpi_suspend_lowlevel(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	initial_stack = (unsigned long)temp_stack + sizeof(temp_stack);
 	early_gdt_descr.address =
-			(unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_table(smp_processor_id());
+			(unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_rw(smp_processor_id());
 	initial_gs = per_cpu_offset(smp_processor_id());
 #endif
 	initial_code = (unsigned long)wakeup_long64;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index 45d44c173cf9..dc4e89d93a10 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static long __apm_bios_call(void *_call)
 
 	cpu = get_cpu();
 	BUG_ON(cpu != 0);
-	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	save_desc_40 = gdt[0x40 / 8];
 	gdt[0x40 / 8] = bad_bios_desc;
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static long __apm_bios_call_simple(void *_call)
 
 	cpu = get_cpu();
 	BUG_ON(cpu != 0);
-	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	save_desc_40 = gdt[0x40 / 8];
 	gdt[0x40 / 8] = bad_bios_desc;
 
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ static int __init apm_init(void)
 	 * Note we only set APM segments on CPU zero, since we pin the APM
 	 * code to that CPU.
 	 */
-	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(0);
+	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw(0);
 	set_desc_base(&gdt[APM_CS >> 3],
 		 (unsigned long)__va((unsigned long)apm_info.bios.cseg << 4));
 	set_desc_base(&gdt[APM_CS_16 >> 3],
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 1a4ee7082ad7..2853a42ded2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -444,6 +444,23 @@ void load_percpu_segment(int cpu)
 	load_stack_canary_segment();
 }
 
+/* Setup the fixmap mapping only once per-processor */
+static inline void setup_fixmap_gdt(int cpu)
+{
+	__set_fixmap(get_cpu_gdt_ro_index(cpu),
+		     __pa(get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu)), PAGE_KERNEL);
+}
+
+/* Load a fixmap remapping of the per-cpu GDT */
+void load_fixmap_gdt(int cpu)
+{
+	struct desc_ptr gdt_descr;
+
+	gdt_descr.address = (long)get_cpu_gdt_ro(cpu);
+	gdt_descr.size = GDT_SIZE - 1;
+	load_gdt(&gdt_descr);
+}
+
 /*
  * Current gdt points %fs at the "master" per-cpu area: after this,
  * it's on the real one.
@@ -452,11 +469,10 @@ void switch_to_new_gdt(int cpu)
 {
 	struct desc_ptr gdt_descr;
 
-	gdt_descr.address = (long)get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	gdt_descr.address = (long)get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	gdt_descr.size = GDT_SIZE - 1;
 	load_gdt(&gdt_descr);
 	/* Reload the per-cpu base */
-
 	load_percpu_segment(cpu);
 }
 
@@ -1524,6 +1540,9 @@ void cpu_init(void)
 
 	if (is_uv_system())
 		uv_cpu_init();
+
+	setup_fixmap_gdt(cpu);
+	load_fixmap_gdt(cpu);
 }
 
 #else
@@ -1579,6 +1598,9 @@ void cpu_init(void)
 	dbg_restore_debug_regs();
 
 	fpu__init_cpu();
+
+	setup_fixmap_gdt(cpu);
+	load_fixmap_gdt(cpu);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
index 9820d6d977c6..11338b0b3ad2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static inline void setup_percpu_segment(int cpu)
 	pack_descriptor(&gdt, per_cpu_offset(cpu), 0xFFFFF,
 			0x2 | DESCTYPE_S, 0x8);
 	gdt.s = 1;
-	write_gdt_entry(get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu),
+	write_gdt_entry(get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu),
 			GDT_ENTRY_PERCPU, &gdt, DESCTYPE_S);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 99b920d0e516..2e61b4b6957b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static int do_boot_cpu(int apicid, int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	unsigned long timeout;
 
 	idle->thread.sp = (unsigned long)task_pt_regs(idle);
-	early_gdt_descr.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	early_gdt_descr.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	initial_code = (unsigned long)start_secondary;
 	initial_stack  = idle->thread.sp;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
index cef39b097649..950071171436 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pgd_t * __init efi_call_phys_prolog(void)
 	load_cr3(initial_page_table);
 	__flush_tlb_all();
 
-	gdt_descr.address = __pa(get_cpu_gdt_table(0));
+	gdt_descr.address = __pa(get_cpu_gdt_rw(0));
 	gdt_descr.size = GDT_SIZE - 1;
 	load_gdt(&gdt_descr);
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void __init efi_call_phys_epilog(pgd_t *save_pgd)
 {
 	struct desc_ptr gdt_descr;
 
-	gdt_descr.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_table(0);
+	gdt_descr.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_rw(0);
 	gdt_descr.size = GDT_SIZE - 1;
 	load_gdt(&gdt_descr);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
index 66ade16c7693..6b05a9219ea2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void __save_processor_state(struct saved_context *ctxt)
 	 * 'pmode_gdt' in wakeup_start.
 	 */
 	ctxt->gdt_desc.size = GDT_SIZE - 1;
-	ctxt->gdt_desc.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_table(smp_processor_id());
+	ctxt->gdt_desc.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_rw(smp_processor_id());
 
 	store_tr(ctxt->tr);
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void fix_processor_context(void)
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct tss_struct *t = &per_cpu(cpu_tss, cpu);
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	struct desc_struct *desc = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	struct desc_struct *desc = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	tss_desc tss;
 #endif
 	set_tss_desc(cpu, t);	/*
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ static void fix_processor_context(void)
 	load_mm_ldt(current->active_mm);	/* This does lldt */
 
 	fpu__resume_cpu();
+
+	/* The processor is back on the direct GDT, load back the fixmap */
+	load_fixmap_gdt(cpu);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index ec1d5c46e58f..4951fcf95143 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ static void load_TLS_descriptor(struct thread_struct *t,
 
 	*shadow = t->tls_array[i];
 
-	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 	maddr = arbitrary_virt_to_machine(&gdt[GDT_ENTRY_TLS_MIN+i]);
 	mc = __xen_mc_entry(0);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index 0dee6f59ea82..6399bab936cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ cpu_initialize_context(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	if (ctxt == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
+	gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	ctxt->user_regs.fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
diff --git a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
index d71f6323ac00..b4f79b923aea 100644
--- a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void __init lguest_arch_host_init(void)
 		 * byte, not the size, hence the "-1").
 		 */
 		state->host_gdt_desc.size = GDT_SIZE-1;
-		state->host_gdt_desc.address = (long)get_cpu_gdt_table(i);
+		state->host_gdt_desc.address = (long)get_cpu_gdt_rw(i);
 
 		/*
 		 * All CPUs on the Host use the same Interrupt Descriptor
@@ -554,8 +554,8 @@ void __init lguest_arch_host_init(void)
 		 * The Host needs to be able to use the LGUEST segments on this
 		 * CPU, too, so put them in the Host GDT.
 		 */
-		get_cpu_gdt_table(i)[GDT_ENTRY_LGUEST_CS] = FULL_EXEC_SEGMENT;
-		get_cpu_gdt_table(i)[GDT_ENTRY_LGUEST_DS] = FULL_SEGMENT;
+		get_cpu_gdt_rw(i)[GDT_ENTRY_LGUEST_CS] = FULL_EXEC_SEGMENT;
+		get_cpu_gdt_rw(i)[GDT_ENTRY_LGUEST_DS] = FULL_SEGMENT;
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c
index 438d4c72c7b3..ff563db025b3 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ __asm__(".text			\n"
 
 #define Q2_SET_SEL(cpu, selname, address, size) \
 do { \
-	struct desc_struct *gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table((cpu)); \
+	struct desc_struct *gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw((cpu)); \
 	set_desc_base(&gdt[(selname) >> 3], (u32)(address)); \
 	set_desc_limit(&gdt[(selname) >> 3], (size) - 1); \
 } while(0)
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ static inline u16 call_pnp_bios(u16 func, u16 arg1, u16 arg2, u16 arg3,
 		return PNP_FUNCTION_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 
 	cpu = get_cpu();
-	save_desc_40 = get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu)[0x40 / 8];
-	get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu)[0x40 / 8] = bad_bios_desc;
+	save_desc_40 = get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu)[0x40 / 8];
+	get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu)[0x40 / 8] = bad_bios_desc;
 
 	/* On some boxes IRQ's during PnP BIOS calls are deadly.  */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pnp_bios_lock, flags);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static inline u16 call_pnp_bios(u16 func, u16 arg1, u16 arg2, u16 arg3,
 			     :"memory");
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pnp_bios_lock, flags);
 
-	get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu)[0x40 / 8] = save_desc_40;
+	get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu)[0x40 / 8] = save_desc_40;
 	put_cpu();
 
 	/* If we get here and this is set then the PnP BIOS faulted on us. */
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ void pnpbios_calls_init(union pnp_bios_install_struct *header)
 	pnp_bios_callpoint.segment = PNP_CS16;
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-		struct desc_struct *gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(i);
+		struct desc_struct *gdt = get_cpu_gdt_rw(i);
 		if (!gdt)
 			continue;
 		set_desc_base(&gdt[GDT_ENTRY_PNPBIOS_CS32],
