diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
index 47d075b..2040a83 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 	.name = "bare hardware",
 	.paravirt_enabled = 0,
 	.kernel_rpl = 0,
+	.shared_kernel_pmd = 1,	/* Only used when CONFIG_X86_PAE is set */
 
  	.patch = native_patch,
 	.banner = default_banner,
diff --git a/arch/i386/mm/fault.c b/arch/i386/mm/fault.c
index c6a0a06..f534c29 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mm/fault.c
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@
 	force_sig_info_fault(SIGBUS, BUS_ADRERR, address, tsk);
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_X86_PAE
 void vmalloc_sync_all(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -616,6 +615,9 @@
 	static unsigned long start = TASK_SIZE;
 	unsigned long address;
 
+	if (SHARED_KERNEL_PMD)
+		return;
+
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(TASK_SIZE & ~PGDIR_MASK);
 	for (address = start; address >= TASK_SIZE; address += PGDIR_SIZE) {
 		if (!test_bit(pgd_index(address), insync)) {
@@ -638,4 +640,3 @@
 			start = address + PGDIR_SIZE;
 	}
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/arch/i386/mm/init.c b/arch/i386/mm/init.c
index e8545dc..dbe16f6 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mm/init.c
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@
 
 void __init pgtable_cache_init(void)
 {
+	size_t pgd_size = PTRS_PER_PGD*sizeof(pgd_t);
+
 	if (PTRS_PER_PMD > 1) {
 		pmd_cache = kmem_cache_create("pmd",
 					PTRS_PER_PMD*sizeof(pmd_t),
@@ -754,13 +756,23 @@
 					NULL);
 		if (!pmd_cache)
 			panic("pgtable_cache_init(): cannot create pmd cache");
+
+		if (!SHARED_KERNEL_PMD) {
+			/* If we're in PAE mode and have a non-shared
+			   kernel pmd, then the pgd size must be a
+			   page size.  This is because the pgd_list
+			   links through the page structure, so there
+			   can only be one pgd per page for this to
+			   work. */
+			pgd_size = PAGE_SIZE;
+		}
 	}
 	pgd_cache = kmem_cache_create("pgd",
-				PTRS_PER_PGD*sizeof(pgd_t),
-				PTRS_PER_PGD*sizeof(pgd_t),
+				pgd_size,
+				pgd_size,
 				0,
 				pgd_ctor,
-				PTRS_PER_PMD == 1 ? pgd_dtor : NULL);
+				(!SHARED_KERNEL_PMD) ? pgd_dtor : NULL);
 	if (!pgd_cache)
 		panic("pgtable_cache_init(): Cannot create pgd cache");
 }
diff --git a/arch/i386/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/i386/mm/pageattr.c
index ea6b6d4a..47bd477 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	set_pte_atomic(kpte, pte); 	/* change init_mm */
-	if (PTRS_PER_PMD > 1)
+	if (SHARED_KERNEL_PMD)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pgd_lock, flags);
diff --git a/arch/i386/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/i386/mm/pgtable.c
index 99c09ed..9a96c16 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -232,42 +232,92 @@
 		set_page_private(next, (unsigned long)pprev);
 }
 
+#if (PTRS_PER_PMD == 1)
+/* Non-PAE pgd constructor */
 void pgd_ctor(void *pgd, struct kmem_cache *cache, unsigned long unused)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (PTRS_PER_PMD == 1) {
-		memset(pgd, 0, USER_PTRS_PER_PGD*sizeof(pgd_t));
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&pgd_lock, flags);
-	}
+	/* !PAE, no pagetable sharing */
+	memset(pgd, 0, USER_PTRS_PER_PGD*sizeof(pgd_t));
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&pgd_lock, flags);
+
+	/* must happen under lock */
 	clone_pgd_range((pgd_t *)pgd + USER_PTRS_PER_PGD,
 			swapper_pg_dir + USER_PTRS_PER_PGD,
 			KERNEL_PGD_PTRS);
-
-	if (PTRS_PER_PMD > 1)
-		return;
-
-	/* must happen under lock */
 	paravirt_alloc_pd_clone(__pa(pgd) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
-			__pa(swapper_pg_dir) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
-			USER_PTRS_PER_PGD, PTRS_PER_PGD - USER_PTRS_PER_PGD);
-
+				__pa(swapper_pg_dir) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+				USER_PTRS_PER_PGD,
+				KERNEL_PGD_PTRS);
 	pgd_list_add(pgd);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pgd_lock, flags);
 }
+#else  /* PTRS_PER_PMD > 1 */
+/* PAE pgd constructor */
+void pgd_ctor(void *pgd, struct kmem_cache *cache, unsigned long unused)
+{
+	/* PAE, kernel PMD may be shared */
 
-/* never called when PTRS_PER_PMD > 1 */
+	if (SHARED_KERNEL_PMD) {
+		clone_pgd_range((pgd_t *)pgd + USER_PTRS_PER_PGD,
+				swapper_pg_dir + USER_PTRS_PER_PGD,
+				KERNEL_PGD_PTRS);
+	} else {
+		unsigned long flags;
+
+		memset(pgd, 0, USER_PTRS_PER_PGD*sizeof(pgd_t));
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&pgd_lock, flags);
+		pgd_list_add(pgd);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pgd_lock, flags);
+	}
+}
+#endif	/* PTRS_PER_PMD */
+
 void pgd_dtor(void *pgd, struct kmem_cache *cache, unsigned long unused)
 {
 	unsigned long flags; /* can be called from interrupt context */
 
+	BUG_ON(SHARED_KERNEL_PMD);
+
 	paravirt_release_pd(__pa(pgd) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pgd_lock, flags);
 	pgd_list_del(pgd);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pgd_lock, flags);
 }
 
+#define UNSHARED_PTRS_PER_PGD				\
+	(SHARED_KERNEL_PMD ? USER_PTRS_PER_PGD : PTRS_PER_PGD)
+
+/* If we allocate a pmd for part of the kernel address space, then
+   make sure its initialized with the appropriate kernel mappings.
+   Otherwise use a cached zeroed pmd.  */
+static pmd_t *pmd_cache_alloc(int idx)
+{
+	pmd_t *pmd;
+
+	if (idx >= USER_PTRS_PER_PGD) {
+		pmd = (pmd_t *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+
+		if (pmd)
+			memcpy(pmd,
+			       (void *)pgd_page_vaddr(swapper_pg_dir[idx]),
+			       sizeof(pmd_t) * PTRS_PER_PMD);
+	} else
+		pmd = kmem_cache_alloc(pmd_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return pmd;
+}
+
+static void pmd_cache_free(pmd_t *pmd, int idx)
+{
+	if (idx >= USER_PTRS_PER_PGD)
+		free_page((unsigned long)pmd);
+	else
+		kmem_cache_free(pmd_cache, pmd);
+}
+
 pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -276,10 +326,12 @@
 	if (PTRS_PER_PMD == 1 || !pgd)
 		return pgd;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < USER_PTRS_PER_PGD; ++i) {
-		pmd_t *pmd = kmem_cache_alloc(pmd_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+ 	for (i = 0; i < UNSHARED_PTRS_PER_PGD; ++i) {
+		pmd_t *pmd = pmd_cache_alloc(i);
+
 		if (!pmd)
 			goto out_oom;
+
 		paravirt_alloc_pd(__pa(pmd) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 		set_pgd(&pgd[i], __pgd(1 + __pa(pmd)));
 	}
@@ -290,7 +342,7 @@
 		pgd_t pgdent = pgd[i];
 		void* pmd = (void *)__va(pgd_val(pgdent)-1);
 		paravirt_release_pd(__pa(pmd) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-		kmem_cache_free(pmd_cache, pmd);
+		pmd_cache_free(pmd, i);
 	}
 	kmem_cache_free(pgd_cache, pgd);
 	return NULL;
@@ -302,11 +354,11 @@
 
 	/* in the PAE case user pgd entries are overwritten before usage */
 	if (PTRS_PER_PMD > 1)
-		for (i = 0; i < USER_PTRS_PER_PGD; ++i) {
+		for (i = 0; i < UNSHARED_PTRS_PER_PGD; ++i) {
 			pgd_t pgdent = pgd[i];
 			void* pmd = (void *)__va(pgd_val(pgdent)-1);
 			paravirt_release_pd(__pa(pmd) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-			kmem_cache_free(pmd_cache, pmd);
+			pmd_cache_free(pmd, i);
 		}
 	/* in the non-PAE case, free_pgtables() clears user pgd entries */
 	kmem_cache_free(pgd_cache, pgd);