diff --git a/arch/i386/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/i386/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 1719a8141f81..34728e4afe48 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -17,6 +17,113 @@
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
+static unsigned long page_table_shareable(struct vm_area_struct *svma,
+				struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				unsigned long addr, pgoff_t idx)
+{
+	unsigned long saddr = ((idx - svma->vm_pgoff) << PAGE_SHIFT) +
+				svma->vm_start;
+	unsigned long sbase = saddr & PUD_MASK;
+	unsigned long s_end = sbase + PUD_SIZE;
+
+	/*
+	 * match the virtual addresses, permission and the alignment of the
+	 * page table page.
+	 */
+	if (pmd_index(addr) != pmd_index(saddr) ||
+	    vma->vm_flags != svma->vm_flags ||
+	    sbase < svma->vm_start || svma->vm_end < s_end)
+		return 0;
+
+	return saddr;
+}
+
+static int vma_shareable(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	unsigned long base = addr & PUD_MASK;
+	unsigned long end = base + PUD_SIZE;
+
+	/*
+	 * check on proper vm_flags and page table alignment
+	 */
+	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE &&
+	    vma->vm_start <= base && end <= vma->vm_end)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * search for a shareable pmd page for hugetlb.
+ */
+static void huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pud_t *pud)
+{
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
+	struct address_space *mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
+	pgoff_t idx = ((addr - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT) +
+			vma->vm_pgoff;
+	struct prio_tree_iter iter;
+	struct vm_area_struct *svma;
+	unsigned long saddr;
+	pte_t *spte = NULL;
+
+	if (!vma_shareable(vma, addr))
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock(&mapping->i_mmap_lock);
+	vma_prio_tree_foreach(svma, &iter, &mapping->i_mmap, idx, idx) {
+		if (svma == vma)
+			continue;
+
+		saddr = page_table_shareable(svma, vma, addr, idx);
+		if (saddr) {
+			spte = huge_pte_offset(svma->vm_mm, saddr);
+			if (spte) {
+				get_page(virt_to_page(spte));
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!spte)
+		goto out;
+
+	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+	if (pud_none(*pud))
+		pud_populate(mm, pud, (unsigned long) spte & PAGE_MASK);
+	else
+		put_page(virt_to_page(spte));
+	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&mapping->i_mmap_lock);
+}
+
+/*
+ * unmap huge page backed by shared pte.
+ *
+ * Hugetlb pte page is ref counted at the time of mapping.  If pte is shared
+ * indicated by page_count > 1, unmap is achieved by clearing pud and
+ * decrementing the ref count. If count == 1, the pte page is not shared.
+ *
+ * called with vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock held.
+ *
+ * returns: 1 successfully unmapped a shared pte page
+ *	    0 the underlying pte page is not shared, or it is the last user
+ */
+int huge_pmd_unshare(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset(mm, *addr);
+	pud_t *pud = pud_offset(pgd, *addr);
+
+	BUG_ON(page_count(virt_to_page(ptep)) == 0);
+	if (page_count(virt_to_page(ptep)) == 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	pud_clear(pud);
+	put_page(virt_to_page(ptep));
+	*addr = ALIGN(*addr, HPAGE_SIZE * PTRS_PER_PTE) - HPAGE_SIZE;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 pte_t *huge_pte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
@@ -25,8 +132,11 @@ pte_t *huge_pte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 
 	pgd = pgd_offset(mm, addr);
 	pud = pud_alloc(mm, pgd, addr);
-	if (pud)
+	if (pud) {
+		if (pud_none(*pud))
+			huge_pmd_share(mm, addr, pud);
 		pte = (pte_t *) pmd_alloc(mm, pud, addr);
+	}
 	BUG_ON(pte && !pte_none(*pte) && !pte_huge(*pte));
 
 	return pte;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/ia64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index f3a9585e98a8..0c7e94edc20e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ huge_pte_offset (struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	return pte;
 }
 
+int huge_pmd_unshare(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define mk_pte_huge(entry) { pte_val(entry) |= _PAGE_P; }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 506d89768d45..424a8f57e155 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ pte_t *huge_pte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	return hugepte_offset(hpdp, addr);
 }
 
+int huge_pmd_unshare(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void free_hugepte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb, hugepd_t *hpdp)
 {
 	pte_t *hugepte = hugepd_page(*hpdp);
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/sh/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 329059d6b54a..cf2c2ee35a37 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ pte_t *huge_pte_offset(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	return pte;
 }
 
+int huge_pmd_unshare(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct page *follow_huge_addr(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			      unsigned long address, int write)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sh64/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/sh64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 187cf01750b8..4b455f611146 100644
--- a/arch/sh64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/sh64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ pte_t *huge_pte_offset(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	return pte;
 }
 
+int huge_pmd_unshare(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void set_huge_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 		     pte_t *ptep, pte_t entry)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/sparc64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 53b9b1f528e5..33fd0b265e70 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ pte_t *huge_pte_offset(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	return pte;
 }
 
+int huge_pmd_unshare(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void set_huge_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 		     pte_t *ptep, pte_t entry)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index ace64e57e17f..a60995afe334 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern int sysctl_hugetlb_shm_group;
 
 pte_t *huge_pte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
 pte_t *huge_pte_offset(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
+int huge_pmd_unshare(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *addr, pte_t *ptep);
 struct page *follow_huge_addr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
 			      int write);
 struct page *follow_huge_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index f7355bf2f285..9244971b6791 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ void __unmap_hugepage_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
 		if (!ptep)
 			continue;
 
+		if (huge_pmd_unshare(mm, &address, ptep))
+			continue;
+
 		pte = huge_ptep_get_and_clear(mm, address, ptep);
 		if (pte_none(pte))
 			continue;
@@ -658,11 +661,14 @@ void hugetlb_change_protection(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	BUG_ON(address >= end);
 	flush_cache_range(vma, address, end);
 
+	spin_lock(&vma->vm_file->f_mapping->i_mmap_lock);
 	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	for (; address < end; address += HPAGE_SIZE) {
 		ptep = huge_pte_offset(mm, address);
 		if (!ptep)
 			continue;
+		if (huge_pmd_unshare(mm, &address, ptep))
+			continue;
 		if (!pte_none(*ptep)) {
 			pte = huge_ptep_get_and_clear(mm, address, ptep);
 			pte = pte_mkhuge(pte_modify(pte, newprot));
@@ -671,6 +677,7 @@ void hugetlb_change_protection(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&vma->vm_file->f_mapping->i_mmap_lock);
 
 	flush_tlb_range(vma, start, end);
 }