diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 31dae08acb09..3b0e5da96d54 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -794,11 +794,12 @@ static void dax_entry_mkclean(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t index,
 		address = pgoff_address(index, vma);
 
 		/*
-		 * Note because we provide range to follow_pte it will call
+		 * follow_invalidate_pte() will use the range to call
 		 * mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start() on our behalf before
 		 * taking any lock.
 		 */
-		if (follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &range, &ptep, &pmdp, &ptl))
+		if (follow_invalidate_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &range, &ptep,
+					  &pmdp, &ptl))
 			continue;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index bbdeb172912f..c63e4b38b7fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1466,9 +1466,11 @@ void free_pgd_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long end, unsigned long floor, unsigned long ceiling);
 int copy_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 			struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+int follow_invalidate_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+			  struct mmu_notifier_range *range, pte_t **ptepp,
+			  pmd_t **pmdpp, spinlock_t **ptlp);
 int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
-		struct mmu_notifier_range *range, pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp,
-		spinlock_t **ptlp);
+	       pte_t **ptepp, spinlock_t **ptlp);
 int follow_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 	unsigned long *pfn);
 int follow_phys(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 64b347fb9cf8..b23831132933 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -4222,9 +4222,9 @@ int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long address)
 }
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
 
-int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
-	       struct mmu_notifier_range *range, pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp,
-	       spinlock_t **ptlp)
+int follow_invalidate_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+			  struct mmu_notifier_range *range, pte_t **ptepp,
+			  pmd_t **pmdpp, spinlock_t **ptlp)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	p4d_t *p4d;
@@ -4289,6 +4289,34 @@ out:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * follow_pte - look up PTE at a user virtual address
+ * @mm: the mm_struct of the target address space
+ * @address: user virtual address
+ * @ptepp: location to store found PTE
+ * @ptlp: location to store the lock for the PTE
+ *
+ * On a successful return, the pointer to the PTE is stored in @ptepp;
+ * the corresponding lock is taken and its location is stored in @ptlp.
+ * The contents of the PTE are only stable until @ptlp is released;
+ * any further use, if any, must be protected against invalidation
+ * with MMU notifiers.
+ *
+ * Only IO mappings and raw PFN mappings are allowed.  The mmap semaphore
+ * should be taken for read.
+ *
+ * KVM uses this function.  While it is arguably less bad than ``follow_pfn``,
+ * it is not a good general-purpose API.
+ *
+ * Return: zero on success, -ve otherwise.
+ */
+int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+	       pte_t **ptepp, spinlock_t **ptlp)
+{
+	return follow_invalidate_pte(mm, address, NULL, ptepp, NULL, ptlp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(follow_pte);
+
 /**
  * follow_pfn - look up PFN at a user virtual address
  * @vma: memory mapping
@@ -4297,6 +4325,9 @@ out:
  *
  * Only IO mappings and raw PFN mappings are allowed.
  *
+ * This function does not allow the caller to read the permissions
+ * of the PTE.  Do not use it.
+ *
  * Return: zero and the pfn at @pfn on success, -ve otherwise.
  */
 int follow_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
@@ -4309,7 +4340,7 @@ int follow_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP)))
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, NULL, &ptep, NULL, &ptl);
+	ret = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &ptep, &ptl);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	*pfn = pte_pfn(*ptep);
@@ -4330,7 +4361,7 @@ int follow_phys(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP)))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, NULL, &ptep, NULL, &ptl))
+	if (follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &ptep, &ptl))
 		goto out;
 	pte = *ptep;
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 04535e9d9183..19de91b896ff 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ static int hva_to_pfn_remapped(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 	int r;
 
-	r = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, addr, NULL, &ptep, NULL, &ptl);
+	r = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, addr, &ptep, &ptl);
 	if (r) {
 		/*
 		 * get_user_pages fails for VM_IO and VM_PFNMAP vmas and does
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ static int hva_to_pfn_remapped(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 
-		r = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, addr, NULL, &ptep, NULL, &ptl);
+		r = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, addr, &ptep, &ptl);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 	}