diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index 07789647bf333458840685a5d35e91d49ed2e299..512464227c0993ebe841d44fefa3d8d9b19ffcc6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -128,12 +128,34 @@
 			 _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY | _PAGE_NUMA)
 #define _HPAGE_CHG_MASK (_PAGE_CHG_MASK | _PAGE_PSE | _PAGE_NUMA)
 
-#define _PAGE_CACHE_MASK	(_PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT)
 #define _PAGE_CACHE_WB		(0)
 #define _PAGE_CACHE_WC		(_PAGE_PWT)
 #define _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS	(_PAGE_PCD)
 #define _PAGE_CACHE_UC		(_PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT)
 
+/*
+ * The cache modes defined here are used to translate between pure SW usage
+ * and the HW defined cache mode bits and/or PAT entries.
+ *
+ * The resulting bits for PWT, PCD and PAT should be chosen in a way
+ * to have the WB mode at index 0 (all bits clear). This is the default
+ * right now and likely would break too much if changed.
+ */
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+enum page_cache_mode {
+	_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WB = 0,
+	_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC = 1,
+	_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS = 2,
+	_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC = 3,
+	_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT = 4,
+	_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WP = 5,
+	_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_NUM = 8
+};
+#endif
+
+#define _PAGE_CACHE_MASK	(_PAGE_PAT | _PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT)
+#define _PAGE_NOCACHE		(cachemode2protval(_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC))
+
 #define PAGE_NONE	__pgprot(_PAGE_PROTNONE | _PAGE_ACCESSED)
 #define PAGE_SHARED	__pgprot(_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_USER | \
 				 _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_NX)
@@ -341,6 +363,55 @@ static inline pmdval_t pmdnuma_flags(pmd_t pmd)
 #define pgprot_val(x)	((x).pgprot)
 #define __pgprot(x)	((pgprot_t) { (x) } )
 
+extern uint16_t __cachemode2pte_tbl[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_NUM];
+extern uint8_t __pte2cachemode_tbl[8];
+
+#define __pte2cm_idx(cb)				\
+	((((cb) >> (_PAGE_BIT_PAT - 2)) & 4) |		\
+	 (((cb) >> (_PAGE_BIT_PCD - 1)) & 2) |		\
+	 (((cb) >> _PAGE_BIT_PWT) & 1))
+
+static inline unsigned long cachemode2protval(enum page_cache_mode pcm)
+{
+	if (likely(pcm == 0))
+		return 0;
+	return __cachemode2pte_tbl[pcm];
+}
+static inline pgprot_t cachemode2pgprot(enum page_cache_mode pcm)
+{
+	return __pgprot(cachemode2protval(pcm));
+}
+static inline enum page_cache_mode pgprot2cachemode(pgprot_t pgprot)
+{
+	unsigned long masked;
+
+	masked = pgprot_val(pgprot) & _PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
+	if (likely(masked == 0))
+		return 0;
+	return __pte2cachemode_tbl[__pte2cm_idx(masked)];
+}
+static inline pgprot_t pgprot_4k_2_large(pgprot_t pgprot)
+{
+	pgprot_t new;
+	unsigned long val;
+
+	val = pgprot_val(pgprot);
+	pgprot_val(new) = (val & ~(_PAGE_PAT | _PAGE_PAT_LARGE)) |
+		((val & _PAGE_PAT) << (_PAGE_BIT_PAT_LARGE - _PAGE_BIT_PAT));
+	return new;
+}
+static inline pgprot_t pgprot_large_2_4k(pgprot_t pgprot)
+{
+	pgprot_t new;
+	unsigned long val;
+
+	val = pgprot_val(pgprot);
+	pgprot_val(new) = (val & ~(_PAGE_PAT | _PAGE_PAT_LARGE)) |
+			  ((val & _PAGE_PAT_LARGE) >>
+			   (_PAGE_BIT_PAT_LARGE - _PAGE_BIT_PAT));
+	return new;
+}
+
 
 typedef struct page *pgtable_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
index 66dba36f2343571532f09e1c7767a7a85ea28f4f..a9776ba475d462f013836a35a754356912226bdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
@@ -27,6 +27,35 @@
 
 #include "mm_internal.h"
 
+/*
+ * Tables translating between page_cache_type_t and pte encoding.
+ * Minimal supported modes are defined statically, modified if more supported
+ * cache modes are available.
+ * Index into __cachemode2pte_tbl is the cachemode.
+ * Index into __pte2cachemode_tbl are the caching attribute bits of the pte
+ * (_PAGE_PWT, _PAGE_PCD, _PAGE_PAT) at index bit positions 0, 1, 2.
+ */
+uint16_t __cachemode2pte_tbl[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_NUM] = {
+	[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WB]		= 0,
+	[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC]		= _PAGE_PWT,
+	[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS]	= _PAGE_PCD,
+	[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC]		= _PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT,
+	[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT]		= _PAGE_PCD,
+	[_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WP]		= _PAGE_PCD,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__cachemode2pte_tbl);
+uint8_t __pte2cachemode_tbl[8] = {
+	[__pte2cm_idx(0)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WB,
+	[__pte2cm_idx(_PAGE_PWT)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC,
+	[__pte2cm_idx(_PAGE_PCD)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS,
+	[__pte2cm_idx(_PAGE_PWT | _PAGE_PCD)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC,
+	[__pte2cm_idx(_PAGE_PAT)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WB,
+	[__pte2cm_idx(_PAGE_PWT | _PAGE_PAT)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC,
+	[__pte2cm_idx(_PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PAT)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS,
+	[__pte2cm_idx(_PAGE_PWT | _PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PAT)] = _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__pte2cachemode_tbl);
+
 static unsigned long __initdata pgt_buf_start;
 static unsigned long __initdata pgt_buf_end;
 static unsigned long __initdata pgt_buf_top;