diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 72c0f6097402bfae75d7d658efa4dc6544994c78..64cc0c18233ed2831e6a368f379c5bab7dabb993 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -419,3 +419,42 @@ int free_memtype(u64 start, u64 end)
 	return err;
 }
 
+
+/* /dev/mem interface. Use the previous mapping */
+pgprot_t phys_mem_access_prot(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
+				unsigned long size, pgprot_t vma_prot)
+{
+	return vma_prot;
+}
+
+int phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
+				unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot)
+{
+
+	if (file->f_flags & O_SYNC) {
+		*vma_prot = pgprot_noncached(*vma_prot);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+	/*
+	 * On the PPro and successors, the MTRRs are used to set
+	 * memory types for physical addresses outside main memory,
+	 * so blindly setting UC or PWT on those pages is wrong.
+	 * For Pentiums and earlier, the surround logic should disable
+	 * caching for the high addresses through the KEN pin, but
+	 * we maintain the tradition of paranoia in this code.
+	 */
+	if (!pat_wc_enabled &&
+	    ! ( test_bit(X86_FEATURE_MTRR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability) ||
+		test_bit(X86_FEATURE_K6_MTRR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability) ||
+		test_bit(X86_FEATURE_CYRIX_ARR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability) ||
+		test_bit(X86_FEATURE_CENTAUR_MCR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability)) &&
+	   (pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) >= __pa(high_memory)) {
+		*vma_prot = pgprot_noncached(*vma_prot);
+		return 1;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index 83495885ada0e00fbf0ce33b13d03cc7ac746082..56b2fb4fbc9390ccee722630db2cc96e7a635331 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -41,36 +41,7 @@
  */
 static inline int uncached_access(struct file *file, unsigned long addr)
 {
-#if defined(__i386__) && !defined(__arch_um__)
-	/*
-	 * On the PPro and successors, the MTRRs are used to set
-	 * memory types for physical addresses outside main memory,
-	 * so blindly setting PCD or PWT on those pages is wrong.
-	 * For Pentiums and earlier, the surround logic should disable
-	 * caching for the high addresses through the KEN pin, but
-	 * we maintain the tradition of paranoia in this code.
-	 */
-	if (file->f_flags & O_SYNC)
-		return 1;
- 	return !( test_bit(X86_FEATURE_MTRR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability) ||
-		  test_bit(X86_FEATURE_K6_MTRR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability) ||
-		  test_bit(X86_FEATURE_CYRIX_ARR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability) ||
-		  test_bit(X86_FEATURE_CENTAUR_MCR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability) )
-	  && addr >= __pa(high_memory);
-#elif defined(__x86_64__) && !defined(__arch_um__)
-	/* 
-	 * This is broken because it can generate memory type aliases,
-	 * which can cause cache corruptions
-	 * But it is only available for root and we have to be bug-to-bug
-	 * compatible with i386.
-	 */
-	if (file->f_flags & O_SYNC)
-		return 1;
-	/* same behaviour as i386. PAT always set to cached and MTRRs control the
-	   caching behaviour. 
-	   Hopefully a full PAT implementation will fix that soon. */	   
-	return 0;
-#elif defined(CONFIG_IA64)
+#if defined(CONFIG_IA64)
 	/*
 	 * On ia64, we ignore O_SYNC because we cannot tolerate memory attribute aliases.
 	 */
@@ -283,6 +254,12 @@ static ssize_t write_mem(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 	return written;
 }
 
+int __attribute__((weak)) phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(struct file *file,
+	unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
 #ifndef __HAVE_PHYS_MEM_ACCESS_PROT
 static pgprot_t phys_mem_access_prot(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
 				     unsigned long size, pgprot_t vma_prot)
@@ -336,6 +313,10 @@ static int mmap_mem(struct file * file, struct vm_area_struct * vma)
 	if (!range_is_allowed(vma->vm_pgoff, size))
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if (!phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(file, vma->vm_pgoff, size,
+						&vma->vm_page_prot))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	vma->vm_page_prot = phys_mem_access_prot(file, vma->vm_pgoff,
 						 size,
 						 vma->vm_page_prot);
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
index f1d9f4a03f6fafc0dfe8de3634196f571608d6e4..1902f0aed6c13ae0ee73f18d66a82905f00ae6bb 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
@@ -289,6 +289,15 @@ static inline pte_t pte_modify(pte_t pte, pgprot_t newprot)
 
 #define canon_pgprot(p) __pgprot(pgprot_val(p) & __supported_pte_mask)
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#define __HAVE_PHYS_MEM_ACCESS_PROT
+struct file;
+pgprot_t phys_mem_access_prot(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
+                              unsigned long size, pgprot_t vma_prot);
+int phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
+                              unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #else  /* !CONFIG_PARAVIRT */