diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
index 8d348b22ba45..863cabc35215 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
@@ -536,6 +536,37 @@ resource_size_t nd_blk_available_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 	return info.available;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nd_pmem_max_contiguous_dpa - For the given dimm+region, return the max
+ *			   contiguous unallocated dpa range.
+ * @nd_region: constrain available space check to this reference region
+ * @nd_mapping: container of dpa-resource-root + labels
+ */
+resource_size_t nd_pmem_max_contiguous_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region,
+					   struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping)
+{
+	struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd = to_ndd(nd_mapping);
+	struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus;
+	resource_size_t max = 0;
+	struct resource *res;
+
+	/* if a dimm is disabled the available capacity is zero */
+	if (!ndd)
+		return 0;
+
+	nvdimm_bus = walk_to_nvdimm_bus(ndd->dev);
+	if (__reserve_free_pmem(&nd_region->dev, nd_mapping->nvdimm))
+		return 0;
+	for_each_dpa_resource(ndd, res) {
+		if (strcmp(res->name, "pmem-reserve") != 0)
+			continue;
+		if (resource_size(res) > max)
+			max = resource_size(res);
+	}
+	release_free_pmem(nvdimm_bus, nd_mapping);
+	return max;
+}
+
 /**
  * nd_pmem_available_dpa - for the given dimm+region account unallocated dpa
  * @nd_mapping: container of dpa-resource-root + labels
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
index cb322f2bc605..4a4266250c28 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static int merge_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __reserve_free_pmem(struct device *dev, void *data)
+int __reserve_free_pmem(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct nvdimm *nvdimm = data;
 	struct nd_region *nd_region;
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static int __reserve_free_pmem(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void release_free_pmem(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus,
+void release_free_pmem(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus,
 		struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping)
 {
 	struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd = to_ndd(nd_mapping);
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ static ssize_t __size_store(struct device *dev, unsigned long long val)
 
 		allocated += nvdimm_allocated_dpa(ndd, &label_id);
 	}
-	available = nd_region_available_dpa(nd_region);
+	available = nd_region_allocatable_dpa(nd_region);
 
 	if (val > available + allocated)
 		return -ENOSPC;
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
index 79274ead54fb..ac68072fb8cd 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ struct nd_region;
 struct nvdimm_drvdata;
 struct nd_mapping;
 void nd_mapping_free_labels(struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping);
+
+int __reserve_free_pmem(struct device *dev, void *data);
+void release_free_pmem(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus,
+		       struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping);
+
+resource_size_t nd_pmem_max_contiguous_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region,
+					   struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping);
+resource_size_t nd_region_allocatable_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region);
 resource_size_t nd_pmem_available_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region,
 		struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping, resource_size_t *overlap);
 resource_size_t nd_blk_available_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
index ec3543b83330..c30d5af02cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
@@ -389,6 +389,30 @@ resource_size_t nd_region_available_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 	return available;
 }
 
+resource_size_t nd_region_allocatable_dpa(struct nd_region *nd_region)
+{
+	resource_size_t available = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	if (is_memory(&nd_region->dev))
+		available = PHYS_ADDR_MAX;
+
+	WARN_ON(!is_nvdimm_bus_locked(&nd_region->dev));
+	for (i = 0; i < nd_region->ndr_mappings; i++) {
+		struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping = &nd_region->mapping[i];
+
+		if (is_memory(&nd_region->dev))
+			available = min(available,
+					nd_pmem_max_contiguous_dpa(nd_region,
+								   nd_mapping));
+		else if (is_nd_blk(&nd_region->dev))
+			available += nd_blk_available_dpa(nd_region);
+	}
+	if (is_memory(&nd_region->dev))
+		return available * nd_region->ndr_mappings;
+	return available;
+}
+
 static ssize_t available_size_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {