diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/iomap.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/iomap.h
index 86af26091d6c..bd46495ff7de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/iomap.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/iomap.h
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
 int
-is_io_mapping_possible(resource_size_t base, unsigned long size);
+reserve_io_memtype_wc(u64 base, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *prot);
+
+void
+free_io_memtype(u64 base, unsigned long size);
 
 void *
 iomap_atomic_prot_pfn(unsigned long pfn, enum km_type type, pgprot_t prot);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pat.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pat.h
index 9709fdff6615..b0e70056838e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pat.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pat.h
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ extern int reserve_memtype(u64 start, u64 end,
 		unsigned long req_type, unsigned long *ret_type);
 extern int free_memtype(u64 start, u64 end);
 
+extern int kernel_map_sync_memtype(u64 base, unsigned long size,
+		unsigned long flag);
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_PAT_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/iomap_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/iomap_32.c
index 6c2b1af16926..d5e28424622c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/iomap_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/iomap_32.c
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
-int
+static int
 is_io_mapping_possible(resource_size_t base, unsigned long size)
 {
 	return 1;
 }
 #else
-int
+static int
 is_io_mapping_possible(resource_size_t base, unsigned long size)
 {
 	/* There is no way to map greater than 1 << 32 address without PAE */
@@ -38,6 +38,46 @@ is_io_mapping_possible(resource_size_t base, unsigned long size)
 }
 #endif
 
+int
+reserve_io_memtype_wc(u64 base, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *prot)
+{
+	unsigned long ret_flag;
+
+	if (!is_io_mapping_possible(base, size))
+		goto out_err;
+
+	if (!pat_enabled) {
+		*prot = pgprot_noncached(PAGE_KERNEL);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (reserve_memtype(base, base + size, _PAGE_CACHE_WC, &ret_flag))
+		goto out_err;
+
+	if (ret_flag == _PAGE_CACHE_WB)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	if (kernel_map_sync_memtype(base, size, ret_flag))
+		goto out_free;
+
+	*prot = __pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL | ret_flag);
+	return 0;
+
+out_free:
+	free_memtype(base, base + size);
+out_err:
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reserve_io_memtype_wc);
+
+void
+free_io_memtype(u64 base, unsigned long size)
+{
+	if (pat_enabled)
+		free_memtype(base, base + size);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(free_io_memtype);
+
 /* Map 'pfn' using fixed map 'type' and protections 'prot'
  */
 void *
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 05f9aef6818a..fdfedb65d45a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -633,6 +633,33 @@ void unmap_devmem(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size, pgprot_t vma_prot)
 	free_memtype(addr, addr + size);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Change the memory type for the physial address range in kernel identity
+ * mapping space if that range is a part of identity map.
+ */
+int kernel_map_sync_memtype(u64 base, unsigned long size, unsigned long flags)
+{
+	unsigned long id_sz;
+
+	if (!pat_enabled || base >= __pa(high_memory))
+		return 0;
+
+	id_sz = (__pa(high_memory) < base + size) ?
+				__pa(high_memory) - base :
+				size;
+
+	if (ioremap_change_attr((unsigned long)__va(base), id_sz, flags) < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO
+			"%s:%d ioremap_change_attr failed %s "
+			"for %Lx-%Lx\n",
+			current->comm, current->pid,
+			cattr_name(flags),
+			base, (unsigned long long)(base + size));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Internal interface to reserve a range of physical memory with prot.
  * Reserved non RAM regions only and after successful reserve_memtype,
@@ -642,7 +669,7 @@ static int reserve_pfn_range(u64 paddr, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot,
 				int strict_prot)
 {
 	int is_ram = 0;
-	int id_sz, ret;
+	int ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long want_flags = (pgprot_val(*vma_prot) & _PAGE_CACHE_MASK);
 
@@ -679,23 +706,8 @@ static int reserve_pfn_range(u64 paddr, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot,
 				     flags);
 	}
 
-	/* Need to keep identity mapping in sync */
-	if (paddr >= __pa(high_memory))
-		return 0;
-
-	id_sz = (__pa(high_memory) < paddr + size) ?
-				__pa(high_memory) - paddr :
-				size;
-
-	if (ioremap_change_attr((unsigned long)__va(paddr), id_sz, flags) < 0) {
+	if (kernel_map_sync_memtype(paddr, size, flags) < 0) {
 		free_memtype(paddr, paddr + size);
-		printk(KERN_ERR
-			"%s:%d reserve_pfn_range ioremap_change_attr failed %s "
-			"for %Lx-%Lx\n",
-			current->comm, current->pid,
-			cattr_name(flags),
-			(unsigned long long)paddr,
-			(unsigned long long)(paddr + size));
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/io-mapping.h b/include/linux/io-mapping.h
index cbc2f0cd631b..f1ed66c43787 100644
--- a/include/linux/io-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/io-mapping.h
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ static inline struct io_mapping *
 io_mapping_create_wc(resource_size_t base, unsigned long size)
 {
 	struct io_mapping *iomap;
+	pgprot_t prot;
 
-	if (!is_io_mapping_possible(base, size))
+	if (!reserve_io_memtype_wc(base, size, &prot))
 		return NULL;
 
 	iomap = kmalloc(sizeof(*iomap), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -59,13 +60,14 @@ io_mapping_create_wc(resource_size_t base, unsigned long size)
 
 	iomap->base = base;
 	iomap->size = size;
-	iomap->prot = pgprot_writecombine(__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL));
+	iomap->prot = prot;
 	return iomap;
 }
 
 static inline void
 io_mapping_free(struct io_mapping *mapping)
 {
+	free_io_memtype(mapping->base, mapping->size);
 	kfree(mapping);
 }