diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index d8c0d3266173..3e0baf726eef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -65,10 +65,14 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK_EFI
 	  This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very
 	  early before the console code is initialized.
 
+config X86_PTDUMP_CORE
+	def_bool n
+
 config X86_PTDUMP
 	bool "Export kernel pagetable layout to userspace via debugfs"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
 	select DEBUG_FS
+	select X86_PTDUMP_CORE
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you want to show the kernel pagetable layout in a
 	  debugfs file. This information is only useful for kernel developers
@@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ config X86_PTDUMP
 
 config EFI_PGT_DUMP
 	bool "Dump the EFI pagetable"
-	depends on EFI && X86_PTDUMP
+	depends on EFI
+	select X86_PTDUMP_CORE
 	---help---
 	  Enable this if you want to dump the EFI page table before
 	  enabling virtual mode. This can be used to debug miscellaneous
@@ -105,6 +110,35 @@ config DEBUG_RODATA_TEST
 	  feature as well as for the change_page_attr() infrastructure.
 	  If in doubt, say "N"
 
+config DEBUG_WX
+	bool "Warn on W+X mappings at boot"
+	depends on DEBUG_RODATA
+	default y
+	select X86_PTDUMP_CORE
+	---help---
+	  Generate a warning if any W+X mappings are found at boot.
+
+	  This is useful for discovering cases where the kernel is leaving
+	  W+X mappings after applying NX, as such mappings are a security risk.
+
+	  Look for a message in dmesg output like this:
+
+	    x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.
+
+	  or like this, if the check failed:
+
+	    x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: FAILED, <N> W+X pages found.
+
+	  Note that even if the check fails, your kernel is possibly
+	  still fine, as W+X mappings are not a security hole in
+	  themselves, what they do is that they make the exploitation
+	  of other unfixed kernel bugs easier.
+
+	  There is no runtime or memory usage effect of this option
+	  once the kernel has booted up - it's a one time check.
+
+	  If in doubt, say "Y".
+
 config DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX
 	bool "Set loadable kernel module data as NX and text as RO"
 	depends on MODULES
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 59fc3414c68b..c0b41f111a9a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 
 void ptdump_walk_pgd_level(struct seq_file *m, pgd_t *pgd);
+void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx(void);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_WX
+#define debug_checkwx() ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx()
+#else
+#define debug_checkwx() do { } while (0)
+#endif
 
 /*
  * ZERO_PAGE is a global shared page that is always zero: used
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/Makefile b/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
index a482d105172b..65c47fda26fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= tlb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_32)		+= pgtable_32.o iomap_32.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE)	+= hugetlbpage.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PTDUMP)	+= dump_pagetables.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PTDUMP_CORE)	+= dump_pagetables.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HIGHMEM)		+= highmem_32.o
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
index 71ab2d741024..1bf417e9cc13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct pg_state {
 	const struct addr_marker *marker;
 	unsigned long lines;
 	bool to_dmesg;
+	bool check_wx;
+	unsigned long wx_pages;
 };
 
 struct addr_marker {
@@ -214,6 +216,16 @@ static void note_page(struct seq_file *m, struct pg_state *st,
 		const char *unit = units;
 		unsigned long delta;
 		int width = sizeof(unsigned long) * 2;
+		pgprotval_t pr = pgprot_val(st->current_prot);
+
+		if (st->check_wx && (pr & _PAGE_RW) && !(pr & _PAGE_NX)) {
+			WARN_ONCE(1,
+				  "x86/mm: Found insecure W+X mapping at address %p/%pS\n",
+				  (void *)st->start_address,
+				  (void *)st->start_address);
+			st->wx_pages += (st->current_address -
+					 st->start_address) / PAGE_SIZE;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Now print the actual finished series
@@ -346,7 +358,8 @@ static void walk_pud_level(struct seq_file *m, struct pg_state *st, pgd_t addr,
 #define pgd_none(a)  pud_none(__pud(pgd_val(a)))
 #endif
 
-void ptdump_walk_pgd_level(struct seq_file *m, pgd_t *pgd)
+static void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(struct seq_file *m, pgd_t *pgd,
+				       bool checkwx)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	pgd_t *start = (pgd_t *) &init_level4_pgt;
@@ -362,6 +375,10 @@ void ptdump_walk_pgd_level(struct seq_file *m, pgd_t *pgd)
 		st.to_dmesg = true;
 	}
 
+	st.check_wx = checkwx;
+	if (checkwx)
+		st.wx_pages = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PGD; i++) {
 		st.current_address = normalize_addr(i * PGD_LEVEL_MULT);
 		if (!pgd_none(*start)) {
@@ -381,8 +398,26 @@ void ptdump_walk_pgd_level(struct seq_file *m, pgd_t *pgd)
 	/* Flush out the last page */
 	st.current_address = normalize_addr(PTRS_PER_PGD*PGD_LEVEL_MULT);
 	note_page(m, &st, __pgprot(0), 0);
+	if (!checkwx)
+		return;
+	if (st.wx_pages)
+		pr_info("x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: FAILED, %lu W+X pages found.\n",
+			st.wx_pages);
+	else
+		pr_info("x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.\n");
 }
 
+void ptdump_walk_pgd_level(struct seq_file *m, pgd_t *pgd)
+{
+	ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(m, pgd, false);
+}
+
+void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx(void)
+{
+	ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(NULL, NULL, true);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PTDUMP
 static int ptdump_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	ptdump_walk_pgd_level(m, NULL);
@@ -400,10 +435,13 @@ static const struct file_operations ptdump_fops = {
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
+#endif
 
 static int pt_dump_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PTDUMP
 	struct dentry *pe;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	/* Not a compile-time constant on x86-32 */
@@ -415,10 +453,12 @@ static int pt_dump_init(void)
 	address_markers[FIXADDR_START_NR].start_address = FIXADDR_START;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PTDUMP
 	pe = debugfs_create_file("kernel_page_tables", 0600, NULL, NULL,
 				 &ptdump_fops);
 	if (!pe)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
index 7562f42914b4..cb4ef3de61f9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
@@ -957,6 +957,8 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
 	set_pages_ro(virt_to_page(start), size >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 #endif
 	mark_nxdata_nx();
+	if (__supported_pte_mask & _PAGE_NX)
+		debug_checkwx();
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index 30564e2752d3..f8b157366700 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -1150,6 +1150,8 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
 	free_init_pages("unused kernel",
 			(unsigned long) __va(__pa_symbol(rodata_end)),
 			(unsigned long) __va(__pa_symbol(_sdata)));
+
+	debug_checkwx();
 }
 
 #endif