diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c
index 7e89968bd282..4c5ef9b20065 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c
@@ -416,10 +416,9 @@ long get_mte_ctrl(struct task_struct *task)
 static int __access_remote_tags(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 				struct iovec *kiov, unsigned int gup_flags)
 {
-	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	void __user *buf = kiov->iov_base;
 	size_t len = kiov->iov_len;
-	int ret;
+	int err = 0;
 	int write = gup_flags & FOLL_WRITE;
 
 	if (!access_ok(buf, len))
@@ -429,14 +428,16 @@ static int __access_remote_tags(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 		return -EIO;
 
 	while (len) {
+		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 		unsigned long tags, offset;
 		void *maddr;
-		struct page *page = NULL;
+		struct page *page = get_user_page_vma_remote(mm, addr,
+							     gup_flags, &vma);
 
-		ret = get_user_pages_remote(mm, addr, 1, gup_flags, &page,
-					    &vma, NULL);
-		if (ret <= 0)
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(page)) {
+			err = page == NULL ? -EIO : PTR_ERR(page);
 			break;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Only copy tags if the page has been mapped as PROT_MTE
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ static int __access_remote_tags(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 		 * was never mapped with PROT_MTE.
 		 */
 		if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MTE)) {
-			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			put_page(page);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ static int __access_remote_tags(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 	kiov->iov_len = buf - kiov->iov_base;
 	if (!kiov->iov_len) {
 		/* check for error accessing the tracee's address space */
-		if (ret <= 0)
+		if (err)
 			return -EIO;
 		else
 			return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
index da6dac36e959..9bd0a873f3b1 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ static struct page *get_map_page(struct kvm *kvm, u64 uaddr)
 
 	mmap_read_lock(kvm->mm);
 	get_user_pages_remote(kvm->mm, uaddr, 1, FOLL_WRITE,
-			      &page, NULL, NULL);
+			      &page, NULL);
 	mmap_read_unlock(kvm->mm);
 	return page;
 }
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index a466e797c8e2..25c65b64544b 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static struct page *get_arg_page(struct linux_binprm *bprm, unsigned long pos,
 	 */
 	mmap_read_lock(bprm->mm);
 	ret = get_user_pages_remote(bprm->mm, pos, 1, gup_flags,
-			&page, NULL, NULL);
+			&page, NULL);
 	mmap_read_unlock(bprm->mm);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index cf17ffdf4fbf..fcbfb961b49f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2353,6 +2353,9 @@ static inline void unmap_shared_mapping_range(struct address_space *mapping,
 	unmap_mapping_range(mapping, holebegin, holelen, 0);
 }
 
+static inline struct vm_area_struct *vma_lookup(struct mm_struct *mm,
+						unsigned long addr);
+
 extern int access_process_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long addr,
 		void *buf, int len, unsigned int gup_flags);
 extern int access_remote_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
@@ -2361,13 +2364,38 @@ extern int __access_remote_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 			      void *buf, int len, unsigned int gup_flags);
 
 long get_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
-			    unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
-			    unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
-			    struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked);
+			   unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
+			   unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
+			   int *locked);
 long pin_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			   unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 			   unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
 			   int *locked);
+
+static inline struct page *get_user_page_vma_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
+						    unsigned long addr,
+						    int gup_flags,
+						    struct vm_area_struct **vmap)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	int got = get_user_pages_remote(mm, addr, 1, gup_flags, &page, NULL);
+
+	if (got < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(got);
+	if (got == 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	vma = vma_lookup(mm, addr);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!vma)) {
+		put_page(page);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	*vmap = vma;
+	return page;
+}
+
 long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 		    unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages);
 long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 59887c69d54c..607d742caa61 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ __update_ref_ctr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr, short d)
 {
 	void *kaddr;
 	struct page *page;
-	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	int ret;
 	short *ptr;
 
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ __update_ref_ctr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr, short d)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = get_user_pages_remote(mm, vaddr, 1,
-			FOLL_WRITE, &page, &vma, NULL);
+				    FOLL_WRITE, &page, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret <= 0)) {
 		/*
 		 * We are asking for 1 page. If get_user_pages_remote() fails,
@@ -474,10 +473,9 @@ retry:
 	if (is_register)
 		gup_flags |= FOLL_SPLIT_PMD;
 	/* Read the page with vaddr into memory */
-	ret = get_user_pages_remote(mm, vaddr, 1, gup_flags,
-				    &old_page, &vma, NULL);
-	if (ret <= 0)
-		return ret;
+	old_page = get_user_page_vma_remote(mm, vaddr, gup_flags, &vma);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(old_page))
+		return old_page ? PTR_ERR(old_page) : 0;
 
 	ret = verify_opcode(old_page, vaddr, &opcode);
 	if (ret <= 0)
@@ -2027,8 +2025,7 @@ static int is_trap_at_addr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr)
 	 * but we treat this as a 'remote' access since it is
 	 * essentially a kernel access to the memory.
 	 */
-	result = get_user_pages_remote(mm, vaddr, 1, FOLL_FORCE, &page,
-			NULL, NULL);
+	result = get_user_pages_remote(mm, vaddr, 1, FOLL_FORCE, &page, NULL);
 	if (result < 0)
 		return result;
 
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index edf0fe2695b0..764bf0c20827 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -2165,8 +2165,6 @@ static bool is_valid_gup_args(struct page **pages, struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
  * @pages:	array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
  *		Should be at least nr_pages long. Or NULL, if caller
  *		only intends to ensure the pages are faulted in.
- * @vmas:	array of pointers to vmas corresponding to each page.
- *		Or NULL if the caller does not require them.
  * @locked:	pointer to lock flag indicating whether lock is held and
  *		subsequently whether VM_FAULT_RETRY functionality can be
  *		utilised. Lock must initially be held.
@@ -2181,8 +2179,6 @@ static bool is_valid_gup_args(struct page **pages, struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
  *
  * The caller is responsible for releasing returned @pages, via put_page().
  *
- * @vmas are valid only as long as mmap_lock is held.
- *
  * Must be called with mmap_lock held for read or write.
  *
  * get_user_pages_remote walks a process's page tables and takes a reference
@@ -2219,15 +2215,15 @@ static bool is_valid_gup_args(struct page **pages, struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
 long get_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 		unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
-		struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked)
+		int *locked)
 {
 	int local_locked = 1;
 
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, vmas, locked, &gup_flags,
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, locked, &gup_flags,
 			       FOLL_TOUCH | FOLL_REMOTE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return __get_user_pages_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages, vmas,
+	return __get_user_pages_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages, NULL,
 				       locked ? locked : &local_locked,
 				       gup_flags);
 }
@@ -2237,7 +2233,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_user_pages_remote);
 long get_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			   unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 			   unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
-			   struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked)
+			   int *locked)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index f69fbc251198..4dd09f930c61 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -5587,7 +5587,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_access_phys);
 int __access_remote_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, void *buf,
 		       int len, unsigned int gup_flags)
 {
-	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	void *old_buf = buf;
 	int write = gup_flags & FOLL_WRITE;
 
@@ -5596,29 +5595,30 @@ int __access_remote_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, void *buf,
 
 	/* ignore errors, just check how much was successfully transferred */
 	while (len) {
-		int bytes, ret, offset;
+		int bytes, offset;
 		void *maddr;
-		struct page *page = NULL;
+		struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
+		struct page *page = get_user_page_vma_remote(mm, addr,
+							     gup_flags, &vma);
 
-		ret = get_user_pages_remote(mm, addr, 1,
-				gup_flags, &page, &vma, NULL);
-		if (ret <= 0) {
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(page)) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
 			break;
 #else
+			int res = 0;
+
 			/*
 			 * Check if this is a VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP VMA, which
 			 * we can access using slightly different code.
 			 */
-			vma = vma_lookup(mm, addr);
 			if (!vma)
 				break;
 			if (vma->vm_ops && vma->vm_ops->access)
-				ret = vma->vm_ops->access(vma, addr, buf,
+				res = vma->vm_ops->access(vma, addr, buf,
 							  len, write);
-			if (ret <= 0)
+			if (res <= 0)
 				break;
-			bytes = ret;
+			bytes = res;
 #endif
 		} else {
 			bytes = len;
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 19392e090bec..cd918cb9a431 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ int make_device_exclusive_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
 
 	npages = get_user_pages_remote(mm, start, npages,
 				       FOLL_GET | FOLL_WRITE | FOLL_SPLIT_PMD,
-				       pages, NULL, NULL);
+				       pages, NULL);
 	if (npages < 0)
 		return npages;
 
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/domain.c b/security/tomoyo/domain.c
index 31af29f669d2..ac20c0bdff9d 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/domain.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/domain.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ bool tomoyo_dump_page(struct linux_binprm *bprm, unsigned long pos,
 	 */
 	mmap_read_lock(bprm->mm);
 	ret = get_user_pages_remote(bprm->mm, pos, 1,
-				    FOLL_FORCE, &page, NULL, NULL);
+				    FOLL_FORCE, &page, NULL);
 	mmap_read_unlock(bprm->mm);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return false;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/async_pf.c b/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
index 9bfe1d6f6529..e033c79d528e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ static void async_pf_execute(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * access remotely.
 	 */
 	mmap_read_lock(mm);
-	get_user_pages_remote(mm, addr, 1, FOLL_WRITE, NULL, NULL,
-			&locked);
+	get_user_pages_remote(mm, addr, 1, FOLL_WRITE, NULL, &locked);
 	if (locked)
 		mmap_read_unlock(mm);