diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/highmem.h
index 8387a5596a9197..db425cd38545de 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 
-extern void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
 extern void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 
 extern void kmap_init(void);
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/highmem.c b/arch/arc/mm/highmem.c
index 4db13a6b9f3b48..0964b011c29f3b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/highmem.c
@@ -49,16 +49,11 @@
 extern pte_t * pkmap_page_table;
 static pte_t * fixmap_page_table;
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
 	int idx, cpu_idx;
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	pagefault_disable();
-	if (!PageHighMem(page))
-		return page_address(page);
-
 	cpu_idx = kmap_atomic_idx_push();
 	idx = cpu_idx + KM_TYPE_NR * smp_processor_id();
 	vaddr = FIXMAP_ADDR(idx);
@@ -68,7 +63,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 
 	return (void *)vaddr;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high);
 
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kv)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h
index 736f65283e7b45..8c80bfe18a34d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ static inline void *kmap_high_get(struct page *page)
  * when CONFIG_HIGHMEM is not set.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
-extern void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
 extern void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 extern void *kmap_atomic_pfn(unsigned long pfn);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/highmem.c b/arch/arm/mm/highmem.c
index c700b32350eea0..075fdc23509174 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/highmem.c
@@ -31,18 +31,13 @@ static inline pte_t get_fixmap_pte(unsigned long vaddr)
 	return *ptep;
 }
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned int idx;
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 	void *kmap;
 	int type;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	pagefault_disable();
-	if (!PageHighMem(page))
-		return page_address(page);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_HIGHMEM
 	/*
 	 * There is no cache coherency issue when non VIVT, so force the
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 
 	return (void *)vaddr;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high);
 
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr)
 {
diff --git a/arch/csky/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/csky/include/asm/highmem.h
index be11c5b671228e..8ceee12f9bc169 100644
--- a/arch/csky/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/csky/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ extern pte_t *pkmap_page_table;
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_KMAP_FLUSH_TLB
 extern void kmap_flush_tlb(unsigned long addr);
-extern void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
 extern void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 extern void *kmap_atomic_pfn(unsigned long pfn);
 extern struct page *kmap_atomic_to_page(void *ptr);
diff --git a/arch/csky/mm/highmem.c b/arch/csky/mm/highmem.c
index e9952211264bb0..63d74b47eee691 100644
--- a/arch/csky/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/csky/mm/highmem.c
@@ -21,16 +21,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_flush_tlb);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap);
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 	int idx, type;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	pagefault_disable();
-	if (!PageHighMem(page))
-		return page_address(page);
-
 	type = kmap_atomic_idx_push();
 	idx = type + KM_TYPE_NR*smp_processor_id();
 	vaddr = __fix_to_virt(FIX_KMAP_BEGIN + idx);
@@ -42,7 +37,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 
 	return (void *)vaddr;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high);
 
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr)
 {
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/highmem.h
index c38d920a117188..f7c5467df5add5 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 }
 extern void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 
-static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
-	return kmap_atomic_prot(page, kmap_prot);
+	return kmap_atomic_high_prot(page, kmap_prot);
 }
 
 #define flush_cache_kmaps()	{ flush_icache(); flush_dcache(); }
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/highmem.h
index 24e7e7e5cc7b81..8bdbbfc322adcc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ extern pte_t *pkmap_page_table;
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_KMAP_FLUSH_TLB
 extern void kmap_flush_tlb(unsigned long addr);
-extern void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
 extern void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 extern void *kmap_atomic_pfn(unsigned long pfn);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/cache.c b/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
index 33b409391ddb6b..f015bb51fab09a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/highmem.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
-#include <asm/highmem.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/cpu-features.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c b/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
index eb8ec8493f2f77..2bda56372995ed 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
@@ -18,25 +18,11 @@ void kmap_flush_tlb(unsigned long addr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_flush_tlb);
 
-/*
- * kmap_atomic/kunmap_atomic is significantly faster than kmap/kunmap because
- * no global lock is needed and because the kmap code must perform a global TLB
- * invalidation when the kmap pool wraps.
- *
- * However when holding an atomic kmap is is not legal to sleep, so atomic
- * kmaps are appropriate for short, tight code paths only.
- */
-
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 	int idx, type;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	pagefault_disable();
-	if (!PageHighMem(page))
-		return page_address(page);
-
 	type = kmap_atomic_idx_push();
 	idx = type + KM_TYPE_NR*smp_processor_id();
 	vaddr = __fix_to_virt(FIX_KMAP_BEGIN + idx);
@@ -48,7 +34,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 
 	return (void*) vaddr;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high);
 
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr)
 {
diff --git a/arch/nds32/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/nds32/include/asm/highmem.h
index c93c7368bb3fbc..a3970e566ede12 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/nds32/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ extern void kmap_init(void);
  * when CONFIG_HIGHMEM is not set.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
-extern void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
 extern void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 extern void *kmap_atomic_pfn(unsigned long pfn);
 extern struct page *kmap_atomic_to_page(void *ptr);
diff --git a/arch/nds32/mm/highmem.c b/arch/nds32/mm/highmem.c
index f9348bec0ecb5c..f5f3a21460c492 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/nds32/mm/highmem.c
@@ -10,18 +10,13 @@
 #include <asm/fixmap.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned int idx;
 	unsigned long vaddr, pte;
 	int type;
 	pte_t *ptep;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	pagefault_disable();
-	if (!PageHighMem(page))
-		return page_address(page);
-
 	type = kmap_atomic_idx_push();
 
 	idx = type + KM_TYPE_NR * smp_processor_id();
@@ -37,7 +32,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 	return (void *)vaddr;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high);
 
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/highmem.h
index d049806a835433..74fa2c726fdeee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 }
 extern void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 
-static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+static inline void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
-	return kmap_atomic_prot(page, kmap_prot);
+	return kmap_atomic_high_prot(page, kmap_prot);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/highmem.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/highmem.c
index f075cef6d66388..67aaa5217f7f7d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/highmem.c
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
-/*
- * The use of kmap_atomic/kunmap_atomic is discouraged - kmap/kunmap
- * gives a more generic (and caching) interface. But kmap_atomic can
- * be used in IRQ contexts, so in some (very limited) cases we need
- * it.
- */
 void *kmap_atomic_high_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/highmem.h
index 4bdb79fed02c74..458210c5bc3819 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ void kmap_init(void) __init;
 
 #define PKMAP_END (PKMAP_ADDR(LAST_PKMAP))
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 
 #define flush_cache_kmaps()	flush_cache_all()
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/highmem.c b/arch/sparc/mm/highmem.c
index d4a80adea7e59b..b53070ab6a31e7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/highmem.c
@@ -53,16 +53,11 @@ void __init kmap_init(void)
         kmap_prot = __pgprot(SRMMU_ET_PTE | SRMMU_PRIV | SRMMU_CACHE);
 }
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 	long idx, type;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	pagefault_disable();
-	if (!PageHighMem(page))
-		return page_address(page);
-
 	type = kmap_atomic_idx_push();
 	idx = type + KM_TYPE_NR*smp_processor_id();
 	vaddr = __fix_to_virt(FIX_KMAP_BEGIN + idx);
@@ -87,7 +82,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 
 	return (void*) vaddr;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high);
 
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/highmem.h
index 61f47fef40e512..9393d55a2adb7f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ static inline void *kmap_atomic_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 
 	return kmap_atomic_high_prot(page, prot);
 }
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
+static inline void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
+{
+	return kmap_atomic_high_prot(page, kmap_prot);
+}
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 void *kmap_atomic_pfn(unsigned long pfn);
 void *kmap_atomic_prot_pfn(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot);
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c
index 48b56b1af902ee..c3e272a759e028 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
 #include <linux/swap.h> /* for totalram_pages */
 #include <linux/memblock.h>
 
-/*
- * kmap_atomic/kunmap_atomic is significantly faster than kmap/kunmap because
- * no global lock is needed and because the kmap code must perform a global TLB
- * invalidation when the kmap pool wraps.
- *
- * However when holding an atomic kmap it is not legal to sleep, so atomic
- * kmaps are appropriate for short, tight code paths only.
- */
 void *kmap_atomic_high_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr;
@@ -28,12 +20,6 @@ void *kmap_atomic_high_prot(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high_prot);
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
-{
-	return kmap_atomic_prot(page, kmap_prot);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
-
 /*
  * This is the same as kmap_atomic() but can map memory that doesn't
  * have a struct page associated with it.
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h
index 5a481f7def0bbb..1e6aa15c4bdf34 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/highmem.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static inline void flush_cache_kmaps(void)
 	flush_cache_all();
 }
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page);
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr);
 
 void kmap_init(void);
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/highmem.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/highmem.c
index da734a2ed64186..90b85a897cb088 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/highmem.c
@@ -37,16 +37,11 @@ static inline enum fixed_addresses kmap_idx(int type, unsigned long color)
 		color;
 }
 
-void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page)
 {
 	enum fixed_addresses idx;
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	pagefault_disable();
-	if (!PageHighMem(page))
-		return page_address(page);
-
 	idx = kmap_idx(kmap_atomic_idx_push(),
 		       DCACHE_ALIAS(page_to_phys(page)));
 	vaddr = __fix_to_virt(FIX_KMAP_BEGIN + idx);
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
 
 	return (void *)vaddr;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic_high);
 
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h
index 216a647ed7db73..d2209ae8be99b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/highmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/highmem.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static inline void invalidate_kernel_vmap_range(void *vaddr, int size)
 #include <asm/kmap_types.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
+extern void *kmap_atomic_high(struct page *page);
 #include <asm/highmem.h>
 
 #ifndef ARCH_HAS_KMAP_FLUSH_TLB
@@ -62,6 +63,28 @@ static inline void kunmap(struct page *page)
 	kunmap_high(page);
 }
 
+/*
+ * kmap_atomic/kunmap_atomic is significantly faster than kmap/kunmap because
+ * no global lock is needed and because the kmap code must perform a global TLB
+ * invalidation when the kmap pool wraps.
+ *
+ * However when holding an atomic kmap is is not legal to sleep, so atomic
+ * kmaps are appropriate for short, tight code paths only.
+ *
+ * The use of kmap_atomic/kunmap_atomic is discouraged - kmap/kunmap
+ * gives a more generic (and caching) interface. But kmap_atomic can
+ * be used in IRQ contexts, so in some (very limited) cases we need
+ * it.
+ */
+static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page)
+{
+	preempt_disable();
+	pagefault_disable();
+	if (!PageHighMem(page))
+		return page_address(page);
+	return kmap_atomic_high(page);
+}
+
 /* declarations for linux/mm/highmem.c */
 unsigned int nr_free_highpages(void);
 extern atomic_long_t _totalhigh_pages;