diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index f1543a0568ffd1..21f942025fecdc 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -133,9 +133,8 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *, struct mm_struct *,
 struct page *hugetlb_follow_page_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				unsigned long address, unsigned int flags);
 long follow_hugetlb_page(struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *,
-			 struct page **, struct vm_area_struct **,
-			 unsigned long *, unsigned long *, long, unsigned int,
-			 int *);
+			 struct page **, unsigned long *, unsigned long *,
+			 long, unsigned int, int *);
 void unmap_hugepage_range(struct vm_area_struct *,
 			  unsigned long, unsigned long, struct page *,
 			  zap_flags_t);
@@ -306,9 +305,8 @@ static inline struct page *hugetlb_follow_page_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 static inline long follow_hugetlb_page(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct page **pages,
-			struct vm_area_struct **vmas, unsigned long *position,
-			unsigned long *nr_pages, long i, unsigned int flags,
-			int *nonblocking)
+			unsigned long *position, unsigned long *nr_pages,
+			long i, unsigned int flags, int *nonblocking)
 {
 	BUG();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 18e3bc2ee3f187..8db58305f4ebe4 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -1024,8 +1024,6 @@ static int check_vma_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long gup_flags)
  * @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:     whether we're still with the mmap_lock held
  *
  * Returns either number of pages pinned (which may be less than the
@@ -1039,8 +1037,6 @@ static int check_vma_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long gup_flags)
  *
  * 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.  It may be released.  See below.
  *
  * __get_user_pages walks a process's page tables and takes a reference to
@@ -1076,7 +1072,7 @@ static int check_vma_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long gup_flags)
 static long __get_user_pages(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)
 {
 	long ret = 0, i = 0;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
@@ -1116,9 +1112,9 @@ static long __get_user_pages(struct mm_struct *mm,
 				goto out;
 
 			if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma)) {
-				i = follow_hugetlb_page(mm, vma, pages, vmas,
-						&start, &nr_pages, i,
-						gup_flags, locked);
+				i = follow_hugetlb_page(mm, vma, pages,
+							&start, &nr_pages, i,
+							gup_flags, locked);
 				if (!*locked) {
 					/*
 					 * We've got a VM_FAULT_RETRY
@@ -1183,10 +1179,6 @@ static long __get_user_pages(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			ctx.page_mask = 0;
 		}
 next_page:
-		if (vmas) {
-			vmas[i] = vma;
-			ctx.page_mask = 0;
-		}
 		page_increm = 1 + (~(start >> PAGE_SHIFT) & ctx.page_mask);
 		if (page_increm > nr_pages)
 			page_increm = nr_pages;
@@ -1341,7 +1333,6 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct mm_struct *mm,
 						unsigned long start,
 						unsigned long nr_pages,
 						struct page **pages,
-						struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
 						int *locked,
 						unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -1379,7 +1370,7 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	pages_done = 0;
 	for (;;) {
 		ret = __get_user_pages(mm, start, nr_pages, flags, pages,
-				       vmas, locked);
+				       locked);
 		if (!(flags & FOLL_UNLOCKABLE)) {
 			/* VM_FAULT_RETRY couldn't trigger, bypass */
 			pages_done = ret;
@@ -1443,7 +1434,7 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct mm_struct *mm,
 
 		*locked = 1;
 		ret = __get_user_pages(mm, start, 1, flags | FOLL_TRIED,
-				       pages, NULL, locked);
+				       pages, locked);
 		if (!*locked) {
 			/* Continue to retry until we succeeded */
 			BUG_ON(ret != 0);
@@ -1541,7 +1532,7 @@ long populate_vma_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	 * not result in a stack expansion that recurses back here.
 	 */
 	ret = __get_user_pages(mm, start, nr_pages, gup_flags,
-				NULL, NULL, locked ? locked : &local_locked);
+			       NULL, locked ? locked : &local_locked);
 	lru_add_drain();
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1599,7 +1590,7 @@ long faultin_vma_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = __get_user_pages(mm, start, nr_pages, gup_flags,
-				NULL, NULL, locked);
+			       NULL, locked);
 	lru_add_drain();
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1667,8 +1658,7 @@ int __mm_populate(unsigned long start, unsigned long len, int ignore_errors)
 #else /* CONFIG_MMU */
 static long __get_user_pages_locked(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
 		unsigned long nr_pages, struct page **pages,
-		struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked,
-		unsigned int foll_flags)
+		int *locked, unsigned int foll_flags)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	bool must_unlock = false;
@@ -1712,8 +1702,7 @@ static long __get_user_pages_locked(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
 			if (pages[i])
 				get_page(pages[i]);
 		}
-		if (vmas)
-			vmas[i] = vma;
+
 		start = (start + PAGE_SIZE) & PAGE_MASK;
 	}
 
@@ -1894,8 +1883,7 @@ struct page *get_dump_page(unsigned long addr)
 	int locked = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = __get_user_pages_locked(current->mm, addr, 1, &page, NULL,
-				      &locked,
+	ret = __get_user_pages_locked(current->mm, addr, 1, &page, &locked,
 				      FOLL_FORCE | FOLL_DUMP | FOLL_GET);
 	return (ret == 1) ? page : NULL;
 }
@@ -2068,7 +2056,6 @@ static long __gup_longterm_locked(struct mm_struct *mm,
 				  unsigned long start,
 				  unsigned long nr_pages,
 				  struct page **pages,
-				  struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
 				  int *locked,
 				  unsigned int gup_flags)
 {
@@ -2076,13 +2063,13 @@ static long __gup_longterm_locked(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	long rc, nr_pinned_pages;
 
 	if (!(gup_flags & FOLL_LONGTERM))
-		return __get_user_pages_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages, vmas,
+		return __get_user_pages_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages,
 					       locked, gup_flags);
 
 	flags = memalloc_pin_save();
 	do {
 		nr_pinned_pages = __get_user_pages_locked(mm, start, nr_pages,
-							  pages, vmas, locked,
+							  pages, locked,
 							  gup_flags);
 		if (nr_pinned_pages <= 0) {
 			rc = nr_pinned_pages;
@@ -2100,9 +2087,8 @@ static long __gup_longterm_locked(struct mm_struct *mm,
  * Check that the given flags are valid for the exported gup/pup interface, and
  * update them with the required flags that the caller must have set.
  */
-static bool is_valid_gup_args(struct page **pages, struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
-			      int *locked, unsigned int *gup_flags_p,
-			      unsigned int to_set)
+static bool is_valid_gup_args(struct page **pages, int *locked,
+			      unsigned int *gup_flags_p, unsigned int to_set)
 {
 	unsigned int gup_flags = *gup_flags_p;
 
@@ -2144,13 +2130,6 @@ static bool is_valid_gup_args(struct page **pages, struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
 			 (gup_flags & FOLL_PCI_P2PDMA)))
 		return false;
 
-	/*
-	 * Can't use VMAs with locked, as locked allows GUP to unlock
-	 * which invalidates the vmas array
-	 */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(vmas && (gup_flags & FOLL_UNLOCKABLE)))
-		return false;
-
 	*gup_flags_p = gup_flags;
 	return true;
 }
@@ -2219,11 +2198,11 @@ long get_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
 {
 	int local_locked = 1;
 
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, locked, &gup_flags,
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, locked, &gup_flags,
 			       FOLL_TOUCH | FOLL_REMOTE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return __get_user_pages_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages, NULL,
+	return __get_user_pages_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages,
 				       locked ? locked : &local_locked,
 				       gup_flags);
 }
@@ -2258,11 +2237,11 @@ long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 {
 	int locked = 1;
 
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_TOUCH))
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_TOUCH))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return __get_user_pages_locked(current->mm, start, nr_pages, pages,
-				       NULL, &locked, gup_flags);
+				       &locked, gup_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_user_pages);
 
@@ -2286,12 +2265,12 @@ long get_user_pages_unlocked(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 {
 	int locked = 0;
 
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, NULL, &gup_flags,
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, &gup_flags,
 			       FOLL_TOUCH | FOLL_UNLOCKABLE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return __get_user_pages_locked(current->mm, start, nr_pages, pages,
-				       NULL, &locked, gup_flags);
+				       &locked, gup_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_user_pages_unlocked);
 
@@ -2981,7 +2960,7 @@ static int internal_get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start,
 	start += nr_pinned << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	pages += nr_pinned;
 	ret = __gup_longterm_locked(current->mm, start, nr_pages - nr_pinned,
-				    pages, NULL, &locked,
+				    pages, &locked,
 				    gup_flags | FOLL_TOUCH | FOLL_UNLOCKABLE);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		/*
@@ -3023,7 +3002,7 @@ int get_user_pages_fast_only(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
 	 * FOLL_FAST_ONLY is required in order to match the API description of
 	 * this routine: no fall back to regular ("slow") GUP.
 	 */
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, NULL, &gup_flags,
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, &gup_flags,
 			       FOLL_GET | FOLL_FAST_ONLY))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -3056,7 +3035,7 @@ int get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
 	 * FOLL_GET, because gup fast is always a "pin with a +1 page refcount"
 	 * request.
 	 */
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_GET))
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_GET))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return internal_get_user_pages_fast(start, nr_pages, gup_flags, pages);
 }
@@ -3081,7 +3060,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_user_pages_fast);
 int pin_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
 			unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages)
 {
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_PIN))
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_PIN))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return internal_get_user_pages_fast(start, nr_pages, gup_flags, pages);
 }
@@ -3114,10 +3093,10 @@ long pin_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
 {
 	int local_locked = 1;
 
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, locked, &gup_flags,
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, locked, &gup_flags,
 			       FOLL_PIN | FOLL_TOUCH | FOLL_REMOTE))
 		return 0;
-	return __gup_longterm_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages, NULL,
+	return __gup_longterm_locked(mm, start, nr_pages, pages,
 				     locked ? locked : &local_locked,
 				     gup_flags);
 }
@@ -3143,10 +3122,10 @@ long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 {
 	int locked = 1;
 
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_PIN))
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, &gup_flags, FOLL_PIN))
 		return 0;
 	return __gup_longterm_locked(current->mm, start, nr_pages,
-				     pages, NULL, &locked, gup_flags);
+				     pages, &locked, gup_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_pages);
 
@@ -3160,11 +3139,11 @@ long pin_user_pages_unlocked(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 {
 	int locked = 0;
 
-	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, NULL, &gup_flags,
+	if (!is_valid_gup_args(pages, NULL, &gup_flags,
 			       FOLL_PIN | FOLL_TOUCH | FOLL_UNLOCKABLE))
 		return 0;
 
-	return __gup_longterm_locked(current->mm, start, nr_pages, pages, NULL,
+	return __gup_longterm_locked(current->mm, start, nr_pages, pages,
 				     &locked, gup_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_pages_unlocked);
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index f154019e6b840c..ea24718db4aff3 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -6425,17 +6425,14 @@ int hugetlb_mfill_atomic_pte(pte_t *dst_pte,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_USERFAULTFD */
 
-static void record_subpages_vmas(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-				 int refs, struct page **pages,
-				 struct vm_area_struct **vmas)
+static void record_subpages(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			    int refs, struct page **pages)
 {
 	int nr;
 
 	for (nr = 0; nr < refs; nr++) {
 		if (likely(pages))
 			pages[nr] = nth_page(page, nr);
-		if (vmas)
-			vmas[nr] = vma;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -6508,9 +6505,9 @@ struct page *hugetlb_follow_page_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 }
 
 long follow_hugetlb_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-			 struct page **pages, struct vm_area_struct **vmas,
-			 unsigned long *position, unsigned long *nr_pages,
-			 long i, unsigned int flags, int *locked)
+			 struct page **pages, unsigned long *position,
+			 unsigned long *nr_pages, long i, unsigned int flags,
+			 int *locked)
 {
 	unsigned long pfn_offset;
 	unsigned long vaddr = *position;
@@ -6638,7 +6635,7 @@ long follow_hugetlb_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		 * If subpage information not requested, update counters
 		 * and skip the same_page loop below.
 		 */
-		if (!pages && !vmas && !pfn_offset &&
+		if (!pages && !pfn_offset &&
 		    (vaddr + huge_page_size(h) < vma->vm_end) &&
 		    (remainder >= pages_per_huge_page(h))) {
 			vaddr += huge_page_size(h);
@@ -6653,11 +6650,10 @@ long follow_hugetlb_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		refs = min3(pages_per_huge_page(h) - pfn_offset, remainder,
 		    (vma->vm_end - ALIGN_DOWN(vaddr, PAGE_SIZE)) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
-		if (pages || vmas)
-			record_subpages_vmas(nth_page(page, pfn_offset),
-					     vma, refs,
-					     likely(pages) ? pages + i : NULL,
-					     vmas ? vmas + i : NULL);
+		if (pages)
+			record_subpages(nth_page(page, pfn_offset),
+					vma, refs,
+					likely(pages) ? pages + i : NULL);
 
 		if (pages) {
 			/*