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))
                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
                 * was never mapped with PROT_MTE.
                 */
                if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MTE)) {
-                       ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                       err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
                        put_page(page);
                        break;
                }
        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;
 
 
        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;
 }
 
         */
        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;
 
        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,
                              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,
 
 {
        void *kaddr;
        struct page *page;
-       struct vm_area_struct *vma;
        int ret;
        short *ptr;
 
                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,
        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)
         * 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;
 
 
  * @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.
  *
  * 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
 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);
 }
 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;
 }
 
 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;
 
 
        /* 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;
 
 
        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;
 
 
         */
        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;
 
         * 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);