diff --git a/include/linux/page_ext.h b/include/linux/page_ext.h
index 22be4582faaedd..67314f648aeba5 100644
--- a/include/linux/page_ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/page_ext.h
@@ -7,15 +7,33 @@
 #include <linux/stackdepot.h>
 
 struct pglist_data;
+
+/**
+ * struct page_ext_operations - per page_ext client operations
+ * @offset: Offset to the client's data within page_ext. Offset is returned to
+ *          the client by page_ext_init.
+ * @size: The size of the client data within page_ext.
+ * @need: Function that returns true if client requires page_ext.
+ * @init: (optional) Called to initialize client once page_exts are allocated.
+ * @need_shared_flags: True when client is using shared page_ext->flags
+ *                     field.
+ *
+ * Each Page Extension client must define page_ext_operations in
+ * page_ext_ops array.
+ */
 struct page_ext_operations {
 	size_t offset;
 	size_t size;
 	bool (*need)(void);
 	void (*init)(void);
+	bool need_shared_flags;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_EXTENSION
 
+/*
+ * The page_ext_flags users must set need_shared_flags to true.
+ */
 enum page_ext_flags {
 	PAGE_EXT_OWNER,
 	PAGE_EXT_OWNER_ALLOCATED,
diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c
index 4ee522fd381cbb..e2c22ffdbb8145 100644
--- a/mm/page_ext.c
+++ b/mm/page_ext.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static bool need_page_idle(void)
 }
 static struct page_ext_operations page_idle_ops __initdata = {
 	.need = need_page_idle,
+	.need_shared_flags = true,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ static struct page_ext_operations *page_ext_ops[] __initdata = {
 #endif
 };
 
-unsigned long page_ext_size = sizeof(struct page_ext);
+unsigned long page_ext_size;
 
 static unsigned long total_usage;
 static struct page_ext *lookup_page_ext(const struct page *page);
@@ -106,7 +107,16 @@ static bool __init invoke_need_callbacks(void)
 	bool need = false;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
-		if (page_ext_ops[i]->need && page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
+		if (page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
+			if (page_ext_ops[i]->need_shared_flags) {
+				page_ext_size = sizeof(struct page_ext);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
+		if (page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
 			page_ext_ops[i]->offset = page_ext_size;
 			page_ext_size += page_ext_ops[i]->size;
 			need = true;
diff --git a/mm/page_owner.c b/mm/page_owner.c
index 2d27f532df4c10..f0553bedb39de3 100644
--- a/mm/page_owner.c
+++ b/mm/page_owner.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct page_ext_operations page_owner_ops = {
 	.size = sizeof(struct page_owner),
 	.need = need_page_owner,
 	.init = init_page_owner,
+	.need_shared_flags = true,
 };
 
 static inline struct page_owner *get_page_owner(struct page_ext *page_ext)
diff --git a/mm/page_table_check.c b/mm/page_table_check.c
index 93e633c1d5877d..25d8610c00429c 100644
--- a/mm/page_table_check.c
+++ b/mm/page_table_check.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct page_ext_operations page_table_check_ops = {
 	.size = sizeof(struct page_table_check),
 	.need = need_page_table_check,
 	.init = init_page_table_check,
+	.need_shared_flags = false,
 };
 
 static struct page_table_check *get_page_table_check(struct page_ext *page_ext)