diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/k8.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/k8.h
index c2d1f3b..c092f72 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/k8.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/k8.h
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 extern int num_k8_northbridges;
 extern int cache_k8_northbridges(void);
 extern void k8_flush_garts(void);
-extern int k8_scan_nodes(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
+extern int k8_get_nodes(struct bootnode *nodes);
+extern int k8_numa_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn);
+extern int k8_scan_nodes(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_K8_NB
 static inline struct pci_dev *node_to_k8_nb_misc(int node)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_types.h
index 6473f5c..642fe34 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_types.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
 extern unsigned long init_memory_mapping(unsigned long start,
 					 unsigned long end);
 
-extern void initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn);
+extern void initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
+				int acpi, int k8);
 extern void free_initmem(void);
 
 #endif	/* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index e09f0e2..fda0032 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 #include <asm/percpu.h>
 #include <asm/topology.h>
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
+#include <asm/k8.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 #include <asm/numa_64.h>
 #endif
@@ -691,6 +692,9 @@
 
 void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 {
+	int acpi = 0;
+	int k8 = 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	memcpy(&boot_cpu_data, &new_cpu_data, sizeof(new_cpu_data));
 	visws_early_detect();
@@ -937,7 +941,11 @@
 	acpi_numa_init();
 #endif
 
-	initmem_init(0, max_pfn);
+#ifdef CONFIG_K8_NUMA
+	k8 = !k8_numa_init(0, max_pfn);
+#endif
+
+	initmem_init(0, max_pfn, acpi, k8);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
index 30938c1..5e32b07 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
@@ -703,8 +703,8 @@
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
-void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn,
-				  unsigned long end_pfn)
+void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
+				int acpi, int k8)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
 	highstart_pfn = highend_pfn = max_pfn;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index 5a4398a..c20d30b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_NUMA
-void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
+void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
+				int acpi, int k8)
 {
 	unsigned long bootmap_size, bootmap;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/k8topology_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/k8topology_64.c
index a81561a..b9e2dbf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/k8topology_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/k8topology_64.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/k8.h>
 
+static struct bootnode __initdata nodes[8];
+static nodemask_t __initdata nodes_parsed = NODE_MASK_NONE;
+
 static __init int find_northbridge(void)
 {
 	int num;
@@ -76,12 +79,26 @@
 	early_init_lapic_mapping();
 }
 
-int __init k8_scan_nodes(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+int __init k8_get_nodes(struct bootnode *physnodes)
 {
-	unsigned numnodes, cores, bits, apicid_base;
+	int i;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	for_each_node_mask(i, nodes_parsed) {
+		physnodes[ret].start = nodes[i].start;
+		physnodes[ret].end = nodes[i].end;
+		ret++;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int __init k8_numa_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
+{
+	unsigned long start = PFN_PHYS(start_pfn);
+	unsigned long end = PFN_PHYS(end_pfn);
+	unsigned numnodes;
 	unsigned long prevbase;
-	struct bootnode nodes[8];
-	int i, j, nb, found = 0;
+	int i, nb, found = 0;
 	u32 nodeid, reg;
 
 	if (!early_pci_allowed())
@@ -98,9 +115,8 @@
 	if (numnodes <= 1)
 		return -1;
 
-	pr_info("Number of nodes %d\n", numnodes);
+	pr_info("Number of physical nodes %d\n", numnodes);
 
-	memset(&nodes, 0, sizeof(nodes));
 	prevbase = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
 		unsigned long base, limit;
@@ -130,7 +146,7 @@
 			       nodeid, (base >> 8) & 3, (limit >> 8) & 3);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		if (node_isset(nodeid, node_possible_map)) {
+		if (node_isset(nodeid, nodes_parsed)) {
 			pr_info("Node %d already present, skipping\n",
 				nodeid);
 			continue;
@@ -141,8 +157,8 @@
 		limit |= (1<<24)-1;
 		limit++;
 
-		if (limit > max_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT)
-			limit = max_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT;
+		if (limit > end)
+			limit = end;
 		if (limit <= base)
 			continue;
 
@@ -180,12 +196,23 @@
 
 		prevbase = base;
 
-		node_set(nodeid, node_possible_map);
+		node_set(nodeid, nodes_parsed);
 	}
 
 	if (!found)
 		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
 
+int __init k8_scan_nodes(void)
+{
+	unsigned int bits;
+	unsigned int cores;
+	unsigned int apicid_base;
+	int i;
+
+	BUG_ON(nodes_empty(nodes_parsed));
+	node_possible_map = nodes_parsed;
 	memnode_shift = compute_hash_shift(nodes, 8, NULL);
 	if (memnode_shift < 0) {
 		pr_err("No NUMA node hash function found. Contact maintainer\n");
@@ -204,9 +231,8 @@
 		apicid_base = boot_cpu_physical_apicid;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-		if (nodes[i].start == nodes[i].end)
-			continue;
+	for_each_node_mask(i, node_possible_map) {
+		int j;
 
 		e820_register_active_regions(i,
 				nodes[i].start >> PAGE_SHIFT,
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa_32.c
index d253006..b20760c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa_32.c
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@
 		(ulong) node_remap_end_vaddr[nid]);
 }
 
-void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn,
-				  unsigned long end_pfn)
+void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
+				int acpi, int k8)
 {
 	int nid;
 	long kva_target_pfn;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
index 459913b..dad5f42 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA_EMU */
 
-void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long last_pfn)
+void __init initmem_init(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long last_pfn,
+				int acpi, int k8)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -547,8 +548,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_K8_NUMA
-	if (!numa_off && !k8_scan_nodes(start_pfn<<PAGE_SHIFT,
-					last_pfn<<PAGE_SHIFT))
+	if (!numa_off && k8 && !k8_scan_nodes())
 		return;
 	nodes_clear(node_possible_map);
 	nodes_clear(node_online_map);