diff --git a/include/linux/shm.h b/include/linux/shm.h
index 0fb7061..21a5e6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/shm.h
+++ b/include/linux/shm.h
@@ -27,23 +27,6 @@
 /* shm_mode upper byte flags */
 #define	SHM_DEST	01000	/* segment will be destroyed on last detach */
 #define SHM_LOCKED      02000   /* segment will not be swapped */
-#define SHM_HUGETLB     04000   /* segment will use huge TLB pages */
-#define SHM_NORESERVE   010000  /* don't check for reservations */
-
-/* Bits [26:31] are reserved */
-
-/*
- * When SHM_HUGETLB is set bits [26:31] encode the log2 of the huge page size.
- * This gives us 6 bits, which is enough until someone invents 128 bit address
- * spaces.
- *
- * Assume these are all power of twos.
- * When 0 use the default page size.
- */
-#define SHM_HUGE_SHIFT  26
-#define SHM_HUGE_MASK   0x3f
-#define SHM_HUGE_2MB    (21 << SHM_HUGE_SHIFT)
-#define SHM_HUGE_1GB    (30 << SHM_HUGE_SHIFT)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSVIPC
 struct sysv_shm {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/shm.h b/include/uapi/linux/shm.h
index 1fbf24e..cf23c87 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/shm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/shm.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/ipc.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <asm-generic/hugetlb_encode.h>
 #ifndef __KERNEL__
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
@@ -40,11 +41,37 @@
 /* Include the definition of shmid64_ds and shminfo64 */
 #include <asm/shmbuf.h>
 
-/* permission flag for shmget */
+/*
+ * shmget() shmflg values.
+ */
+/* The bottom nine bits are the same as open(2) mode flags */
 #define SHM_R		0400	/* or S_IRUGO from <linux/stat.h> */
 #define SHM_W		0200	/* or S_IWUGO from <linux/stat.h> */
+/* Bits 9 & 10 are IPC_CREAT and IPC_EXCL */
+#define SHM_HUGETLB	04000	/* segment will use huge TLB pages */
+#define SHM_NORESERVE	010000	/* don't check for reservations */
 
-/* mode for attach */
+/*
+ * Huge page size encoding when SHM_HUGETLB is specified, and a huge page
+ * size other than the default is desired.  See hugetlb_encode.h
+ */
+#define SHM_HUGE_SHIFT	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_SHIFT
+#define SHM_HUGE_MASK	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_MASK
+
+#define SHM_HUGE_64KB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_64KB
+#define SHM_HUGE_512KB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_512KB
+#define SHM_HUGE_1MB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_1MB
+#define SHM_HUGE_2MB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_2MB
+#define SHM_HUGE_8MB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_8MB
+#define SHM_HUGE_16MB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_16MB
+#define SHM_HUGE_256MB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_256MB
+#define SHM_HUGE_1GB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_1GB
+#define SHM_HUGE_2GB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_2GB
+#define SHM_HUGE_16GB	HUGETLB_FLAG_ENCODE_16GB
+
+/*
+ * shmat() shmflg values
+ */
 #define	SHM_RDONLY	010000	/* read-only access */
 #define	SHM_RND		020000	/* round attach address to SHMLBA boundary */
 #define	SHM_REMAP	040000	/* take-over region on attach */