diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 1a2cbf6..62564dd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
 	select ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
+	select ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_SERIO
 	select HAVE_AOUT if X86_32
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
index 47c8e32..ec23bb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /* Caches aren't brain-dead on the intel. */
 #include <asm-generic/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/special_insns.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 /*
  * The set_memory_* API can be used to change various attributes of a virtual
@@ -104,4 +105,75 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ARCH_HAS_NOCACHE_UACCESS
+
+/**
+ * arch_memcpy_to_pmem - copy data to persistent memory
+ * @dst: destination buffer for the copy
+ * @src: source buffer for the copy
+ * @n: length of the copy in bytes
+ *
+ * Copy data to persistent memory media via non-temporal stores so that
+ * a subsequent arch_wmb_pmem() can flush cpu and memory controller
+ * write buffers to guarantee durability.
+ */
+static inline void arch_memcpy_to_pmem(void __pmem *dst, const void *src,
+		size_t n)
+{
+	int unwritten;
+
+	/*
+	 * We are copying between two kernel buffers, if
+	 * __copy_from_user_inatomic_nocache() returns an error (page
+	 * fault) we would have already reported a general protection fault
+	 * before the WARN+BUG.
+	 */
+	unwritten = __copy_from_user_inatomic_nocache((void __force *) dst,
+			(void __user *) src, n);
+	if (WARN(unwritten, "%s: fault copying %p <- %p unwritten: %d\n",
+				__func__, dst, src, unwritten))
+		BUG();
+}
+
+/**
+ * arch_wmb_pmem - synchronize writes to persistent memory
+ *
+ * After a series of arch_memcpy_to_pmem() operations this drains data
+ * from cpu write buffers and any platform (memory controller) buffers
+ * to ensure that written data is durable on persistent memory media.
+ */
+static inline void arch_wmb_pmem(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * wmb() to 'sfence' all previous writes such that they are
+	 * architecturally visible to 'pcommit'.  Note, that we've
+	 * already arranged for pmem writes to avoid the cache via
+	 * arch_memcpy_to_pmem().
+	 */
+	wmb();
+	pcommit_sfence();
+}
+
+static inline bool __arch_has_wmb_pmem(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	/*
+	 * We require that wmb() be an 'sfence', that is only guaranteed on
+	 * 64-bit builds
+	 */
+	return static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PCOMMIT);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+#else /* ARCH_HAS_NOCACHE_UACCESS i.e. ARCH=um */
+extern void arch_memcpy_to_pmem(void __pmem *dst, const void *src, size_t n);
+extern void arch_wmb_pmem(void);
+
+static inline bool __arch_has_wmb_pmem(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_CACHEFLUSH_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
index 34a5b93..c60c3f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline void __pmem *arch_memremap_pmem(resource_size_t offset,
+	unsigned long size)
+{
+	return (void __force __pmem *) ioremap_cache(offset, size);
+}
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 extern void native_io_delay(void);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
index 42b766f..ade9eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/pmem.h>
 #include <linux/nd.h>
 #include "nd.h"
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 	/* One contiguous memory region per device */
 	phys_addr_t		phys_addr;
-	void			*virt_addr;
+	void __pmem		*virt_addr;
 	size_t			size;
 };
 
@@ -44,13 +45,14 @@
 {
 	void *mem = kmap_atomic(page);
 	size_t pmem_off = sector << 9;
+	void __pmem *pmem_addr = pmem->virt_addr + pmem_off;
 
 	if (rw == READ) {
-		memcpy(mem + off, pmem->virt_addr + pmem_off, len);
+		memcpy_from_pmem(mem + off, pmem_addr, len);
 		flush_dcache_page(page);
 	} else {
 		flush_dcache_page(page);
-		memcpy(pmem->virt_addr + pmem_off, mem + off, len);
+		memcpy_to_pmem(pmem_addr, mem + off, len);
 	}
 
 	kunmap_atomic(mem);
@@ -71,6 +73,10 @@
 				bio_data_dir(bio), iter.bi_sector);
 	if (do_acct)
 		nd_iostat_end(bio, start);
+
+	if (bio_data_dir(bio))
+		wmb_pmem();
+
 	bio_endio(bio, 0);
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +100,8 @@
 	if (!pmem)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	*kaddr = pmem->virt_addr + offset;
+	/* FIXME convert DAX to comprehend that this mapping has a lifetime */
+	*kaddr = (void __force *) pmem->virt_addr + offset;
 	*pfn = (pmem->phys_addr + offset) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	return pmem->size - offset;
@@ -118,6 +125,8 @@
 
 	pmem->phys_addr = res->start;
 	pmem->size = resource_size(res);
+	if (!arch_has_pmem_api())
+		dev_warn(dev, "unable to guarantee persistence of writes\n");
 
 	if (!request_mem_region(pmem->phys_addr, pmem->size, dev_name(dev))) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "could not reserve region [0x%pa:0x%zx]\n",
@@ -126,11 +135,7 @@
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Map the memory as non-cachable, as we can't write back the contents
-	 * of the CPU caches in case of a crash.
-	 */
-	pmem->virt_addr = ioremap_nocache(pmem->phys_addr, pmem->size);
+	pmem->virt_addr = memremap_pmem(pmem->phys_addr, pmem->size);
 	if (!pmem->virt_addr) {
 		release_mem_region(pmem->phys_addr, pmem->size);
 		kfree(pmem);
@@ -195,16 +200,18 @@
 	}
 
 	if (rw == READ)
-		memcpy(buf, pmem->virt_addr + offset, size);
-	else
-		memcpy(pmem->virt_addr + offset, buf, size);
+		memcpy_from_pmem(buf, pmem->virt_addr + offset, size);
+	else {
+		memcpy_to_pmem(pmem->virt_addr + offset, buf, size);
+		wmb_pmem();
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void pmem_free(struct pmem_device *pmem)
 {
-	iounmap(pmem->virt_addr);
+	memunmap_pmem(pmem->virt_addr);
 	release_mem_region(pmem->phys_addr, pmem->size);
 	kfree(pmem);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 8677225..9a528d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # define __rcu		__attribute__((noderef, address_space(4)))
 #else
 # define __rcu
+# define __pmem		__attribute__((noderef, address_space(5)))
 #endif
 extern void __chk_user_ptr(const volatile void __user *);
 extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
 # define __cond_lock(x,c) (c)
 # define __percpu
 # define __rcu
+# define __pmem
 #endif
 
 /* Indirect macros required for expanded argument pasting, eg. __LINE__. */
diff --git a/include/linux/pmem.h b/include/linux/pmem.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6481a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/pmem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright(c) 2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ */
+#ifndef __PMEM_H__
+#define __PMEM_H__
+
+#include <linux/io.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#else
+static inline void arch_wmb_pmem(void)
+{
+	BUG();
+}
+
+static inline bool __arch_has_wmb_pmem(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline void __pmem *arch_memremap_pmem(resource_size_t offset,
+		unsigned long size)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void arch_memcpy_to_pmem(void __pmem *dst, const void *src,
+		size_t n)
+{
+	BUG();
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Architectures that define ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API must provide
+ * implementations for arch_memremap_pmem(), arch_memcpy_to_pmem(),
+ * arch_wmb_pmem(), and __arch_has_wmb_pmem().
+ */
+
+static inline void memcpy_from_pmem(void *dst, void __pmem const *src, size_t size)
+{
+	memcpy(dst, (void __force const *) src, size);
+}
+
+static inline void memunmap_pmem(void __pmem *addr)
+{
+	iounmap((void __force __iomem *) addr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * arch_has_wmb_pmem - true if wmb_pmem() ensures durability
+ *
+ * For a given cpu implementation within an architecture it is possible
+ * that wmb_pmem() resolves to a nop.  In the case this returns
+ * false, pmem api users are unable to ensure durability and may want to
+ * fall back to a different data consistency model, or otherwise notify
+ * the user.
+ */
+static inline bool arch_has_wmb_pmem(void)
+{
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API))
+		return __arch_has_wmb_pmem();
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool arch_has_pmem_api(void)
+{
+	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API) && arch_has_wmb_pmem();
+}
+
+/*
+ * These defaults seek to offer decent performance and minimize the
+ * window between i/o completion and writes being durable on media.
+ * However, it is undefined / architecture specific whether
+ * default_memremap_pmem + default_memcpy_to_pmem is sufficient for
+ * making data durable relative to i/o completion.
+ */
+static void default_memcpy_to_pmem(void __pmem *dst, const void *src,
+		size_t size)
+{
+	memcpy((void __force *) dst, src, size);
+}
+
+static void __pmem *default_memremap_pmem(resource_size_t offset,
+		unsigned long size)
+{
+	/* TODO: convert to ioremap_wt() */
+	return (void __pmem __force *)ioremap_nocache(offset, size);
+}
+
+/**
+ * memremap_pmem - map physical persistent memory for pmem api
+ * @offset: physical address of persistent memory
+ * @size: size of the mapping
+ *
+ * Establish a mapping of the architecture specific memory type expected
+ * by memcpy_to_pmem() and wmb_pmem().  For example, it may be
+ * the case that an uncacheable or writethrough mapping is sufficient,
+ * or a writeback mapping provided memcpy_to_pmem() and
+ * wmb_pmem() arrange for the data to be written through the
+ * cache to persistent media.
+ */
+static inline void __pmem *memremap_pmem(resource_size_t offset,
+		unsigned long size)
+{
+	if (arch_has_pmem_api())
+		return arch_memremap_pmem(offset, size);
+	return default_memremap_pmem(offset, size);
+}
+
+/**
+ * memcpy_to_pmem - copy data to persistent memory
+ * @dst: destination buffer for the copy
+ * @src: source buffer for the copy
+ * @n: length of the copy in bytes
+ *
+ * Perform a memory copy that results in the destination of the copy
+ * being effectively evicted from, or never written to, the processor
+ * cache hierarchy after the copy completes.  After memcpy_to_pmem()
+ * data may still reside in cpu or platform buffers, so this operation
+ * must be followed by a wmb_pmem().
+ */
+static inline void memcpy_to_pmem(void __pmem *dst, const void *src, size_t n)
+{
+	if (arch_has_pmem_api())
+		arch_memcpy_to_pmem(dst, src, n);
+	else
+		default_memcpy_to_pmem(dst, src, n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * wmb_pmem - synchronize writes to persistent memory
+ *
+ * After a series of memcpy_to_pmem() operations this drains data from
+ * cpu write buffers and any platform (memory controller) buffers to
+ * ensure that written data is durable on persistent memory media.
+ */
+static inline void wmb_pmem(void)
+{
+	if (arch_has_pmem_api())
+		arch_wmb_pmem();
+}
+#endif /* __PMEM_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 601965a..d27c13a 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -522,4 +522,7 @@
 config ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
 	def_bool n
 
+config ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API
+	bool
+
 endmenu