diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
index 1e03c5a..adf8932 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
 /* PTE bits which are the same in SUN4U and SUN4V format.  */
 #define _PAGE_VALID	  _AC(0x8000000000000000,UL) /* Valid TTE            */
 #define _PAGE_R	  	  _AC(0x8000000000000000,UL) /* Keep ref bit uptodate*/
+#define _PAGE_SPECIAL     _AC(0x0200000000000000,UL) /* Special page         */
+
+/* Advertise support for _PAGE_SPECIAL */
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTE_SPECIAL
 
 /* SUN4U pte bits... */
 #define _PAGE_SZ4MB_4U	  _AC(0x6000000000000000,UL) /* 4MB Page             */
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@
 #define _PAGE_NFO_4U	  _AC(0x1000000000000000,UL) /* No Fault Only        */
 #define _PAGE_IE_4U	  _AC(0x0800000000000000,UL) /* Invert Endianness    */
 #define _PAGE_SOFT2_4U	  _AC(0x07FC000000000000,UL) /* Software bits, set 2 */
+#define _PAGE_SPECIAL_4U  _AC(0x0200000000000000,UL) /* Special page         */
 #define _PAGE_RES1_4U	  _AC(0x0002000000000000,UL) /* Reserved             */
 #define _PAGE_SZ32MB_4U	  _AC(0x0001000000000000,UL) /* (Panther) 32MB page  */
 #define _PAGE_SZ256MB_4U  _AC(0x2001000000000000,UL) /* (Panther) 256MB page */
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@
 #define _PAGE_ACCESSED_4V _AC(0x1000000000000000,UL) /* Accessed (ref'd)     */
 #define _PAGE_READ_4V	  _AC(0x0800000000000000,UL) /* Readable SW Bit      */
 #define _PAGE_WRITE_4V	  _AC(0x0400000000000000,UL) /* Writable SW Bit      */
+#define _PAGE_SPECIAL_4V  _AC(0x0200000000000000,UL) /* Special page         */
 #define _PAGE_PADDR_4V	  _AC(0x00FFFFFFFFFFE000,UL) /* paddr[55:13]         */
 #define _PAGE_IE_4V	  _AC(0x0000000000001000,UL) /* Invert Endianness    */
 #define _PAGE_E_4V	  _AC(0x0000000000000800,UL) /* side-Effect          */
@@ -302,10 +308,10 @@
 	: "=r" (mask), "=r" (tmp)
 	: "i" (_PAGE_PADDR_4U | _PAGE_MODIFIED_4U | _PAGE_ACCESSED_4U |
 	       _PAGE_CP_4U | _PAGE_CV_4U | _PAGE_E_4U | _PAGE_PRESENT_4U |
-	       _PAGE_SZBITS_4U),
+	       _PAGE_SZBITS_4U | _PAGE_SPECIAL),
 	  "i" (_PAGE_PADDR_4V | _PAGE_MODIFIED_4V | _PAGE_ACCESSED_4V |
 	       _PAGE_CP_4V | _PAGE_CV_4V | _PAGE_E_4V | _PAGE_PRESENT_4V |
-	       _PAGE_SZBITS_4V));
+	       _PAGE_SZBITS_4V | _PAGE_SPECIAL));
 
 	return __pte((pte_val(pte) & mask) | (pgprot_val(prot) & ~mask));
 }
@@ -502,6 +508,7 @@
 
 static inline pte_t pte_mkspecial(pte_t pte)
 {
+	pte_val(pte) |= _PAGE_SPECIAL;
 	return pte;
 }
 
@@ -607,9 +614,9 @@
 	return val;
 }
 
-static inline int pte_special(pte_t pte)
+static inline unsigned long pte_special(pte_t pte)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_SPECIAL;
 }
 
 #define pmd_set(pmdp, ptep)	\