int level;
        gfn_t table_gfn;
        pt_element_t *table;
+       pt_element_t *ptep;
        pt_element_t inherited_ar;
 };
 
-static void FNAME(init_walker)(struct guest_walker *walker,
-                              struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+/*
+ * Fetch a guest pte for a guest virtual address
+ */
+static void FNAME(walk_addr)(struct guest_walker *walker,
+                            struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t addr)
 {
        hpa_t hpa;
        struct kvm_memory_slot *slot;
+       pt_element_t *ptep;
 
        walker->level = vcpu->mmu.root_level;
        walker->table_gfn = (vcpu->cr3 & PT64_BASE_ADDR_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
        walker->table = (pt_element_t *)( (unsigned long)walker->table |
                (unsigned long)(vcpu->cr3 & ~(PAGE_MASK | CR3_FLAGS_MASK)) );
        walker->inherited_ar = PT_USER_MASK | PT_WRITABLE_MASK;
+
+       for (;;) {
+               int index = PT_INDEX(addr, walker->level);
+               hpa_t paddr;
+
+               ptep = &walker->table[index];
+               ASSERT(((unsigned long)walker->table & PAGE_MASK) ==
+                      ((unsigned long)ptep & PAGE_MASK));
+
+               /* Don't set accessed bit on PAE PDPTRs */
+               if (vcpu->mmu.root_level != 3 || walker->level != 3)
+                       if ((*ptep & (PT_PRESENT_MASK | PT_ACCESSED_MASK))
+                           == PT_PRESENT_MASK)
+                               *ptep |= PT_ACCESSED_MASK;
+
+               if (!is_present_pte(*ptep) ||
+                   walker->level == PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL ||
+                   (walker->level == PT_DIRECTORY_LEVEL &&
+                    (*ptep & PT_PAGE_SIZE_MASK) &&
+                    (PTTYPE == 64 || is_pse(vcpu))))
+                       break;
+
+               if (walker->level != 3 || is_long_mode(vcpu))
+                       walker->inherited_ar &= walker->table[index];
+               walker->table_gfn = (*ptep & PT_BASE_ADDR_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+               paddr = safe_gpa_to_hpa(vcpu, *ptep & PT_BASE_ADDR_MASK);
+               kunmap_atomic(walker->table, KM_USER0);
+               walker->table = kmap_atomic(pfn_to_page(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT),
+                                           KM_USER0);
+               --walker->level;
+       }
+       walker->ptep = ptep;
 }
 
 static void FNAME(release_walker)(struct guest_walker *walker)
                       guest_pde & PT_DIRTY_MASK, access_bits);
 }
 
-/*
- * Fetch a guest pte from a specific level in the paging hierarchy.
- */
-static pt_element_t *FNAME(fetch_guest)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-                                       struct guest_walker *walker,
-                                       int level,
-                                       gva_t addr)
-{
-
-       ASSERT(level > 0  && level <= walker->level);
-
-       for (;;) {
-               int index = PT_INDEX(addr, walker->level);
-               hpa_t paddr;
-
-               ASSERT(((unsigned long)walker->table & PAGE_MASK) ==
-                      ((unsigned long)&walker->table[index] & PAGE_MASK));
-               if (level == walker->level ||
-                   !is_present_pte(walker->table[index]) ||
-                   (walker->level == PT_DIRECTORY_LEVEL &&
-                    (walker->table[index] & PT_PAGE_SIZE_MASK) &&
-                    (PTTYPE == 64 || is_pse(vcpu))))
-                       return &walker->table[index];
-               if (walker->level != 3 || is_long_mode(vcpu))
-                       walker->inherited_ar &= walker->table[index];
-               walker->table_gfn = (walker->table[index] & PT_BASE_ADDR_MASK)
-                       >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-               paddr = safe_gpa_to_hpa(vcpu, walker->table[index] & PT_BASE_ADDR_MASK);
-               kunmap_atomic(walker->table, KM_USER0);
-               walker->table = kmap_atomic(pfn_to_page(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT),
-                                           KM_USER0);
-               --walker->level;
-       }
-}
-
 /*
  * Fetch a shadow pte for a specific level in the paging hierarchy.
  */
        hpa_t shadow_addr;
        int level;
        u64 *prev_shadow_ent = NULL;
+       pt_element_t *guest_ent = walker->ptep;
+
+       if (!is_present_pte(*guest_ent))
+               return NULL;
 
        shadow_addr = vcpu->mmu.root_hpa;
        level = vcpu->mmu.shadow_root_level;
        for (; ; level--) {
                u32 index = SHADOW_PT_INDEX(addr, level);
                u64 *shadow_ent = ((u64 *)__va(shadow_addr)) + index;
-               pt_element_t *guest_ent;
                u64 shadow_pte;
 
                if (is_present_pte(*shadow_ent) || is_io_pte(*shadow_ent)) {
                        continue;
                }
 
-               if (PTTYPE == 32 && level > PT32_ROOT_LEVEL) {
-                       ASSERT(level == PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL);
-                       guest_ent = FNAME(fetch_guest)(vcpu, walker,
-                                                      PT32_ROOT_LEVEL, addr);
-               } else
-                       guest_ent = FNAME(fetch_guest)(vcpu, walker,
-                                                      level, addr);
-
-               if (!is_present_pte(*guest_ent))
-                       return NULL;
-
-               /* Don't set accessed bit on PAE PDPTRs */
-               if (vcpu->mmu.root_level != 3 || walker->level != 3)
-                       *guest_ent |= PT_ACCESSED_MASK;
-
                if (level == PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL) {
 
                        if (walker->level == PT_DIRECTORY_LEVEL) {
                        *shadow_ent &= ~PT_USER_MASK;
                }
 
-       guest_ent = FNAME(fetch_guest)(vcpu, walker, PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL, addr);
+       guest_ent = walker->ptep;
 
        if (!is_present_pte(*guest_ent)) {
                *shadow_ent = 0;
         * Look up the shadow pte for the faulting address.
         */
        for (;;) {
-               FNAME(init_walker)(&walker, vcpu);
+               FNAME(walk_addr)(&walker, vcpu, addr);
                shadow_pte = FNAME(fetch)(vcpu, addr, &walker);
                if (IS_ERR(shadow_pte)) {  /* must be -ENOMEM */
                        nonpaging_flush(vcpu);
        pt_element_t guest_pte;
        gpa_t gpa;
 
-       FNAME(init_walker)(&walker, vcpu);
-       guest_pte = *FNAME(fetch_guest)(vcpu, &walker, PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL,
-                                       vaddr);
+       FNAME(walk_addr)(&walker, vcpu, vaddr);
+       guest_pte = *walker.ptep;
        FNAME(release_walker)(&walker);
 
        if (!is_present_pte(guest_pte))