diff --git a/kernel/cpu_opv.c b/kernel/cpu_opv.c
index 09754bbe6a4f..3d8fd66416a0 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu_opv.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu_opv.c
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ union op_fn_data {
 #endif
 };
 
+struct cpu_opv_pinned_pages {
+	struct page **pages;
+	size_t nr;
+	bool is_kmalloc;
+};
+
 typedef int (*op_fn_t)(union op_fn_data *data, uint64_t v, uint32_t len);
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(cpu_opv_offline_lock);
@@ -217,8 +223,7 @@ static int cpu_op_check_pages(struct page **pages,
 }
 
 static int cpu_op_pin_pages(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
-		struct page ***pinned_pages_ptr, size_t *nr_pinned,
-		int write)
+		struct cpu_opv_pinned_pages *pin_pages, int write)
 {
 	struct page *pages[2];
 	int ret, nr_pages;
@@ -227,15 +232,17 @@ static int cpu_op_pin_pages(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 		return 0;
 	nr_pages = cpu_op_range_nr_pages(addr, len);
 	BUG_ON(nr_pages > 2);
-	if (*nr_pinned + nr_pages > NR_PINNED_PAGES_ON_STACK) {
+	if (!pin_pages->is_kmalloc && pin_pages->nr + nr_pages
+			> NR_PINNED_PAGES_ON_STACK) {
 		struct page **pinned_pages =
 			kzalloc(CPU_OP_VEC_LEN_MAX * CPU_OP_MAX_PAGES
 				* sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pinned_pages)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		memcpy(pinned_pages, *pinned_pages_ptr,
-			*nr_pinned * sizeof(struct page *));
-		*pinned_pages_ptr = pinned_pages;
+		memcpy(pinned_pages, pin_pages->pages,
+			pin_pages->nr * sizeof(struct page *));
+		pin_pages->pages = pinned_pages;
+		pin_pages->is_kmalloc = true;
 	}
 again:
 	ret = get_user_pages_fast(addr, nr_pages, write, pages);
@@ -257,9 +264,9 @@ static int cpu_op_pin_pages(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	}
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;
-	(*pinned_pages_ptr)[(*nr_pinned)++] = pages[0];
+	pin_pages->pages[pin_pages->nr++] = pages[0];
 	if (nr_pages > 1)
-		(*pinned_pages_ptr)[(*nr_pinned)++] = pages[1];
+		pin_pages->pages[pin_pages->nr++] = pages[1];
 	return 0;
 
 error:
@@ -270,7 +277,7 @@ static int cpu_op_pin_pages(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 }
 
 static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
-		struct page ***pinned_pages_ptr, size_t *nr_pinned)
+		struct cpu_opv_pinned_pages *pin_pages)
 {
 	int ret, i;
 	bool expect_fault = false;
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 				goto error;
 			ret = cpu_op_pin_pages(
 					(unsigned long)op->u.compare_op.a,
-					op->len, pinned_pages_ptr, nr_pinned, 0);
+					op->len, pin_pages, 0);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 			ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -299,7 +306,7 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 				goto error;
 			ret = cpu_op_pin_pages(
 					(unsigned long)op->u.compare_op.b,
-					op->len, pinned_pages_ptr, nr_pinned, 0);
+					op->len, pin_pages, 0);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 			break;
@@ -311,7 +318,7 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 				goto error;
 			ret = cpu_op_pin_pages(
 					(unsigned long)op->u.memcpy_op.dst,
-					op->len, pinned_pages_ptr, nr_pinned, 1);
+					op->len, pin_pages, 1);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 			ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -321,7 +328,7 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 				goto error;
 			ret = cpu_op_pin_pages(
 					(unsigned long)op->u.memcpy_op.src,
-					op->len, pinned_pages_ptr, nr_pinned, 0);
+					op->len, pin_pages, 0);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 			break;
@@ -333,7 +340,7 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 				goto error;
 			ret = cpu_op_pin_pages(
 					(unsigned long)op->u.arithmetic_op.p,
-					op->len, pinned_pages_ptr, nr_pinned, 1);
+					op->len, pin_pages, 1);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 			break;
@@ -347,7 +354,7 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 				goto error;
 			ret = cpu_op_pin_pages(
 					(unsigned long)op->u.bitwise_op.p,
-					op->len, pinned_pages_ptr, nr_pinned, 1);
+					op->len, pin_pages, 1);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 			break;
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 				goto error;
 			ret = cpu_op_pin_pages(
 					(unsigned long)op->u.shift_op.p,
-					op->len, pinned_pages_ptr, nr_pinned, 1);
+					op->len, pin_pages, 1);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 			break;
@@ -373,9 +380,9 @@ static int cpu_opv_pin_pages(struct cpu_op *cpuop, int cpuopcnt,
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-	for (i = 0; i < *nr_pinned; i++)
-		put_page((*pinned_pages_ptr)[i]);
-	*nr_pinned = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < pin_pages->nr; i++)
+		put_page(pin_pages->pages[i]);
+	pin_pages->nr = 0;
 	/*
 	 * If faulting access is expected, return EAGAIN to user-space.
 	 * It allows user-space to distinguish between a fault caused by
@@ -923,9 +930,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(cpu_opv, struct cpu_op __user *, ucpuopv, int, cpuopcnt,
 {
 	struct cpu_op cpuopv[CPU_OP_VEC_LEN_MAX];
 	struct page *pinned_pages_on_stack[NR_PINNED_PAGES_ON_STACK];
-	struct page **pinned_pages = pinned_pages_on_stack;
+	struct cpu_opv_pinned_pages pin_pages = {
+		.pages = pinned_pages_on_stack,
+		.nr = 0,
+		.is_kmalloc = false,
+	};
 	int ret, i;
-	size_t nr_pinned = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(flags))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -938,15 +948,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(cpu_opv, struct cpu_op __user *, ucpuopv, int, cpuopcnt,
 	ret = cpu_opv_check(cpuopv, cpuopcnt);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = cpu_opv_pin_pages(cpuopv, cpuopcnt,
-				&pinned_pages, &nr_pinned);
+	ret = cpu_opv_pin_pages(cpuopv, cpuopcnt, &pin_pages);
 	if (ret)
 		goto end;
 	ret = do_cpu_opv(cpuopv, cpuopcnt, cpu);
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_pinned; i++)
-		put_page(pinned_pages[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < pin_pages.nr; i++)
+		put_page(pin_pages.pages[i]);
 end:
-	if (pinned_pages != pinned_pages_on_stack)
-		kfree(pinned_pages);
+	if (pin_pages.is_kmalloc)
+		kfree(pin_pages.pages);
 	return ret;
 }