diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index 86b9895afe72..9cbf932b028c 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ static int mprotect_folio_pte_batch(struct folio *folio, pte_t *ptep,
 }
 
 /* Set nr_ptes number of ptes, starting from idx */
-static void prot_commit_flush_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
-		pte_t *ptep, pte_t oldpte, pte_t ptent, int nr_ptes,
-		int idx, bool set_write, struct mmu_gather *tlb)
+static __always_inline void prot_commit_flush_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep, pte_t oldpte, pte_t ptent,
+		int nr_ptes, int idx, bool set_write, struct mmu_gather *tlb)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Advance the position in the batch by idx; note that if idx > 0,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void prot_commit_flush_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long add
  * !PageAnonExclusive() pages, starting from start_idx. Caller must enforce
  * that the ptes point to consecutive pages of the same anon large folio.
  */
-static int page_anon_exclusive_sub_batch(int start_idx, int max_len,
+static __always_inline int page_anon_exclusive_sub_batch(int start_idx, int max_len,
 		struct page *first_page, bool expected_anon_exclusive)
 {
 	int idx;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int page_anon_exclusive_sub_batch(int start_idx, int max_len,
  * pte of the batch. Therefore, we must individually check all pages and
  * retrieve sub-batches.
  */
-static void commit_anon_folio_batch(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+static __always_inline void commit_anon_folio_batch(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		struct folio *folio, struct page *first_page, unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
 		pte_t oldpte, pte_t ptent, int nr_ptes, struct mmu_gather *tlb)
 {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void commit_anon_folio_batch(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	}
 }
 
-static void set_write_prot_commit_flush_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+static __always_inline void set_write_prot_commit_flush_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		struct folio *folio, struct page *page, unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
 		pte_t oldpte, pte_t ptent, int nr_ptes, struct mmu_gather *tlb)
 {
@@ -277,6 +277,45 @@ static long change_softleaf_pte(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static __always_inline void change_present_ptes(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
+		struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
+		int nr_ptes, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot,
+		struct folio *folio, struct page *page, unsigned long cp_flags)
+{
+	const bool uffd_wp_resolve = cp_flags & MM_CP_UFFD_WP_RESOLVE;
+	const bool uffd_wp = cp_flags & MM_CP_UFFD_WP;
+	pte_t ptent, oldpte;
+
+	oldpte = modify_prot_start_ptes(vma, addr, ptep, nr_ptes);
+	ptent = pte_modify(oldpte, newprot);
+
+	if (uffd_wp)
+		ptent = pte_mkuffd_wp(ptent);
+	else if (uffd_wp_resolve)
+		ptent = pte_clear_uffd_wp(ptent);
+
+	/*
+	 * In some writable, shared mappings, we might want
+	 * to catch actual write access -- see
+	 * vma_wants_writenotify().
+	 *
+	 * In all writable, private mappings, we have to
+	 * properly handle COW.
+	 *
+	 * In both cases, we can sometimes still change PTEs
+	 * writable and avoid the write-fault handler, for
+	 * example, if a PTE is already dirty and no other
+	 * COW or special handling is required.
+	 */
+	if ((cp_flags & MM_CP_TRY_CHANGE_WRITABLE) &&
+	     !pte_write(ptent))
+		set_write_prot_commit_flush_ptes(vma, folio, page,
+			addr, ptep, oldpte, ptent, nr_ptes, tlb);
+	else
+		prot_commit_flush_ptes(vma, addr, ptep, oldpte, ptent,
+			nr_ptes, /* idx = */ 0, /* set_write = */ false, tlb);
+}
+
 static long change_pte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot, unsigned long cp_flags)
@@ -287,7 +326,6 @@ static long change_pte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 	bool is_private_single_threaded;
 	bool prot_numa = cp_flags & MM_CP_PROT_NUMA;
 	bool uffd_wp = cp_flags & MM_CP_UFFD_WP;
-	bool uffd_wp_resolve = cp_flags & MM_CP_UFFD_WP_RESOLVE;
 	int nr_ptes;
 
 	tlb_change_page_size(tlb, PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -308,7 +346,6 @@ static long change_pte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 			int max_nr_ptes = (end - addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 			struct folio *folio = NULL;
 			struct page *page;
-			pte_t ptent;
 
 			/* Already in the desired state. */
 			if (prot_numa && pte_protnone(oldpte))
@@ -334,34 +371,20 @@ static long change_pte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 
 			nr_ptes = mprotect_folio_pte_batch(folio, pte, oldpte, max_nr_ptes, flags);
 
-			oldpte = modify_prot_start_ptes(vma, addr, pte, nr_ptes);
-			ptent = pte_modify(oldpte, newprot);
-
-			if (uffd_wp)
-				ptent = pte_mkuffd_wp(ptent);
-			else if (uffd_wp_resolve)
-				ptent = pte_clear_uffd_wp(ptent);
-
 			/*
-			 * In some writable, shared mappings, we might want
-			 * to catch actual write access -- see
-			 * vma_wants_writenotify().
-			 *
-			 * In all writable, private mappings, we have to
-			 * properly handle COW.
-			 *
-			 * In both cases, we can sometimes still change PTEs
-			 * writable and avoid the write-fault handler, for
-			 * example, if a PTE is already dirty and no other
-			 * COW or special handling is required.
+			 * Optimize for the small-folio common case by
+			 * special-casing it here. Compiler constant propagation
+			 * plus copious amounts of __always_inline does wonders.
 			 */
-			if ((cp_flags & MM_CP_TRY_CHANGE_WRITABLE) &&
-			     !pte_write(ptent))
-				set_write_prot_commit_flush_ptes(vma, folio, page,
-				addr, pte, oldpte, ptent, nr_ptes, tlb);
-			else
-				prot_commit_flush_ptes(vma, addr, pte, oldpte, ptent,
-					nr_ptes, /* idx = */ 0, /* set_write = */ false, tlb);
+			if (likely(nr_ptes == 1)) {
+				change_present_ptes(tlb, vma, addr, pte, 1,
+					end, newprot, folio, page, cp_flags);
+			} else {
+				change_present_ptes(tlb, vma, addr, pte,
+					nr_ptes, end, newprot, folio, page,
+					cp_flags);
+			}
+
 			pages += nr_ptes;
 		} else if (pte_none(oldpte)) {
 			/*