diff --git a/share/man/man9/malloc.9 b/share/man/man9/malloc.9
index 82294a6897f5..26ea111641c2 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/malloc.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/malloc.9
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" $NetBSD: malloc.9,v 1.3 1996/11/11 00:05:11 lukem Exp $
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd January 24, 2018
+.Dd June 13, 2018
 .Dt MALLOC 9
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ This option should only be used in combination with
 .Dv M_NOWAIT
 when an allocation failure cannot be tolerated by the caller without
 catastrophic effects on the system.
+.It Dv M_EXEC
+Indicates that the system should allocate executable memory.
+If this flag is not set, the system will not allocate executable memory.
+Not all platforms enforce a distinction between executable and
+non-executable memory.
 .El
 .Pp
 Exactly one of either
diff --git a/share/man/man9/zone.9 b/share/man/man9/zone.9
index 0e8d7838e193..76dea4bae189 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/zone.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/zone.9
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd April 26, 2017
+.Dd June 13, 2018
 .Dt ZONE 9
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -375,6 +375,15 @@ if the zone ran out of unused items
 and
 .Dv M_NOWAIT
 was specified.
+.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
+The memory that these allocation calls return is not executable.
+The
+.Fn uma_zalloc
+function does not support the
+.Dv M_EXEC
+flag to allocate executable memory.
+Not all platforms enforce a distinction between executable and
+non-executable memory.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr malloc 9
 .Sh HISTORY
diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/bpf_jit_machdep.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/bpf_jit_machdep.c
index 8d4ddaa24135..d65978e9c84c 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/bpf_jit_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/bpf_jit_machdep.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 #include <net/if.h>
-#include <vm/vm.h>
-#include <vm/vm_extern.h>
-#include <vm/vm_kern.h>
 #else
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -605,11 +602,7 @@ bpf_jit_compile(struct bpf_insn *prog, u_int nins, size_t *size)
 
 		*size = stream.cur_ip;
 #ifdef _KERNEL
-		/*
-		 * We cannot use malloc(9) because DMAP is mapped as NX.
-		 */
-		stream.ibuf = (void *)kmem_malloc(kernel_arena, *size,
-		    M_NOWAIT);
+		stream.ibuf = malloc(*size, M_BPFJIT, M_EXEC | M_NOWAIT);
 		if (stream.ibuf == NULL)
 			break;
 #else
@@ -658,14 +651,3 @@ bpf_jit_compile(struct bpf_insn *prog, u_int nins, size_t *size)
 
 	return ((bpf_filter_func)(void *)stream.ibuf);
 }
-
-void
-bpf_jit_free(void *func, size_t size)
-{
-
-#ifdef _KERNEL
-	kmem_free(kernel_arena, (vm_offset_t)func, size);
-#else
-	munmap(func, size);
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/bpf_jit_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/bpf_jit_machdep.c
index ff3fa3fb0750..6d77d0ba6f30 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/bpf_jit_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/bpf_jit_machdep.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ bpf_jit_compile(struct bpf_insn *prog, u_int nins, size_t *size)
 
 		*size = stream.cur_ip;
 #ifdef _KERNEL
-		stream.ibuf = malloc(*size, M_BPFJIT, M_NOWAIT);
+		stream.ibuf = malloc(*size, M_BPFJIT, M_EXEC | M_NOWAIT);
 		if (stream.ibuf == NULL)
 			break;
 #else
@@ -681,14 +681,3 @@ bpf_jit_compile(struct bpf_insn *prog, u_int nins, size_t *size)
 
 	return ((bpf_filter_func)(void *)stream.ibuf);
 }
-
-void
-bpf_jit_free(void *func, size_t size)
-{
-
-#ifdef _KERNEL
-	free(func, M_BPFJIT);
-#else
-	munmap(func, size);
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c b/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
index 50dfe2507b62..3bc0e6ee0d11 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void *
 		return (va);
 #endif
 
-	if (size <= kmem_zmax) {
+	if (size <= kmem_zmax && (flags & M_EXEC) == 0) {
 		if (size & KMEM_ZMASK)
 			size = (size & ~KMEM_ZMASK) + KMEM_ZBASE;
 		indx = kmemsize[size >> KMEM_ZSHIFT];
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ malloc_domain(size_t size, struct malloc_type *mtp, int domain,
 	if (malloc_dbg(&va, &size, mtp, flags) != 0)
 		return (va);
 #endif
-	if (size <= kmem_zmax) {
+	if (size <= kmem_zmax && (flags & M_EXEC) == 0) {
 		if (size & KMEM_ZMASK)
 			size = (size & ~KMEM_ZMASK) + KMEM_ZBASE;
 		indx = kmemsize[size >> KMEM_ZSHIFT];
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_vmem.c b/sys/kern/subr_vmem.c
index 6e6ce3ee6b2c..92da3f9a8577 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_vmem.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_vmem.c
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ static struct vmem buffer_arena_storage;
 static struct vmem transient_arena_storage;
 /* kernel and kmem arenas are aliased for backwards KPI compat. */
 vmem_t *kernel_arena = &kernel_arena_storage;
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+vmem_t *kernel_rwx_arena = NULL;
+#endif
 vmem_t *kmem_arena = &kernel_arena_storage;
 vmem_t *buffer_arena = &buffer_arena_storage;
 vmem_t *transient_arena = &transient_arena_storage;
diff --git a/sys/net/bpf_jitter.c b/sys/net/bpf_jitter.c
index 276c10dd57fb..abe7bfa465fd 100644
--- a/sys/net/bpf_jitter.c
+++ b/sys/net/bpf_jitter.c
@@ -101,11 +101,13 @@ void
 bpf_destroy_jit_filter(bpf_jit_filter *filter)
 {
 
-	if (filter->func != bpf_jit_accept_all)
-		bpf_jit_free(filter->func, filter->size);
 #ifdef _KERNEL
+	if (filter->func != bpf_jit_accept_all)
+		free(filter->func, M_BPFJIT);
 	free(filter, M_BPFJIT);
 #else
+	if (filter->func != bpf_jit_accept_all)
+		munmap(filter->func, filter->size);
 	free(filter);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/sys/net/bpf_jitter.h b/sys/net/bpf_jitter.h
index a7c7cd9f7320..23049d148567 100644
--- a/sys/net/bpf_jitter.h
+++ b/sys/net/bpf_jitter.h
@@ -88,6 +88,5 @@ void		bpf_destroy_jit_filter(bpf_jit_filter *filter);
 struct bpf_insn;
 
 bpf_filter_func	bpf_jit_compile(struct bpf_insn *, u_int, size_t *);
-void		bpf_jit_free(void *, size_t);
 
 #endif	/* _NET_BPF_JITTER_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/sys/malloc.h b/sys/sys/malloc.h
index c8edd207cdcc..e9908f558a19 100644
--- a/sys/sys/malloc.h
+++ b/sys/sys/malloc.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #define	MINALLOCSIZE	UMA_SMALLEST_UNIT
 
 /*
- * flags to malloc.
+ * Flags to memory allocation functions.
  */
 #define	M_NOWAIT	0x0001		/* do not block */
 #define	M_WAITOK	0x0002		/* ok to block */
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #define	M_NODUMP	0x0800		/* don't dump pages in this allocation */
 #define	M_FIRSTFIT	0x1000		/* Only for vmem, fast fit. */
 #define	M_BESTFIT	0x2000		/* Only for vmem, low fragmentation. */
+#define	M_EXEC		0x4000		/* allocate executable space. */
 
 #define	M_MAGIC		877983977	/* time when first defined :-) */
 
diff --git a/sys/vm/uma.h b/sys/vm/uma.h
index 9fe51e515f4a..ed33ae030728 100644
--- a/sys/vm/uma.h
+++ b/sys/vm/uma.h
@@ -617,11 +617,12 @@ void uma_zone_set_freef(uma_zone_t zone, uma_free freef);
  * These flags are setable in the allocf and visible in the freef.
  */
 #define UMA_SLAB_BOOT	0x01		/* Slab alloced from boot pages */
+#define UMA_SLAB_KRWX	0x02		/* Slab alloced from kernel_rwx_arena */
 #define UMA_SLAB_KERNEL	0x04		/* Slab alloced from kernel_map */
 #define UMA_SLAB_PRIV	0x08		/* Slab alloced from priv allocator */
 #define UMA_SLAB_OFFP	0x10		/* Slab is managed separately  */
 #define UMA_SLAB_MALLOC	0x20		/* Slab is a large malloc slab */
-/* 0x02, 0x40 and 0x80 are available */
+/* 0x40 and 0x80 are available */
 
 /*
  * Used to pre-fill a zone with some number of items
diff --git a/sys/vm/uma_core.c b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
index c44b10cd3f14..16a702cb4aa7 100644
--- a/sys/vm/uma_core.c
+++ b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ page_alloc(uma_zone_t zone, vm_size_t bytes, int domain, uint8_t *pflag,
 	void *p;	/* Returned page */
 
 	*pflag = UMA_SLAB_KERNEL;
-	p = (void *) kmem_malloc_domain(domain, bytes, wait);
+	p = (void *) kmem_malloc_domain(kernel_arena, domain, bytes, wait);
 
 	return (p);
 }
@@ -2280,6 +2280,7 @@ uma_zalloc_arg(uma_zone_t zone, void *udata, int flags)
 		WITNESS_WARN(WARN_GIANTOK | WARN_SLEEPOK, NULL,
 		    "uma_zalloc_arg: zone \"%s\"", zone->uz_name);
 	}
+	KASSERT((flags & M_EXEC) == 0, ("uma_zalloc_arg: called with M_EXEC"));
 	KASSERT(curthread->td_critnest == 0 || SCHEDULER_STOPPED(),
 	    ("uma_zalloc_arg: called with spinlock or critical section held"));
 	if (zone->uz_flags & UMA_ZONE_PCPU)
@@ -3587,20 +3588,34 @@ uma_zone_exhausted_nolock(uma_zone_t zone)
 void *
 uma_large_malloc_domain(vm_size_t size, int domain, int wait)
 {
+	struct vmem *arena;
 	vm_offset_t addr;
 	uma_slab_t slab;
 
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+	if (__predict_true((wait & M_EXEC) == 0))
+		arena = kernel_arena;
+	else
+		arena = kernel_rwx_arena;
+#else
+	arena = kernel_arena;
+#endif
+
 	slab = zone_alloc_item(slabzone, NULL, domain, wait);
 	if (slab == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
 	if (domain == UMA_ANYDOMAIN)
-		addr = kmem_malloc(kernel_arena, size, wait);
+		addr = kmem_malloc(arena, size, wait);
 	else
-		addr = kmem_malloc_domain(domain, size, wait);
+		addr = kmem_malloc_domain(arena, domain, size, wait);
 	if (addr != 0) {
 		vsetslab(addr, slab);
 		slab->us_data = (void *)addr;
 		slab->us_flags = UMA_SLAB_KERNEL | UMA_SLAB_MALLOC;
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+		if (__predict_false(arena == kernel_rwx_arena))
+			slab->us_flags |= UMA_SLAB_KRWX;
+#endif
 		slab->us_size = size;
 		slab->us_domain = vm_phys_domain(PHYS_TO_VM_PAGE(
 		    pmap_kextract(addr)));
@@ -3622,10 +3637,19 @@ uma_large_malloc(vm_size_t size, int wait)
 void
 uma_large_free(uma_slab_t slab)
 {
+	struct vmem *arena;
 
 	KASSERT((slab->us_flags & UMA_SLAB_KERNEL) != 0,
 	    ("uma_large_free:  Memory not allocated with uma_large_malloc."));
-	kmem_free(kernel_arena, (vm_offset_t)slab->us_data, slab->us_size);
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+	if (__predict_true((slab->us_flags & UMA_SLAB_KRWX) == 0))
+		arena = kernel_arena;
+	else
+		arena = kernel_rwx_arena;
+#else
+	arena = kernel_arena;
+#endif
+	kmem_free(arena, (vm_offset_t)slab->us_data, slab->us_size);
 	uma_total_dec(slab->us_size);
 	zone_free_item(slabzone, slab, NULL, SKIP_NONE);
 }
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_extern.h b/sys/vm/vm_extern.h
index fde50f4a26ef..22f945b197dc 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_extern.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_extern.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ vm_offset_t kmem_alloc_contig_domain(int domain, vm_size_t size, int flags,
     vm_paddr_t low, vm_paddr_t high, u_long alignment, vm_paddr_t boundary,
     vm_memattr_t memattr);
 vm_offset_t kmem_malloc(struct vmem *, vm_size_t size, int flags);
-vm_offset_t kmem_malloc_domain(int domain, vm_size_t size, int flags);
+vm_offset_t kmem_malloc_domain(struct vmem *, int domain, vm_size_t size,
+    int flags);
 void kmem_free(struct vmem *, vm_offset_t, vm_size_t);
 
 /* This provides memory for previously allocated address space. */
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_init.c b/sys/vm/vm_init.c
index 0b721d0acce9..0a1af123ddbc 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_init.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_init.c
@@ -135,6 +135,23 @@ kva_import(void *unused, vmem_size_t size, int flags, vmem_addr_t *addrp)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+/*
+ * Import a superpage from the normal kernel arena into the special
+ * arena for allocations with different permissions.
+ */
+static int
+kernel_rwx_alloc(void *arena, vmem_size_t size, int flags, vmem_addr_t *addrp)
+{
+
+	KASSERT((size % KVA_QUANTUM) == 0,
+	    ("kernel_rwx_alloc: Size %jd is not a multiple of %d",
+	    (intmax_t)size, (int)KVA_QUANTUM));
+	return (vmem_xalloc(arena, size, KVA_QUANTUM, 0, 0, VMEM_ADDR_MIN,
+	    VMEM_ADDR_MAX, flags, addrp));
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  *	vm_init initializes the virtual memory system.
  *	This is done only by the first cpu up.
@@ -173,12 +190,31 @@ vm_mem_init(dummy)
 	vmem_init(kernel_arena, "kernel arena", 0, 0, PAGE_SIZE, 0, 0);
 	vmem_set_import(kernel_arena, kva_import, NULL, NULL, KVA_QUANTUM);
 
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+	/*
+	 * In an architecture with superpages, maintain a separate arena
+	 * for allocations with permissions that differ from the "standard"
+	 * read/write permissions used for memory in the kernel_arena.
+	 */
+	kernel_rwx_arena = vmem_create("kernel rwx arena", 0, 0, PAGE_SIZE,
+	    0, M_WAITOK);
+	vmem_set_import(kernel_rwx_arena, kernel_rwx_alloc,
+	    (vmem_release_t *)vmem_xfree, kernel_arena, KVA_QUANTUM);
+#endif
+
 	for (domain = 0; domain < vm_ndomains; domain++) {
 		vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena = vmem_create(
 		    "kernel arena domain", 0, 0, PAGE_SIZE, 0, M_WAITOK);
 		vmem_set_import(vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena,
 		    (vmem_import_t *)vmem_alloc, NULL, kernel_arena,
 		    KVA_QUANTUM);
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+		vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_rwx_arena = vmem_create(
+		    "kernel rwx arena domain", 0, 0, PAGE_SIZE, 0, M_WAITOK);
+		vmem_set_import(vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_rwx_arena,
+		    kernel_rwx_alloc, (vmem_release_t *)vmem_xfree,
+		    vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena, KVA_QUANTUM);
+#endif
 	}
 
 #ifndef	UMA_MD_SMALL_ALLOC
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_kern.c b/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
index 0ff1b155c069..037db5723396 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ kmem_alloc_attr_domain(int domain, vm_size_t size, int flags, vm_paddr_t low,
 		if ((flags & M_ZERO) && (m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0)
 			pmap_zero_page(m);
 		m->valid = VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL;
-		pmap_enter(kernel_pmap, addr + i, m, VM_PROT_ALL,
-		    VM_PROT_ALL | PMAP_ENTER_WIRED, 0);
+		pmap_enter(kernel_pmap, addr + i, m, VM_PROT_RW,
+		    VM_PROT_RW | PMAP_ENTER_WIRED, 0);
 	}
 	VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
 	return (addr);
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ kmem_alloc_contig_domain(int domain, vm_size_t size, int flags, vm_paddr_t low,
 		if ((flags & M_ZERO) && (m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0)
 			pmap_zero_page(m);
 		m->valid = VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL;
-		pmap_enter(kernel_pmap, tmp, m, VM_PROT_ALL,
-		    VM_PROT_ALL | PMAP_ENTER_WIRED, 0);
+		pmap_enter(kernel_pmap, tmp, m, VM_PROT_RW,
+		    VM_PROT_RW | PMAP_ENTER_WIRED, 0);
 		tmp += PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 	VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
@@ -372,20 +372,32 @@ kmem_suballoc(vm_map_t parent, vm_offset_t *min, vm_offset_t *max,
  *	Allocate wired-down pages in the kernel's address space.
  */
 vm_offset_t
-kmem_malloc_domain(int domain, vm_size_t size, int flags)
+kmem_malloc_domain(struct vmem *vmem, int domain, vm_size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	vmem_t *vmem;
+	vmem_t *arena;
 	vm_offset_t addr;
 	int rv;
 
-	vmem = vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena;
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+	KASSERT(vmem == kernel_arena || vmem == kernel_rwx_arena,
+	    ("kmem_malloc_domain: Only kernel_arena or kernel_rwx_arena "
+	    "are supported."));
+	if (__predict_true(vmem == kernel_arena))
+		arena = vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena;
+	else
+		arena = vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_rwx_arena;
+#else
+	KASSERT(vmem == kernel_arena,
+	    ("kmem_malloc_domain: Only kernel_arena is supported."));
+	arena = vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena;
+#endif
 	size = round_page(size);
-	if (vmem_alloc(vmem, size, flags | M_BESTFIT, &addr))
+	if (vmem_alloc(arena, size, flags | M_BESTFIT, &addr))
 		return (0);
 
 	rv = kmem_back_domain(domain, kernel_object, addr, size, flags);
 	if (rv != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-		vmem_free(vmem, addr, size);
+		vmem_free(arena, addr, size);
 		return (0);
 	}
 	return (addr);
@@ -398,12 +410,9 @@ kmem_malloc(struct vmem *vmem, vm_size_t size, int flags)
 	vm_offset_t addr;
 	int domain;
 
-	KASSERT(vmem == kernel_arena,
-	    ("kmem_malloc: Only kernel_arena is supported."));
-
 	vm_domainset_iter_malloc_init(&di, kernel_object, &domain, &flags);
 	do {
-		addr = kmem_malloc_domain(domain, size, flags);
+		addr = kmem_malloc_domain(vmem, domain, size, flags);
 		if (addr != 0)
 			break;
 	} while (vm_domainset_iter_malloc(&di, &domain, &flags) == 0);
@@ -422,6 +431,7 @@ kmem_back_domain(int domain, vm_object_t object, vm_offset_t addr,
 {
 	vm_offset_t offset, i;
 	vm_page_t m, mpred;
+	vm_prot_t prot;
 	int pflags;
 
 	KASSERT(object == kernel_object,
@@ -432,6 +442,7 @@ kmem_back_domain(int domain, vm_object_t object, vm_offset_t addr,
 	pflags &= ~(VM_ALLOC_NOWAIT | VM_ALLOC_WAITOK | VM_ALLOC_WAITFAIL);
 	if (flags & M_WAITOK)
 		pflags |= VM_ALLOC_WAITFAIL;
+	prot = (flags & M_EXEC) != 0 ? VM_PROT_ALL : VM_PROT_RW;
 
 	i = 0;
 	VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
@@ -461,8 +472,8 @@ kmem_back_domain(int domain, vm_object_t object, vm_offset_t addr,
 		KASSERT((m->oflags & VPO_UNMANAGED) != 0,
 		    ("kmem_malloc: page %p is managed", m));
 		m->valid = VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL;
-		pmap_enter(kernel_pmap, addr + i, m, VM_PROT_ALL,
-		    VM_PROT_ALL | PMAP_ENTER_WIRED, 0);
+		pmap_enter(kernel_pmap, addr + i, m, prot,
+		    prot | PMAP_ENTER_WIRED, 0);
 	}
 	VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
 
@@ -542,13 +553,28 @@ kmem_unback(vm_object_t object, vm_offset_t addr, vm_size_t size)
 void
 kmem_free(struct vmem *vmem, vm_offset_t addr, vm_size_t size)
 {
+	struct vmem *arena;
 	int domain;
 
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+	KASSERT(vmem == kernel_arena || vmem == kernel_rwx_arena,
+	    ("kmem_free: Only kernel_arena or kernel_rwx_arena are supported."));
+#else
 	KASSERT(vmem == kernel_arena,
 	    ("kmem_free: Only kernel_arena is supported."));
+#endif
+
 	size = round_page(size);
 	domain = _kmem_unback(kernel_object, addr, size);
-	vmem_free(vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena, addr, size);
+#if VM_NRESERVLEVEL > 0
+	if (__predict_true(vmem == kernel_arena))
+		arena = vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena;
+	else
+		arena = vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_rwx_arena;
+#else
+	arena = vm_dom[domain].vmd_kernel_arena;
+#endif
+	vmem_free(arena, addr, size);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_kern.h b/sys/vm/vm_kern.h
index 20e847f5e5af..8d49a598f26d 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_kern.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_kern.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ extern vm_map_t kernel_map;
 extern vm_map_t exec_map;
 extern vm_map_t pipe_map;
 extern struct vmem *kernel_arena;
+extern struct vmem *kernel_rwx_arena;
 extern struct vmem *kmem_arena;
 extern struct vmem *buffer_arena;
 extern struct vmem *transient_arena;
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h b/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h
index a53e0a5f6791..fb56bdf2fdfc 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_pagequeue.h
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ struct vm_domain {
 	struct mtx_padalign vmd_free_mtx;
 	struct mtx_padalign vmd_pageout_mtx;
 	uma_zone_t vmd_pgcache;		/* (c) page free cache. */
-	struct vmem *vmd_kernel_arena;	/* (c) per-domain kva arena. */
+	struct vmem *vmd_kernel_arena;	/* (c) per-domain kva R/W arena. */
+	struct vmem *vmd_kernel_rwx_arena; /* (c) per-domain kva R/W/X arena. */
 	u_int vmd_domain;		/* (c) Domain number. */
 	u_int vmd_page_count;		/* (c) Total page count. */
 	long vmd_segs;			/* (c) bitmask of the segments */