diff --git a/drivers/dax/kmem.c b/drivers/dax/kmem.c
index 42ee360cf4e3..4fe9d040e375 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/kmem.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/kmem.c
@@ -55,36 +55,14 @@ static LIST_HEAD(kmem_memory_types);
 
 static struct memory_dev_type *kmem_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist)
 {
-	bool found = false;
-	struct memory_dev_type *mtype;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(mtype, &kmem_memory_types, list) {
-		if (mtype->adistance == adist) {
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!found) {
-		mtype = alloc_memory_type(adist);
-		if (!IS_ERR(mtype))
-			list_add(&mtype->list, &kmem_memory_types);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
-
-	return mtype;
+	guard(mutex)(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
+	return mt_find_alloc_memory_type(adist, &kmem_memory_types);
 }
 
 static void kmem_put_memory_types(void)
 {
-	struct memory_dev_type *mtype, *mtn;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(mtype, mtn, &kmem_memory_types, list) {
-		list_del(&mtype->list);
-		put_memory_type(mtype);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
+	guard(mutex)(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
+	mt_put_memory_types(&kmem_memory_types);
 }
 
 static int dev_dax_kmem_probe(struct dev_dax *dev_dax)
diff --git a/include/linux/memory-tiers.h b/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
index 69e781900082..0d70788558f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ int mt_calc_adistance(int node, int *adist);
 int mt_set_default_dram_perf(int nid, struct access_coordinate *perf,
 			     const char *source);
 int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adist);
+struct memory_dev_type *mt_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist,
+						  struct list_head *memory_types);
+void mt_put_memory_types(struct list_head *memory_types);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIGRATION
 int next_demotion_node(int node);
 void node_get_allowed_targets(pg_data_t *pgdat, nodemask_t *targets);
@@ -136,5 +139,15 @@ static inline int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adis
 {
 	return -EIO;
 }
+
+static inline struct memory_dev_type *mt_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist,
+								struct list_head *memory_types)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void mt_put_memory_types(struct list_head *memory_types)
+{
+}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NUMA */
 #endif  /* _LINUX_MEMORY_TIERS_H */
diff --git a/mm/memory-tiers.c b/mm/memory-tiers.c
index 0537664620e5..516b144fd45a 100644
--- a/mm/memory-tiers.c
+++ b/mm/memory-tiers.c
@@ -623,6 +623,35 @@ void clear_node_memory_type(int node, struct memory_dev_type *memtype)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clear_node_memory_type);
 
+struct memory_dev_type *mt_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist, struct list_head *memory_types)
+{
+	struct memory_dev_type *mtype;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mtype, memory_types, list)
+		if (mtype->adistance == adist)
+			return mtype;
+
+	mtype = alloc_memory_type(adist);
+	if (IS_ERR(mtype))
+		return mtype;
+
+	list_add(&mtype->list, memory_types);
+
+	return mtype;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt_find_alloc_memory_type);
+
+void mt_put_memory_types(struct list_head *memory_types)
+{
+	struct memory_dev_type *mtype, *mtn;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(mtype, mtn, memory_types, list) {
+		list_del(&mtype->list);
+		put_memory_type(mtype);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt_put_memory_types);
+
 static void dump_hmem_attrs(struct access_coordinate *coord, const char *prefix)
 {
 	pr_info(