diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 27c741c..ad0ad6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ struct page {
 		union {
 			pgoff_t index;		/* Our offset within mapping. */
 			void *freelist;		/* slub/slob first free object */
+			bool pfmemalloc;	/* If set by the page allocator,
+						 * ALLOC_PFMEMALLOC was set
+						 * and the low watermark was not
+						 * met implying that the system
+						 * is under some pressure. The
+						 * caller should try ensure
+						 * this page is only used to
+						 * free other pages.
+						 */
 		};
 
 		union {
diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index c88d2a9..e66eb0d 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -453,6 +453,34 @@ static inline int PageTransTail(struct page *page)
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * If network-based swap is enabled, sl*b must keep track of whether pages
+ * were allocated from pfmemalloc reserves.
+ */
+static inline int PageSlabPfmemalloc(struct page *page)
+{
+	VM_BUG_ON(!PageSlab(page));
+	return PageActive(page);
+}
+
+static inline void SetPageSlabPfmemalloc(struct page *page)
+{
+	VM_BUG_ON(!PageSlab(page));
+	SetPageActive(page);
+}
+
+static inline void __ClearPageSlabPfmemalloc(struct page *page)
+{
+	VM_BUG_ON(!PageSlab(page));
+	__ClearPageActive(page);
+}
+
+static inline void ClearPageSlabPfmemalloc(struct page *page)
+{
+	VM_BUG_ON(!PageSlab(page));
+	ClearPageActive(page);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 #define __PG_MLOCKED		(1 << PG_mlocked)
 #else
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 0e20156..5d4a634 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ static inline struct page *mem_map_next(struct page *iter,
 #define __paginginit __init
 #endif
 
+/* Returns true if the gfp_mask allows use of ALLOC_NO_WATERMARK */
+bool gfp_pfmemalloc_allowed(gfp_t gfp_mask);
+
 /* Memory initialisation debug and verification */
 enum mminit_level {
 	MMINIT_WARNING,
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 2c29b1c..9c697e5 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,7 @@ failed:
 #define ALLOC_HARDER		0x10 /* try to alloc harder */
 #define ALLOC_HIGH		0x20 /* __GFP_HIGH set */
 #define ALLOC_CPUSET		0x40 /* check for correct cpuset */
+#define ALLOC_PFMEMALLOC	0x80 /* Caller has PF_MEMALLOC set */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIL_PAGE_ALLOC
 
@@ -2262,16 +2263,22 @@ gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	} else if (unlikely(rt_task(current)) && !in_interrupt())
 		alloc_flags |= ALLOC_HARDER;
 
-	if (likely(!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC))) {
-		if (!in_interrupt() &&
-		    ((current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC) ||
-		     unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE))))
+	if ((current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC) ||
+			unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE))) {
+		alloc_flags |= ALLOC_PFMEMALLOC;
+
+		if (likely(!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC)) && !in_interrupt())
 			alloc_flags |= ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS;
 	}
 
 	return alloc_flags;
 }
 
+bool gfp_pfmemalloc_allowed(gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	return !!(gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_mask) & ALLOC_PFMEMALLOC);
+}
+
 static inline struct page *
 __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	struct zonelist *zonelist, enum zone_type high_zoneidx,
@@ -2459,10 +2466,18 @@ nopage:
 	warn_alloc_failed(gfp_mask, order, NULL);
 	return page;
 got_pg:
+	/*
+	 * page->pfmemalloc is set when the caller had PFMEMALLOC set or is
+	 * been OOM killed. The expectation is that the caller is taking
+	 * steps that will free more memory. The caller should avoid the
+	 * page being used for !PFMEMALLOC purposes.
+	 */
+	page->pfmemalloc = !!(alloc_flags & ALLOC_PFMEMALLOC);
+
 	if (kmemcheck_enabled)
 		kmemcheck_pagealloc_alloc(page, order, gfp_mask);
-	return page;
 
+	return page;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2513,6 +2528,8 @@ retry_cpuset:
 		page = __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_mask, order,
 				zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask,
 				preferred_zone, migratetype);
+	else
+		page->pfmemalloc = false;
 
 	trace_mm_page_alloc(page, order, gfp_mask, migratetype);
 
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 64c3d03..c0d51f1 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
 
 #include <trace/events/kmem.h>
 
+#include	"internal.h"
+
 /*
  * DEBUG	- 1 for kmem_cache_create() to honour; SLAB_RED_ZONE & SLAB_POISON.
  *		  0 for faster, smaller code (especially in the critical paths).
@@ -151,6 +153,12 @@
 #define ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * true if a page was allocated from pfmemalloc reserves for network-based
+ * swap
+ */
+static bool pfmemalloc_active __read_mostly;
+
 /* Legal flag mask for kmem_cache_create(). */
 #if DEBUG
 # define CREATE_MASK	(SLAB_RED_ZONE | \
@@ -256,9 +264,30 @@ struct array_cache {
 			 * Must have this definition in here for the proper
 			 * alignment of array_cache. Also simplifies accessing
 			 * the entries.
+			 *
+			 * Entries should not be directly dereferenced as
+			 * entries belonging to slabs marked pfmemalloc will
+			 * have the lower bits set SLAB_OBJ_PFMEMALLOC
 			 */
 };
 
+#define SLAB_OBJ_PFMEMALLOC	1
+static inline bool is_obj_pfmemalloc(void *objp)
+{
+	return (unsigned long)objp & SLAB_OBJ_PFMEMALLOC;
+}
+
+static inline void set_obj_pfmemalloc(void **objp)
+{
+	*objp = (void *)((unsigned long)*objp | SLAB_OBJ_PFMEMALLOC);
+	return;
+}
+
+static inline void clear_obj_pfmemalloc(void **objp)
+{
+	*objp = (void *)((unsigned long)*objp & ~SLAB_OBJ_PFMEMALLOC);
+}
+
 /*
  * bootstrap: The caches do not work without cpuarrays anymore, but the
  * cpuarrays are allocated from the generic caches...
@@ -926,6 +955,102 @@ static struct array_cache *alloc_arraycache(int node, int entries,
 	return nc;
 }
 
+static inline bool is_slab_pfmemalloc(struct slab *slabp)
+{
+	struct page *page = virt_to_page(slabp->s_mem);
+
+	return PageSlabPfmemalloc(page);
+}
+
+/* Clears pfmemalloc_active if no slabs have pfmalloc set */
+static void recheck_pfmemalloc_active(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
+						struct array_cache *ac)
+{
+	struct kmem_list3 *l3 = cachep->nodelists[numa_mem_id()];
+	struct slab *slabp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!pfmemalloc_active)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&l3->list_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(slabp, &l3->slabs_full, list)
+		if (is_slab_pfmemalloc(slabp))
+			goto out;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(slabp, &l3->slabs_partial, list)
+		if (is_slab_pfmemalloc(slabp))
+			goto out;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(slabp, &l3->slabs_free, list)
+		if (is_slab_pfmemalloc(slabp))
+			goto out;
+
+	pfmemalloc_active = false;
+out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&l3->list_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void *ac_get_obj(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct array_cache *ac,
+						gfp_t flags, bool force_refill)
+{
+	int i;
+	void *objp = ac->entry[--ac->avail];
+
+	/* Ensure the caller is allowed to use objects from PFMEMALLOC slab */
+	if (unlikely(is_obj_pfmemalloc(objp))) {
+		struct kmem_list3 *l3;
+
+		if (gfp_pfmemalloc_allowed(flags)) {
+			clear_obj_pfmemalloc(&objp);
+			return objp;
+		}
+
+		/* The caller cannot use PFMEMALLOC objects, find another one */
+		for (i = 1; i < ac->avail; i++) {
+			/* If a !PFMEMALLOC object is found, swap them */
+			if (!is_obj_pfmemalloc(ac->entry[i])) {
+				objp = ac->entry[i];
+				ac->entry[i] = ac->entry[ac->avail];
+				ac->entry[ac->avail] = objp;
+				return objp;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * If there are empty slabs on the slabs_free list and we are
+		 * being forced to refill the cache, mark this one !pfmemalloc.
+		 */
+		l3 = cachep->nodelists[numa_mem_id()];
+		if (!list_empty(&l3->slabs_free) && force_refill) {
+			struct slab *slabp = virt_to_slab(objp);
+			ClearPageSlabPfmemalloc(virt_to_page(slabp->s_mem));
+			clear_obj_pfmemalloc(&objp);
+			recheck_pfmemalloc_active(cachep, ac);
+			return objp;
+		}
+
+		/* No !PFMEMALLOC objects available */
+		ac->avail++;
+		objp = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return objp;
+}
+
+static void ac_put_obj(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct array_cache *ac,
+								void *objp)
+{
+	if (unlikely(pfmemalloc_active)) {
+		/* Some pfmemalloc slabs exist, check if this is one */
+		struct page *page = virt_to_page(objp);
+		if (PageSlabPfmemalloc(page))
+			set_obj_pfmemalloc(&objp);
+	}
+
+	ac->entry[ac->avail++] = objp;
+}
+
 /*
  * Transfer objects in one arraycache to another.
  * Locking must be handled by the caller.
@@ -1102,7 +1227,7 @@ static inline int cache_free_alien(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
 			STATS_INC_ACOVERFLOW(cachep);
 			__drain_alien_cache(cachep, alien, nodeid);
 		}
-		alien->entry[alien->avail++] = objp;
+		ac_put_obj(cachep, alien, objp);
 		spin_unlock(&alien->lock);
 	} else {
 		spin_lock(&(cachep->nodelists[nodeid])->list_lock);
@@ -1782,6 +1907,10 @@ static void *kmem_getpages(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, int nodeid)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* Record if ALLOC_PFMEMALLOC was set when allocating the slab */
+	if (unlikely(page->pfmemalloc))
+		pfmemalloc_active = true;
+
 	nr_pages = (1 << cachep->gfporder);
 	if (cachep->flags & SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT)
 		add_zone_page_state(page_zone(page),
@@ -1789,9 +1918,13 @@ static void *kmem_getpages(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, int nodeid)
 	else
 		add_zone_page_state(page_zone(page),
 			NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE, nr_pages);
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		__SetPageSlab(page + i);
 
+		if (page->pfmemalloc)
+			SetPageSlabPfmemalloc(page + i);
+	}
+
 	if (kmemcheck_enabled && !(cachep->flags & SLAB_NOTRACK)) {
 		kmemcheck_alloc_shadow(page, cachep->gfporder, flags, nodeid);
 
@@ -1823,6 +1956,7 @@ static void kmem_freepages(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *addr)
 				NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE, nr_freed);
 	while (i--) {
 		BUG_ON(!PageSlab(page));
+		__ClearPageSlabPfmemalloc(page);
 		__ClearPageSlab(page);
 		page++;
 	}
@@ -3094,16 +3228,19 @@ bad:
 #define check_slabp(x,y) do { } while(0)
 #endif
 
-static void *cache_alloc_refill(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags)
+static void *cache_alloc_refill(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags,
+							bool force_refill)
 {
 	int batchcount;
 	struct kmem_list3 *l3;
 	struct array_cache *ac;
 	int node;
 
-retry:
 	check_irq_off();
 	node = numa_mem_id();
+	if (unlikely(force_refill))
+		goto force_grow;
+retry:
 	ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
 	batchcount = ac->batchcount;
 	if (!ac->touched && batchcount > BATCHREFILL_LIMIT) {
@@ -3153,8 +3290,8 @@ retry:
 			STATS_INC_ACTIVE(cachep);
 			STATS_SET_HIGH(cachep);
 
-			ac->entry[ac->avail++] = slab_get_obj(cachep, slabp,
-							    node);
+			ac_put_obj(cachep, ac, slab_get_obj(cachep, slabp,
+									node));
 		}
 		check_slabp(cachep, slabp);
 
@@ -3173,18 +3310,22 @@ alloc_done:
 
 	if (unlikely(!ac->avail)) {
 		int x;
+force_grow:
 		x = cache_grow(cachep, flags | GFP_THISNODE, node, NULL);
 
 		/* cache_grow can reenable interrupts, then ac could change. */
 		ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
-		if (!x && ac->avail == 0)	/* no objects in sight? abort */
+
+		/* no objects in sight? abort */
+		if (!x && (ac->avail == 0 || force_refill))
 			return NULL;
 
 		if (!ac->avail)		/* objects refilled by interrupt? */
 			goto retry;
 	}
 	ac->touched = 1;
-	return ac->entry[--ac->avail];
+
+	return ac_get_obj(cachep, ac, flags, force_refill);
 }
 
 static inline void cache_alloc_debugcheck_before(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
@@ -3266,23 +3407,35 @@ static inline void *____cache_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	void *objp;
 	struct array_cache *ac;
+	bool force_refill = false;
 
 	check_irq_off();
 
 	ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
 	if (likely(ac->avail)) {
-		STATS_INC_ALLOCHIT(cachep);
 		ac->touched = 1;
-		objp = ac->entry[--ac->avail];
-	} else {
-		STATS_INC_ALLOCMISS(cachep);
-		objp = cache_alloc_refill(cachep, flags);
+		objp = ac_get_obj(cachep, ac, flags, false);
+
 		/*
-		 * the 'ac' may be updated by cache_alloc_refill(),
-		 * and kmemleak_erase() requires its correct value.
+		 * Allow for the possibility all avail objects are not allowed
+		 * by the current flags
 		 */
-		ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
+		if (objp) {
+			STATS_INC_ALLOCHIT(cachep);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		force_refill = true;
 	}
+
+	STATS_INC_ALLOCMISS(cachep);
+	objp = cache_alloc_refill(cachep, flags, force_refill);
+	/*
+	 * the 'ac' may be updated by cache_alloc_refill(),
+	 * and kmemleak_erase() requires its correct value.
+	 */
+	ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
+
+out:
 	/*
 	 * To avoid a false negative, if an object that is in one of the
 	 * per-CPU caches is leaked, we need to make sure kmemleak doesn't
@@ -3604,9 +3757,12 @@ static void free_block(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void **objpp, int nr_objects,
 	struct kmem_list3 *l3;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_objects; i++) {
-		void *objp = objpp[i];
+		void *objp;
 		struct slab *slabp;
 
+		clear_obj_pfmemalloc(&objpp[i]);
+		objp = objpp[i];
+
 		slabp = virt_to_slab(objp);
 		l3 = cachep->nodelists[node];
 		list_del(&slabp->list);
@@ -3724,7 +3880,7 @@ static inline void __cache_free(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp,
 		cache_flusharray(cachep, ac);
 	}
 
-	ac->entry[ac->avail++] = objp;
+	ac_put_obj(cachep, ac, objp);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index cc4ed03..05929df 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #include <trace/events/kmem.h>
 
+#include "internal.h"
+
 /*
  * Lock order:
  *   1. slub_lock (Global Semaphore)
@@ -1370,6 +1372,8 @@ static struct page *new_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, int node)
 	inc_slabs_node(s, page_to_nid(page), page->objects);
 	page->slab = s;
 	__SetPageSlab(page);
+	if (page->pfmemalloc)
+		SetPageSlabPfmemalloc(page);
 
 	start = page_address(page);
 
@@ -1413,6 +1417,7 @@ static void __free_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
 		NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE : NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE,
 		-pages);
 
+	__ClearPageSlabPfmemalloc(page);
 	__ClearPageSlab(page);
 	reset_page_mapcount(page);
 	if (current->reclaim_state)
@@ -2132,6 +2137,14 @@ static inline void *new_slab_objects(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags,
 	return freelist;
 }
 
+static inline bool pfmemalloc_match(struct page *page, gfp_t gfpflags)
+{
+	if (unlikely(PageSlabPfmemalloc(page)))
+		return gfp_pfmemalloc_allowed(gfpflags);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /*
  * Check the page->freelist of a page and either transfer the freelist to the per cpu freelist
  * or deactivate the page.
@@ -2212,6 +2225,18 @@ redo:
 		goto new_slab;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * By rights, we should be searching for a slab page that was
+	 * PFMEMALLOC but right now, we are losing the pfmemalloc
+	 * information when the page leaves the per-cpu allocator
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!pfmemalloc_match(page, gfpflags))) {
+		deactivate_slab(s, page, c->freelist);
+		c->page = NULL;
+		c->freelist = NULL;
+		goto new_slab;
+	}
+
 	/* must check again c->freelist in case of cpu migration or IRQ */
 	freelist = c->freelist;
 	if (freelist)
@@ -2318,8 +2343,8 @@ redo:
 
 	object = c->freelist;
 	page = c->page;
-	if (unlikely(!object || !node_match(page, node)))
-
+	if (unlikely(!object || !node_match(page, node)
+					!pfmemalloc_match(page, gfpflags)))
 		object = __slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, node, addr, c);
 
 	else {
