diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 94344b2e0b4..d654a3b6209 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void free_more_memory(void)
 	for_each_online_pgdat(pgdat) {
 		zones = pgdat->node_zonelists[gfp_zone(GFP_NOFS)].zones;
 		if (*zones)
-			try_to_free_pages(zones, GFP_NOFS);
+			try_to_free_pages(zones, 0, GFP_NOFS);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index d71ff763c9d..da8eb8ad9e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
 #endif
 #define MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES (1 << (MAX_ORDER - 1))
 
+/*
+ * PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER is the order at which allocations are deemed
+ * costly to service.  That is between allocation orders which should
+ * coelesce naturally under reasonable reclaim pressure and those which
+ * will not.
+ */
+#define PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER 3
+
 struct free_area {
 	struct list_head	free_list;
 	unsigned long		nr_free;
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 00686888134..665f85f2a3a 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ extern int rotate_reclaimable_page(struct page *page);
 extern void swap_setup(void);
 
 /* linux/mm/vmscan.c */
-extern unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **, gfp_t);
+extern unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, int order,
+					gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern unsigned long shrink_all_memory(unsigned long nr_pages);
 extern int vm_swappiness;
 extern int remove_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page);
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ac4f8c6b5c1..1a889c3fec5 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ nofail_alloc:
 	reclaim_state.reclaimed_slab = 0;
 	p->reclaim_state = &reclaim_state;
 
-	did_some_progress = try_to_free_pages(zonelist->zones, gfp_mask);
+	did_some_progress = try_to_free_pages(zonelist->zones, order, gfp_mask);
 
 	p->reclaim_state = NULL;
 	p->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
@@ -1370,7 +1370,8 @@ nofail_alloc:
 	 */
 	do_retry = 0;
 	if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NORETRY)) {
-		if ((order <= 3) || (gfp_mask & __GFP_REPEAT))
+		if ((order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) ||
+						(gfp_mask & __GFP_REPEAT))
 			do_retry = 1;
 		if (gfp_mask & __GFP_NOFAIL)
 			do_retry = 1;
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 1be5a6376ef..1d9971d8924 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct scan_control {
 	int swappiness;
 
 	int all_unreclaimable;
+
+	int order;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -481,7 +483,8 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 
 		referenced = page_referenced(page, 1);
 		/* In active use or really unfreeable?  Activate it. */
-		if (referenced && page_mapping_inuse(page))
+		if (sc->order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER &&
+					referenced && page_mapping_inuse(page))
 			goto activate_locked;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
@@ -514,7 +517,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 		}
 
 		if (PageDirty(page)) {
-			if (referenced)
+			if (sc->order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER && referenced)
 				goto keep_locked;
 			if (!may_enter_fs)
 				goto keep_locked;
@@ -598,6 +601,51 @@ keep:
 	return nr_reclaimed;
 }
 
+/* LRU Isolation modes. */
+#define ISOLATE_INACTIVE 0	/* Isolate inactive pages. */
+#define ISOLATE_ACTIVE 1	/* Isolate active pages. */
+#define ISOLATE_BOTH 2		/* Isolate both active and inactive pages. */
+
+/*
+ * Attempt to remove the specified page from its LRU.  Only take this page
+ * if it is of the appropriate PageActive status.  Pages which are being
+ * freed elsewhere are also ignored.
+ *
+ * page:	page to consider
+ * mode:	one of the LRU isolation modes defined above
+ *
+ * returns 0 on success, -ve errno on failure.
+ */
+static int __isolate_lru_page(struct page *page, int mode)
+{
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Only take pages on the LRU. */
+	if (!PageLRU(page))
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * When checking the active state, we need to be sure we are
+	 * dealing with comparible boolean values.  Take the logical not
+	 * of each.
+	 */
+	if (mode != ISOLATE_BOTH && (!PageActive(page) != !mode))
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = -EBUSY;
+	if (likely(get_page_unless_zero(page))) {
+		/*
+		 * Be careful not to clear PageLRU until after we're
+		 * sure the page is not being freed elsewhere -- the
+		 * page release code relies on it.
+		 */
+		ClearPageLRU(page);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * zone->lru_lock is heavily contended.  Some of the functions that
  * shrink the lists perform better by taking out a batch of pages
@@ -612,44 +660,114 @@ keep:
  * @src:	The LRU list to pull pages off.
  * @dst:	The temp list to put pages on to.
  * @scanned:	The number of pages that were scanned.
+ * @order:	The caller's attempted allocation order
+ * @mode:	One of the LRU isolation modes
  *
  * returns how many pages were moved onto *@dst.
  */
 static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
 		struct list_head *src, struct list_head *dst,
-		unsigned long *scanned)
+		unsigned long *scanned, int order, int mode)
 {
 	unsigned long nr_taken = 0;
-	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long scan;
 
 	for (scan = 0; scan < nr_to_scan && !list_empty(src); scan++) {
-		struct list_head *target;
+		struct page *page;
+		unsigned long pfn;
+		unsigned long end_pfn;
+		unsigned long page_pfn;
+		int zone_id;
+
 		page = lru_to_page(src);
 		prefetchw_prev_lru_page(page, src, flags);
 
 		VM_BUG_ON(!PageLRU(page));
 
-		list_del(&page->lru);
-		target = src;
-		if (likely(get_page_unless_zero(page))) {
-			/*
-			 * Be careful not to clear PageLRU until after we're
-			 * sure the page is not being freed elsewhere -- the
-			 * page release code relies on it.
-			 */
-			ClearPageLRU(page);
-			target = dst;
+		switch (__isolate_lru_page(page, mode)) {
+		case 0:
+			list_move(&page->lru, dst);
 			nr_taken++;
-		} /* else it is being freed elsewhere */
+			break;
 
-		list_add(&page->lru, target);
+		case -EBUSY:
+			/* else it is being freed elsewhere */
+			list_move(&page->lru, src);
+			continue;
+
+		default:
+			BUG();
+		}
+
+		if (!order)
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * Attempt to take all pages in the order aligned region
+		 * surrounding the tag page.  Only take those pages of
+		 * the same active state as that tag page.  We may safely
+		 * round the target page pfn down to the requested order
+		 * as the mem_map is guarenteed valid out to MAX_ORDER,
+		 * where that page is in a different zone we will detect
+		 * it from its zone id and abort this block scan.
+		 */
+		zone_id = page_zone_id(page);
+		page_pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
+		pfn = page_pfn & ~((1 << order) - 1);
+		end_pfn = pfn + (1 << order);
+		for (; pfn < end_pfn; pfn++) {
+			struct page *cursor_page;
+
+			/* The target page is in the block, ignore it. */
+			if (unlikely(pfn == page_pfn))
+				continue;
+
+			/* Avoid holes within the zone. */
+			if (unlikely(!pfn_valid_within(pfn)))
+				break;
+
+			cursor_page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
+			/* Check that we have not crossed a zone boundary. */
+			if (unlikely(page_zone_id(cursor_page) != zone_id))
+				continue;
+			switch (__isolate_lru_page(cursor_page, mode)) {
+			case 0:
+				list_move(&cursor_page->lru, dst);
+				nr_taken++;
+				scan++;
+				break;
+
+			case -EBUSY:
+				/* else it is being freed elsewhere */
+				list_move(&cursor_page->lru, src);
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	*scanned = scan;
 	return nr_taken;
 }
 
+/*
+ * clear_active_flags() is a helper for shrink_active_list(), clearing
+ * any active bits from the pages in the list.
+ */
+static unsigned long clear_active_flags(struct list_head *page_list)
+{
+	int nr_active = 0;
+	struct page *page;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(page, page_list, lru)
+		if (PageActive(page)) {
+			ClearPageActive(page);
+			nr_active++;
+		}
+
+	return nr_active;
+}
+
 /*
  * shrink_inactive_list() is a helper for shrink_zone().  It returns the number
  * of reclaimed pages
@@ -671,11 +789,18 @@ static unsigned long shrink_inactive_list(unsigned long max_scan,
 		unsigned long nr_taken;
 		unsigned long nr_scan;
 		unsigned long nr_freed;
+		unsigned long nr_active;
 
 		nr_taken = isolate_lru_pages(sc->swap_cluster_max,
-					     &zone->inactive_list,
-					     &page_list, &nr_scan);
-		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE, -nr_taken);
+			     &zone->inactive_list,
+			     &page_list, &nr_scan, sc->order,
+			     (sc->order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER)?
+					     ISOLATE_BOTH : ISOLATE_INACTIVE);
+		nr_active = clear_active_flags(&page_list);
+
+		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE, -nr_active);
+		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE,
+						-(nr_taken - nr_active));
 		zone->pages_scanned += nr_scan;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
 
@@ -820,7 +945,7 @@ force_reclaim_mapped:
 	lru_add_drain();
 	spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
 	pgmoved = isolate_lru_pages(nr_pages, &zone->active_list,
-				    &l_hold, &pgscanned);
+			    &l_hold, &pgscanned, sc->order, ISOLATE_ACTIVE);
 	zone->pages_scanned += pgscanned;
 	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE, -pgmoved);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
@@ -1011,7 +1136,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_zones(int priority, struct zone **zones,
  * holds filesystem locks which prevent writeout this might not work, and the
  * allocation attempt will fail.
  */
-unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, int order, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	int priority;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1026,6 +1151,7 @@ unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		.swap_cluster_max = SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX,
 		.may_swap = 1,
 		.swappiness = vm_swappiness,
+		.order = order,
 	};
 
 	count_vm_event(ALLOCSTALL);
@@ -1131,6 +1257,7 @@ static unsigned long balance_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order)
 		.may_swap = 1,
 		.swap_cluster_max = SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX,
 		.swappiness = vm_swappiness,
+		.order = order,
 	};
 	/*
 	 * temp_priority is used to remember the scanning priority at which