diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 424165b..94344b2 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
 	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, index,
-		mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping) & ~__GFP_FS);
+		(mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping) & ~__GFP_FS)|__GFP_MOVABLE);
 	if (!page)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 9a012cc..47b87b0 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 		mapping->a_ops = &empty_aops;
  		mapping->host = inode;
 		mapping->flags = 0;
-		mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_HIGHUSER);
+		mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_HIGHUSER_PAGECACHE);
 		mapping->assoc_mapping = NULL;
 		mapping->backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
 
@@ -519,7 +519,13 @@
  *	new_inode 	- obtain an inode
  *	@sb: superblock
  *
- *	Allocates a new inode for given superblock.
+ *	Allocates a new inode for given superblock. The default gfp_mask
+ *	for allocations related to inode->i_mapping is GFP_HIGHUSER_PAGECACHE.
+ *	If HIGHMEM pages are unsuitable or it is known that pages allocated
+ *	for the page cache are not reclaimable or migratable,
+ *	mapping_set_gfp_mask() must be called with suitable flags on the
+ *	newly created inode's mapping
+ *
  */
 struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index d40d22b..ef2b46d 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 		inode->i_blocks = 0;
 		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &ramfs_aops;
 		inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &ramfs_backing_dev_info;
+		mapping_set_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping, GFP_HIGHUSER);
 		inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 		switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 		default:
diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/page.h b/include/asm-alpha/page.h
index d2bed3c..bae7f05 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/page.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 extern void clear_page(void *page);
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)	clear_page(page)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vmaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vmaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 
 extern void copy_page(void * _to, void * _from);
diff --git a/include/asm-cris/page.h b/include/asm-cris/page.h
index 9f13c32..0648e31 100644
--- a/include/asm-cris/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-cris/page.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)    clear_page(page)
 #define copy_user_page(to, from, vaddr, pg) copy_page(to, from)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-h8300/page.h b/include/asm-h8300/page.h
index 3b4f290..c8cc81a 100644
--- a/include/asm-h8300/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-h8300/page.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)	clear_page(page)
 #define copy_user_page(to, from, vaddr, pg)	copy_page(to, from)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/page.h b/include/asm-i386/page.h
index 818ac8b..99cf5d3 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/page.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)	clear_page(page)
 #define copy_user_page(to, from, vaddr, pg)	copy_page(to, from)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/page.h b/include/asm-ia64/page.h
index 485759b..d634546 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/page.h
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@
 } while (0)
 
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) \
-({						\
-	struct page *page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr); \
-	if (page)				\
- 		flush_dcache_page(page);	\
-	page;					\
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr)		\
+({									\
+	struct page *page = alloc_page_vma(				\
+		GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr);	\
+	if (page)							\
+ 		flush_dcache_page(page);				\
+	page;								\
 })
 
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/page.h b/include/asm-m32r/page.h
index 6f6ecf7..04fd183 100644
--- a/include/asm-m32r/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-m32r/page.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)	clear_page(page)
 #define copy_user_page(to, from, vaddr, pg)	copy_page(to, from)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-m68knommu/page.h b/include/asm-m68knommu/page.h
index 2a1b8bd..9efa0a9 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68knommu/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68knommu/page.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)	clear_page(page)
 #define copy_user_page(to, from, vaddr, pg)	copy_page(to, from)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/page.h b/include/asm-s390/page.h
index 05ea6f1..f326451 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/page.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)	clear_page(page)
 #define copy_user_page(to, from, vaddr, pg)	copy_page(to, from)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/page.h b/include/asm-x86_64/page.h
index e327c83..88adf1a 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/page.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
 #define clear_user_page(page, vaddr, pg)	clear_page(page)
 #define copy_user_page(to, from, vaddr, pg)	copy_page(to, from)
 
-#define alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, vaddr) alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO, vma, vaddr)
+#define __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(movableflags, vma, vaddr) \
+	alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | __GFP_ZERO | movableflags, vma, vaddr)
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
 /*
  * These are used to make use of C type-checking..
diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
index 0d2ef0b..e5882fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfp.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
  * cannot handle allocation failures.
  *
  * __GFP_NORETRY: The VM implementation must not retry indefinitely.
+ *
+ * __GFP_MOVABLE: Flag that this page will be movable by the page migration
+ * mechanism or reclaimed
  */
 #define __GFP_WAIT	((__force gfp_t)0x10u)	/* Can wait and reschedule? */
 #define __GFP_HIGH	((__force gfp_t)0x20u)	/* Should access emergency pools? */
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@
 #define __GFP_NOMEMALLOC ((__force gfp_t)0x10000u) /* Don't use emergency reserves */
 #define __GFP_HARDWALL   ((__force gfp_t)0x20000u) /* Enforce hardwall cpuset memory allocs */
 #define __GFP_THISNODE	((__force gfp_t)0x40000u)/* No fallback, no policies */
+#define __GFP_MOVABLE	((__force gfp_t)0x80000u) /* Page is movable */
 
 #define __GFP_BITS_SHIFT 20	/* Room for 20 __GFP_FOO bits */
 #define __GFP_BITS_MASK ((__force gfp_t)((1 << __GFP_BITS_SHIFT) - 1))
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@
 #define GFP_LEVEL_MASK (__GFP_WAIT|__GFP_HIGH|__GFP_IO|__GFP_FS| \
 			__GFP_COLD|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_REPEAT| \
 			__GFP_NOFAIL|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP| \
-			__GFP_NOMEMALLOC|__GFP_HARDWALL|__GFP_THISNODE)
+			__GFP_NOMEMALLOC|__GFP_HARDWALL|__GFP_THISNODE| \
+			__GFP_MOVABLE)
 
 /* This equals 0, but use constants in case they ever change */
 #define GFP_NOWAIT	(GFP_ATOMIC & ~__GFP_HIGH)
@@ -65,6 +70,15 @@
 #define GFP_USER	(__GFP_WAIT | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS | __GFP_HARDWALL)
 #define GFP_HIGHUSER	(__GFP_WAIT | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS | __GFP_HARDWALL | \
 			 __GFP_HIGHMEM)
+#define GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE	(__GFP_WAIT | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS | \
+				 __GFP_HARDWALL | __GFP_HIGHMEM | \
+				 __GFP_MOVABLE)
+#define GFP_NOFS_PAGECACHE	(__GFP_WAIT | __GFP_IO | __GFP_MOVABLE)
+#define GFP_USER_PAGECACHE	(__GFP_WAIT | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS | \
+				 __GFP_HARDWALL | __GFP_MOVABLE)
+#define GFP_HIGHUSER_PAGECACHE	(__GFP_WAIT | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS | \
+				 __GFP_HARDWALL | __GFP_HIGHMEM | \
+				 __GFP_MOVABLE)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 #define GFP_THISNODE	(__GFP_THISNODE | __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_NORETRY)
diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h
index 98e2cce..12c5e4e 100644
--- a/include/linux/highmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/highmem.h
@@ -73,10 +73,27 @@
 }
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE
+/**
+ * __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage - Allocate a zeroed HIGHMEM page for a VMA with caller-specified movable GFP flags
+ * @movableflags: The GFP flags related to the pages future ability to move like __GFP_MOVABLE
+ * @vma: The VMA the page is to be allocated for
+ * @vaddr: The virtual address the page will be inserted into
+ *
+ * This function will allocate a page for a VMA but the caller is expected
+ * to specify via movableflags whether the page will be movable in the
+ * future or not
+ *
+ * An architecture may override this function by defining
+ * __HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_ZEROED_USER_HIGHPAGE and providing their own
+ * implementation.
+ */
 static inline struct page *
-alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long vaddr)
+__alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(gfp_t movableflags,
+			struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			unsigned long vaddr)
 {
-	struct page *page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER, vma, vaddr);
+	struct page *page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER | movableflags,
+			vma, vaddr);
 
 	if (page)
 		clear_user_highpage(page, vaddr);
@@ -85,6 +102,36 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * alloc_zeroed_user_highpage - Allocate a zeroed HIGHMEM page for a VMA
+ * @vma: The VMA the page is to be allocated for
+ * @vaddr: The virtual address the page will be inserted into
+ *
+ * This function will allocate a page for a VMA that the caller knows will
+ * not be able to move in the future using move_pages() or reclaim. If it
+ * is known that the page can move, use alloc_zeroed_user_highpage_movable
+ */
+static inline struct page *
+alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long vaddr)
+{
+	return __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(0, vma, vaddr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * alloc_zeroed_user_highpage_movable - Allocate a zeroed HIGHMEM page for a VMA that the caller knows can move
+ * @vma: The VMA the page is to be allocated for
+ * @vaddr: The virtual address the page will be inserted into
+ *
+ * This function will allocate a page for a VMA that the caller knows will
+ * be able to migrate in the future using move_pages() or reclaimed
+ */
+static inline struct page *
+alloc_zeroed_user_highpage_movable(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+					unsigned long vaddr)
+{
+	return __alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(__GFP_MOVABLE, vma, vaddr);
+}
+
 static inline void clear_highpage(struct page *page)
 {
 	void *kaddr = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index b3d73bb..9c6ff7f 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -1715,11 +1715,11 @@
 	if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
 		goto oom;
 	if (old_page == ZERO_PAGE(address)) {
-		new_page = alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, address);
+		new_page = alloc_zeroed_user_highpage_movable(vma, address);
 		if (!new_page)
 			goto oom;
 	} else {
-		new_page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER, vma, address);
+		new_page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE, vma, address);
 		if (!new_page)
 			goto oom;
 		cow_user_page(new_page, old_page, address, vma);
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@
 
 		if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
 			goto oom;
-		page = alloc_zeroed_user_highpage(vma, address);
+		page = alloc_zeroed_user_highpage_movable(vma, address);
 		if (!page)
 			goto oom;
 
@@ -2340,7 +2340,8 @@
 
 			if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
 				goto oom;
-			page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER, vma, address);
+			page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE,
+						vma, address);
 			if (!page)
 				goto oom;
 			copy_user_highpage(page, new_page, address, vma);
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 188f8d9..4c0f999 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 
 static struct page *new_node_page(struct page *page, unsigned long node, int **x)
 {
-	return alloc_pages_node(node, GFP_HIGHUSER, 0);
+	return alloc_pages_node(node, GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE, 0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -710,7 +710,8 @@
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = (struct vm_area_struct *)private;
 
-	return alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER, vma, page_address_in_vma(page, vma));
+	return alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE, vma,
+					page_address_in_vma(page, vma));
 }
 #else
 
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index a91ca00..34d8ada 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -761,7 +761,8 @@
 
 	*result = &pm->status;
 
-	return alloc_pages_node(pm->node, GFP_HIGHUSER | GFP_THISNODE, 0);
+	return alloc_pages_node(pm->node,
+				GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE | GFP_THISNODE, 0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 0493e4d..e49181d 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@
 	 * The above definition of ENTRIES_PER_PAGE, and the use of
 	 * BLOCKS_PER_PAGE on indirect pages, assume PAGE_CACHE_SIZE:
 	 * might be reconsidered if it ever diverges from PAGE_SIZE.
+	 *
+	 * __GFP_MOVABLE is masked out as swap vectors cannot move
 	 */
-	return alloc_pages(gfp_mask, PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT-PAGE_SHIFT);
+	return alloc_pages((gfp_mask & ~__GFP_MOVABLE) | __GFP_ZERO,
+				PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT-PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
 static inline void shmem_dir_free(struct page *page)
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@
 		}
 
 		spin_unlock(&info->lock);
-		page = shmem_dir_alloc(mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping) | __GFP_ZERO);
+		page = shmem_dir_alloc(mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping));
 		if (page)
 			set_page_private(page, 0);
 		spin_lock(&info->lock);
diff --git a/mm/swap_state.c b/mm/swap_state.c
index 925d5c5..67daecb 100644
--- a/mm/swap_state.c
+++ b/mm/swap_state.c
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@
 		 * Get a new page to read into from swap.
 		 */
 		if (!new_page) {
-			new_page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER, vma, addr);
+			new_page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE,
+								vma, addr);
 			if (!new_page)
 				break;		/* Out of memory */
 		}