diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index d9d7b35..06b198f 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -54,24 +54,20 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-/* Isolate free pages onto a private freelist. Must hold zone->lock */
-static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(struct zone *zone,
-				unsigned long blockpfn,
-				struct list_head *freelist)
+/*
+ * Isolate free pages onto a private freelist. Caller must hold zone->lock.
+ * If @strict is true, will abort returning 0 on any invalid PFNs or non-free
+ * pages inside of the pageblock (even though it may still end up isolating
+ * some pages).
+ */
+static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(unsigned long blockpfn,
+				unsigned long end_pfn,
+				struct list_head *freelist,
+				bool strict)
 {
-	unsigned long zone_end_pfn, end_pfn;
 	int nr_scanned = 0, total_isolated = 0;
 	struct page *cursor;
 
-	/* Get the last PFN we should scan for free pages at */
-	zone_end_pfn = zone->zone_start_pfn + zone->spanned_pages;
-	end_pfn = min(blockpfn + pageblock_nr_pages, zone_end_pfn);
-
-	/* Find the first usable PFN in the block to initialse page cursor */
-	for (; blockpfn < end_pfn; blockpfn++) {
-		if (pfn_valid_within(blockpfn))
-			break;
-	}
 	cursor = pfn_to_page(blockpfn);
 
 	/* Isolate free pages. This assumes the block is valid */
@@ -79,15 +75,23 @@
 		int isolated, i;
 		struct page *page = cursor;
 
-		if (!pfn_valid_within(blockpfn))
+		if (!pfn_valid_within(blockpfn)) {
+			if (strict)
+				return 0;
 			continue;
+		}
 		nr_scanned++;
 
-		if (!PageBuddy(page))
+		if (!PageBuddy(page)) {
+			if (strict)
+				return 0;
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		/* Found a free page, break it into order-0 pages */
 		isolated = split_free_page(page);
+		if (!isolated && strict)
+			return 0;
 		total_isolated += isolated;
 		for (i = 0; i < isolated; i++) {
 			list_add(&page->lru, freelist);
@@ -105,6 +109,73 @@
 	return total_isolated;
 }
 
+/**
+ * isolate_freepages_range() - isolate free pages.
+ * @start_pfn: The first PFN to start isolating.
+ * @end_pfn:   The one-past-last PFN.
+ *
+ * Non-free pages, invalid PFNs, or zone boundaries within the
+ * [start_pfn, end_pfn) range are considered errors, cause function to
+ * undo its actions and return zero.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, function returns one-past-the-last PFN of isolated page
+ * (which may be greater then end_pfn if end fell in a middle of
+ * a free page).
+ */
+static unsigned long
+isolate_freepages_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
+{
+	unsigned long isolated, pfn, block_end_pfn, flags;
+	struct zone *zone = NULL;
+	LIST_HEAD(freelist);
+
+	if (pfn_valid(start_pfn))
+		zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(start_pfn));
+
+	for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += isolated) {
+		if (!pfn_valid(pfn) || zone != page_zone(pfn_to_page(pfn)))
+			break;
+
+		/*
+		 * On subsequent iterations ALIGN() is actually not needed,
+		 * but we keep it that we not to complicate the code.
+		 */
+		block_end_pfn = ALIGN(pfn + 1, pageblock_nr_pages);
+		block_end_pfn = min(block_end_pfn, end_pfn);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags);
+		isolated = isolate_freepages_block(pfn, block_end_pfn,
+						   &freelist, true);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);
+
+		/*
+		 * In strict mode, isolate_freepages_block() returns 0 if
+		 * there are any holes in the block (ie. invalid PFNs or
+		 * non-free pages).
+		 */
+		if (!isolated)
+			break;
+
+		/*
+		 * If we managed to isolate pages, it is always (1 << n) *
+		 * pageblock_nr_pages for some non-negative n.  (Max order
+		 * page may span two pageblocks).
+		 */
+	}
+
+	/* split_free_page does not map the pages */
+	map_pages(&freelist);
+
+	if (pfn < end_pfn) {
+		/* Loop terminated early, cleanup. */
+		release_freepages(&freelist);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* We don't use freelists for anything. */
+	return pfn;
+}
+
 /* Returns true if the page is within a block suitable for migration to */
 static bool suitable_migration_target(struct page *page)
 {
@@ -145,7 +216,7 @@
 				struct compact_control *cc)
 {
 	struct page *page;
-	unsigned long high_pfn, low_pfn, pfn;
+	unsigned long high_pfn, low_pfn, pfn, zone_end_pfn, end_pfn;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int nr_freepages = cc->nr_freepages;
 	struct list_head *freelist = &cc->freepages;
@@ -165,6 +236,8 @@
 	 */
 	high_pfn = min(low_pfn, pfn);
 
+	zone_end_pfn = zone->zone_start_pfn + zone->spanned_pages;
+
 	/*
 	 * Isolate free pages until enough are available to migrate the
 	 * pages on cc->migratepages. We stop searching if the migrate
@@ -201,7 +274,9 @@
 		isolated = 0;
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags);
 		if (suitable_migration_target(page)) {
-			isolated = isolate_freepages_block(zone, pfn, freelist);
+			end_pfn = min(pfn + pageblock_nr_pages, zone_end_pfn);
+			isolated = isolate_freepages_block(pfn, end_pfn,
+							   freelist, false);
 			nr_freepages += isolated;
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);