diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index d0c7c99..70c0f8c 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
 	unsigned long end_pfn = zone_end_pfn(zone);
 	unsigned long pfn;
 
-	zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn = start_pfn;
+	zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[0] = start_pfn;
+	zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[1] = start_pfn;
 	zone->compact_cached_free_pfn = end_pfn;
 	zone->compact_blockskip_flush = false;
 
@@ -131,9 +132,10 @@
  */
 static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc,
 			struct page *page, unsigned long nr_isolated,
-			bool migrate_scanner)
+			bool set_unsuitable, bool migrate_scanner)
 {
 	struct zone *zone = cc->zone;
+	unsigned long pfn;
 
 	if (cc->ignore_skip_hint)
 		return;
@@ -141,20 +143,31 @@
 	if (!page)
 		return;
 
-	if (!nr_isolated) {
-		unsigned long pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
+	if (nr_isolated)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Only skip pageblocks when all forms of compaction will be known to
+	 * fail in the near future.
+	 */
+	if (set_unsuitable)
 		set_pageblock_skip(page);
 
-		/* Update where compaction should restart */
-		if (migrate_scanner) {
-			if (!cc->finished_update_migrate &&
-			    pfn > zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn)
-				zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn = pfn;
-		} else {
-			if (!cc->finished_update_free &&
-			    pfn < zone->compact_cached_free_pfn)
-				zone->compact_cached_free_pfn = pfn;
-		}
+	pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
+
+	/* Update where async and sync compaction should restart */
+	if (migrate_scanner) {
+		if (cc->finished_update_migrate)
+			return;
+		if (pfn > zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[0])
+			zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[0] = pfn;
+		if (cc->sync && pfn > zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[1])
+			zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[1] = pfn;
+	} else {
+		if (cc->finished_update_free)
+			return;
+		if (pfn < zone->compact_cached_free_pfn)
+			zone->compact_cached_free_pfn = pfn;
 	}
 }
 #else
@@ -166,7 +179,7 @@
 
 static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc,
 			struct page *page, unsigned long nr_isolated,
-			bool migrate_scanner)
+			bool set_unsuitable, bool migrate_scanner)
 {
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_COMPACTION */
@@ -323,7 +336,8 @@
 
 	/* Update the pageblock-skip if the whole pageblock was scanned */
 	if (blockpfn == end_pfn)
-		update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, total_isolated, false);
+		update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, total_isolated, true,
+				      false);
 
 	count_compact_events(COMPACTFREE_SCANNED, nr_scanned);
 	if (total_isolated)
@@ -458,7 +472,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool locked = false;
 	struct page *page = NULL, *valid_page = NULL;
-	bool skipped_async_unsuitable = false;
+	bool set_unsuitable = true;
 	const isolate_mode_t mode = (!cc->sync ? ISOLATE_ASYNC_MIGRATE : 0) |
 				    (unevictable ? ISOLATE_UNEVICTABLE : 0);
 
@@ -535,8 +549,7 @@
 			 */
 			mt = get_pageblock_migratetype(page);
 			if (!cc->sync && !migrate_async_suitable(mt)) {
-				cc->finished_update_migrate = true;
-				skipped_async_unsuitable = true;
+				set_unsuitable = false;
 				goto next_pageblock;
 			}
 		}
@@ -640,11 +653,10 @@
 	/*
 	 * Update the pageblock-skip information and cached scanner pfn,
 	 * if the whole pageblock was scanned without isolating any page.
-	 * This is not done when pageblock was skipped due to being unsuitable
-	 * for async compaction, so that eventual sync compaction can try.
 	 */
-	if (low_pfn == end_pfn && !skipped_async_unsuitable)
-		update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, nr_isolated, true);
+	if (low_pfn == end_pfn)
+		update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, nr_isolated,
+				      set_unsuitable, true);
 
 	trace_mm_compaction_isolate_migratepages(nr_scanned, nr_isolated);
 
@@ -868,7 +880,8 @@
 	/* Compaction run completes if the migrate and free scanner meet */
 	if (cc->free_pfn <= cc->migrate_pfn) {
 		/* Let the next compaction start anew. */
-		zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn = zone->zone_start_pfn;
+		zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[0] = zone->zone_start_pfn;
+		zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[1] = zone->zone_start_pfn;
 		zone->compact_cached_free_pfn = zone_end_pfn(zone);
 
 		/*
@@ -993,7 +1006,7 @@
 	 * information on where the scanners should start but check that it
 	 * is initialised by ensuring the values are within zone boundaries.
 	 */
-	cc->migrate_pfn = zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn;
+	cc->migrate_pfn = zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[cc->sync];
 	cc->free_pfn = zone->compact_cached_free_pfn;
 	if (cc->free_pfn < start_pfn || cc->free_pfn > end_pfn) {
 		cc->free_pfn = end_pfn & ~(pageblock_nr_pages-1);
@@ -1001,7 +1014,8 @@
 	}
 	if (cc->migrate_pfn < start_pfn || cc->migrate_pfn > end_pfn) {
 		cc->migrate_pfn = start_pfn;
-		zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn;
+		zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[0] = cc->migrate_pfn;
+		zone->compact_cached_migrate_pfn[1] = cc->migrate_pfn;
 	}
 
 	trace_mm_compaction_begin(start_pfn, cc->migrate_pfn, cc->free_pfn, end_pfn);