diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 69e11c4..792bfe3 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -972,7 +972,39 @@
 	return nr;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+#ifndef CONFIG_NUMA
+
+#define drain_alien_cache(cachep, alien) do { } while (0)
+#define reap_alien(cachep, l3) do { } while (0)
+
+static inline struct array_cache **alloc_alien_cache(int node, int limit)
+{
+	return (struct array_cache **)BAD_ALIEN_MAGIC;
+}
+
+static inline void free_alien_cache(struct array_cache **ac_ptr)
+{
+}
+
+static inline int cache_free_alien(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void *alternate_node_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
+		gfp_t flags)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void *__cache_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
+		 gfp_t flags, int nodeid)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+#else	/* CONFIG_NUMA */
+
 static void *__cache_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *, gfp_t, int);
 static void *alternate_node_alloc(struct kmem_cache *, gfp_t);
 
@@ -1101,26 +1133,6 @@
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
-
-#else
-
-#define drain_alien_cache(cachep, alien) do { } while (0)
-#define reap_alien(cachep, l3) do { } while (0)
-
-static inline struct array_cache **alloc_alien_cache(int node, int limit)
-{
-	return (struct array_cache **)BAD_ALIEN_MAGIC;
-}
-
-static inline void free_alien_cache(struct array_cache **ac_ptr)
-{
-}
-
-static inline int cache_free_alien(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #endif
 
 static int __cpuinit cpuup_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
@@ -1564,7 +1576,13 @@
 	 */
 	flags |= __GFP_COMP;
 #endif
-	flags |= cachep->gfpflags;
+
+	/*
+	 * Under NUMA we want memory on the indicated node. We will handle
+	 * the needed fallback ourselves since we want to serve from our
+	 * per node object lists first for other nodes.
+	 */
+	flags |= cachep->gfpflags | GFP_THISNODE;
 
 	page = alloc_pages_node(nodeid, flags, cachep->gfporder);
 	if (!page)
@@ -3051,13 +3069,18 @@
 
 	local_irq_save(save_flags);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-	if (unlikely(current->flags & (PF_SPREAD_SLAB | PF_MEMPOLICY)))
+	if (unlikely(NUMA_BUILD &&
+			current->flags & (PF_SPREAD_SLAB | PF_MEMPOLICY)))
 		objp = alternate_node_alloc(cachep, flags);
-#endif
 
 	if (!objp)
 		objp = ____cache_alloc(cachep, flags);
+	/*
+	 * We may just have run out of memory on the local node.
+	 * __cache_alloc_node() knows how to locate memory on other nodes
+	 */
+ 	if (NUMA_BUILD && !objp)
+ 		objp = __cache_alloc_node(cachep, flags, numa_node_id());
 	local_irq_restore(save_flags);
 	objp = cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(cachep, flags, objp,
 					    caller);
@@ -3076,7 +3099,7 @@
 {
 	int nid_alloc, nid_here;
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
+	if (in_interrupt() || (flags & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		return NULL;
 	nid_alloc = nid_here = numa_node_id();
 	if (cpuset_do_slab_mem_spread() && (cachep->flags & SLAB_MEM_SPREAD))
@@ -3089,6 +3112,28 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Fallback function if there was no memory available and no objects on a
+ * certain node and we are allowed to fall back. We mimick the behavior of
+ * the page allocator. We fall back according to a zonelist determined by
+ * the policy layer while obeying cpuset constraints.
+ */
+void *fallback_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cache, gfp_t flags)
+{
+	struct zonelist *zonelist = &NODE_DATA(slab_node(current->mempolicy))
+					->node_zonelists[gfp_zone(flags)];
+	struct zone **z;
+	void *obj = NULL;
+
+	for (z = zonelist->zones; *z && !obj; z++)
+		if (zone_idx(*z) <= ZONE_NORMAL &&
+				cpuset_zone_allowed(*z, flags))
+			obj = __cache_alloc_node(cache,
+					flags | __GFP_THISNODE,
+					zone_to_nid(*z));
+	return obj;
+}
+
+/*
  * A interface to enable slab creation on nodeid
  */
 static void *__cache_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags,
@@ -3141,11 +3186,15 @@
 must_grow:
 	spin_unlock(&l3->list_lock);
 	x = cache_grow(cachep, flags, nodeid);
+	if (x)
+		goto retry;
 
-	if (!x)
-		return NULL;
+	if (!(flags & __GFP_THISNODE))
+		/* Unable to grow the cache. Fall back to other nodes. */
+		return fallback_alloc(cachep, flags);
 
-	goto retry;
+	return NULL;
+
 done:
 	return obj;
 }