diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index d6f4f07..88d7196 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -461,9 +461,15 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 struct page *__page_cache_alloc(gfp_t gfp)
 {
+	int n;
+	struct page *page;
+
 	if (cpuset_do_page_mem_spread()) {
-		int n = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
-		return alloc_pages_exact_node(n, gfp, 0);
+		get_mems_allowed();
+		n = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
+		page = alloc_pages_exact_node(n, gfp, 0);
+		put_mems_allowed();
+		return page;
 	}
 	return alloc_pages(gfp, 0);
 }
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 4c9e6bb..54d42b0 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -465,11 +465,13 @@
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	struct mempolicy *mpol;
 	nodemask_t *nodemask;
-	struct zonelist *zonelist = huge_zonelist(vma, address,
-					htlb_alloc_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
+	struct zonelist *zonelist;
 	struct zone *zone;
 	struct zoneref *z;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
+	zonelist = huge_zonelist(vma, address,
+					htlb_alloc_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
 	/*
 	 * A child process with MAP_PRIVATE mappings created by their parent
 	 * have no page reserves. This check ensures that reservations are
@@ -477,11 +479,11 @@
 	 */
 	if (!vma_has_reserves(vma) &&
 			h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages == 0)
-		return NULL;
+		goto err;
 
 	/* If reserves cannot be used, ensure enough pages are in the pool */
 	if (avoid_reserve && h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages == 0)
-		return NULL;
+		goto err;;
 
 	for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist,
 						MAX_NR_ZONES - 1, nodemask) {
@@ -500,7 +502,9 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+err:
 	mpol_cond_put(mpol);
+	put_mems_allowed();
 	return page;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 8a993db..721b2b3 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,8 @@
  * to the struct mempolicy for conditional unref after allocation.
  * If the effective policy is 'BIND, returns a pointer to the mempolicy's
  * @nodemask for filtering the zonelist.
+ *
+ * Must be protected by get_mems_allowed()
  */
 struct zonelist *huge_zonelist(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 				gfp_t gfp_flags, struct mempolicy **mpol,
@@ -1684,6 +1686,7 @@
 	if (!(mask && current->mempolicy))
 		return false;
 
+	task_lock(current);
 	mempolicy = current->mempolicy;
 	switch (mempolicy->mode) {
 	case MPOL_PREFERRED:
@@ -1703,6 +1706,7 @@
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
+	task_unlock(current);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1750,13 +1754,17 @@
 {
 	struct mempolicy *pol = get_vma_policy(current, vma, addr);
 	struct zonelist *zl;
+	struct page *page;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	if (unlikely(pol->mode == MPOL_INTERLEAVE)) {
 		unsigned nid;
 
 		nid = interleave_nid(pol, vma, addr, PAGE_SHIFT);
 		mpol_cond_put(pol);
-		return alloc_page_interleave(gfp, 0, nid);
+		page = alloc_page_interleave(gfp, 0, nid);
+		put_mems_allowed();
+		return page;
 	}
 	zl = policy_zonelist(gfp, pol);
 	if (unlikely(mpol_needs_cond_ref(pol))) {
@@ -1766,12 +1774,15 @@
 		struct page *page =  __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, 0,
 						zl, policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
 		__mpol_put(pol);
+		put_mems_allowed();
 		return page;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * fast path:  default or task policy
 	 */
-	return __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, 0, zl, policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
+	page = __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, 0, zl, policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
+	put_mems_allowed();
+	return page;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1796,18 +1807,23 @@
 struct page *alloc_pages_current(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order)
 {
 	struct mempolicy *pol = current->mempolicy;
+	struct page *page;
 
 	if (!pol || in_interrupt() || (gfp & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		pol = &default_policy;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	/*
 	 * No reference counting needed for current->mempolicy
 	 * nor system default_policy
 	 */
 	if (pol->mode == MPOL_INTERLEAVE)
-		return alloc_page_interleave(gfp, order, interleave_nodes(pol));
-	return __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order,
+		page = alloc_page_interleave(gfp, order, interleave_nodes(pol));
+	else
+		page = __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order,
 			policy_zonelist(gfp, pol), policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
+	put_mems_allowed();
+	return page;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_pages_current);
 
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 596180f..f7da2a2 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1990,10 +1990,13 @@
 	if (unlikely(!zonelist->_zonerefs->zone))
 		return NULL;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	/* The preferred zone is used for statistics later */
 	first_zones_zonelist(zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask, &preferred_zone);
-	if (!preferred_zone)
+	if (!preferred_zone) {
+		put_mems_allowed();
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* First allocation attempt */
 	page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask|__GFP_HARDWALL, nodemask, order,
@@ -2003,6 +2006,7 @@
 		page = __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_mask, order,
 				zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask,
 				preferred_zone, migratetype);
+	put_mems_allowed();
 
 	trace_mm_page_alloc(page, order, gfp_mask, migratetype);
 	return page;
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 50a73fc..02786e1 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3217,10 +3217,12 @@
 	if (in_interrupt() || (flags & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		return NULL;
 	nid_alloc = nid_here = numa_node_id();
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	if (cpuset_do_slab_mem_spread() && (cachep->flags & SLAB_MEM_SPREAD))
 		nid_alloc = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
 	else if (current->mempolicy)
 		nid_alloc = slab_node(current->mempolicy);
+	put_mems_allowed();
 	if (nid_alloc != nid_here)
 		return ____cache_alloc_node(cachep, flags, nid_alloc);
 	return NULL;
@@ -3247,6 +3249,7 @@
 	if (flags & __GFP_THISNODE)
 		return NULL;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
 	local_flags = flags & (GFP_CONSTRAINT_MASK|GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
 
@@ -3302,6 +3305,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	put_mems_allowed();
 	return obj;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index e46e312..26f0cb9 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1360,6 +1360,7 @@
 			get_cycles() % 1024 > s->remote_node_defrag_ratio)
 		return NULL;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
 	for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx) {
 		struct kmem_cache_node *n;
@@ -1369,10 +1370,13 @@
 		if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed_hardwall(zone, flags) &&
 				n->nr_partial > s->min_partial) {
 			page = get_partial_node(n);
-			if (page)
+			if (page) {
+				put_mems_allowed();
 				return page;
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	put_mems_allowed();
 #endif
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 3ff3311..f2c367c 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@
 	enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(sc->gfp_mask);
 	unsigned long writeback_threshold;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	delayacct_freepages_start();
 
 	if (scanning_global_lru(sc))
@@ -1857,6 +1858,7 @@
 		mem_cgroup_record_reclaim_priority(sc->mem_cgroup, priority);
 
 	delayacct_freepages_end();
+	put_mems_allowed();
 
 	return ret;
 }