diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 34023c65d4669bc4c4894d392e9d915db3710034..bfee0bd1d43545742504225e0ab0754a315e7aa9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ struct page {
 #if NR_CPUS >= CONFIG_SPLIT_PTLOCK_CPUS
 	    spinlock_t ptl;
 #endif
-	    struct kmem_cache *slab;	/* SLUB: Pointer to slab */
+	    struct {
+		   struct kmem_cache *slab;	/* SLUB: Pointer to slab */
+		   void *end;			/* SLUB: end marker */
+	    };
 	    struct page *first_page;	/* Compound tail pages */
 	};
 	union {
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 2dacaf519c4dcfdde8c537ba9262258efaa9d418..5995626e0cf1720c646409111d0ce7aba43b8ffc 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -280,15 +280,32 @@ static inline struct kmem_cache_cpu *get_cpu_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, int cpu)
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+ * The end pointer in a slab is special. It points to the first object in the
+ * slab but has bit 0 set to mark it.
+ *
+ * Note that SLUB relies on page_mapping returning NULL for pages with bit 0
+ * in the mapping set.
+ */
+static inline int is_end(void *addr)
+{
+	return (unsigned long)addr & PAGE_MAPPING_ANON;
+}
+
+void *slab_address(struct page *page)
+{
+	return page->end - PAGE_MAPPING_ANON;
+}
+
 static inline int check_valid_pointer(struct kmem_cache *s,
 				struct page *page, const void *object)
 {
 	void *base;
 
-	if (!object)
+	if (object == page->end)
 		return 1;
 
-	base = page_address(page);
+	base = slab_address(page);
 	if (object < base || object >= base + s->objects * s->size ||
 		(object - base) % s->size) {
 		return 0;
@@ -321,7 +338,8 @@ static inline void set_freepointer(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object, void *fp)
 
 /* Scan freelist */
 #define for_each_free_object(__p, __s, __free) \
-	for (__p = (__free); __p; __p = get_freepointer((__s), __p))
+	for (__p = (__free); (__p) != page->end; __p = get_freepointer((__s),\
+		__p))
 
 /* Determine object index from a given position */
 static inline int slab_index(void *p, struct kmem_cache *s, void *addr)
@@ -473,7 +491,7 @@ static void slab_fix(struct kmem_cache *s, char *fmt, ...)
 static void print_trailer(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, u8 *p)
 {
 	unsigned int off;	/* Offset of last byte */
-	u8 *addr = page_address(page);
+	u8 *addr = slab_address(page);
 
 	print_tracking(s, p);
 
@@ -651,7 +669,7 @@ static int slab_pad_check(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
 	if (!(s->flags & SLAB_POISON))
 		return 1;
 
-	start = page_address(page);
+	start = slab_address(page);
 	end = start + (PAGE_SIZE << s->order);
 	length = s->objects * s->size;
 	remainder = end - (start + length);
@@ -718,7 +736,7 @@ static int check_object(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 		 * of the free objects in this slab. May cause
 		 * another error because the object count is now wrong.
 		 */
-		set_freepointer(s, p, NULL);
+		set_freepointer(s, p, page->end);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -752,18 +770,18 @@ static int on_freelist(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, void *search)
 	void *fp = page->freelist;
 	void *object = NULL;
 
-	while (fp && nr <= s->objects) {
+	while (fp != page->end && nr <= s->objects) {
 		if (fp == search)
 			return 1;
 		if (!check_valid_pointer(s, page, fp)) {
 			if (object) {
 				object_err(s, page, object,
 					"Freechain corrupt");
-				set_freepointer(s, object, NULL);
+				set_freepointer(s, object, page->end);
 				break;
 			} else {
 				slab_err(s, page, "Freepointer corrupt");
-				page->freelist = NULL;
+				page->freelist = page->end;
 				page->inuse = s->objects;
 				slab_fix(s, "Freelist cleared");
 				return 0;
@@ -869,7 +887,7 @@ static int alloc_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 		 */
 		slab_fix(s, "Marking all objects used");
 		page->inuse = s->objects;
-		page->freelist = NULL;
+		page->freelist = page->end;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -910,7 +928,7 @@ static int free_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 	}
 
 	/* Special debug activities for freeing objects */
-	if (!SlabFrozen(page) && !page->freelist)
+	if (!SlabFrozen(page) && page->freelist == page->end)
 		remove_full(s, page);
 	if (s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER)
 		set_track(s, object, TRACK_FREE, addr);
@@ -1102,6 +1120,7 @@ static struct page *new_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, int node)
 		SetSlabDebug(page);
 
 	start = page_address(page);
+	page->end = start + 1;
 
 	if (unlikely(s->flags & SLAB_POISON))
 		memset(start, POISON_INUSE, PAGE_SIZE << s->order);
@@ -1113,7 +1132,7 @@ static struct page *new_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, int node)
 		last = p;
 	}
 	setup_object(s, page, last);
-	set_freepointer(s, last, NULL);
+	set_freepointer(s, last, page->end);
 
 	page->freelist = start;
 	page->inuse = 0;
@@ -1129,7 +1148,7 @@ static void __free_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
 		void *p;
 
 		slab_pad_check(s, page);
-		for_each_object(p, s, page_address(page))
+		for_each_object(p, s, slab_address(page))
 			check_object(s, page, p, 0);
 		ClearSlabDebug(page);
 	}
@@ -1139,6 +1158,7 @@ static void __free_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
 		NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE : NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE,
 		-pages);
 
+	page->mapping = NULL;
 	__free_pages(page, s->order);
 }
 
@@ -1341,7 +1361,7 @@ static void unfreeze_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, int tail)
 	ClearSlabFrozen(page);
 	if (page->inuse) {
 
-		if (page->freelist)
+		if (page->freelist != page->end)
 			add_partial(n, page, tail);
 		else if (SlabDebug(page) && (s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER))
 			add_full(n, page);
@@ -1377,8 +1397,12 @@ static void deactivate_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
 	 * Merge cpu freelist into freelist. Typically we get here
 	 * because both freelists are empty. So this is unlikely
 	 * to occur.
+	 *
+	 * We need to use _is_end here because deactivate slab may
+	 * be called for a debug slab. Then c->freelist may contain
+	 * a dummy pointer.
 	 */
-	while (unlikely(c->freelist)) {
+	while (unlikely(!is_end(c->freelist))) {
 		void **object;
 
 		tail = 0;	/* Hot objects. Put the slab first */
@@ -1478,7 +1502,7 @@ static void *__slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s,
 		goto another_slab;
 load_freelist:
 	object = c->page->freelist;
-	if (unlikely(!object))
+	if (unlikely(object == c->page->end))
 		goto another_slab;
 	if (unlikely(SlabDebug(c->page)))
 		goto debug;
@@ -1486,7 +1510,7 @@ static void *__slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s,
 	object = c->page->freelist;
 	c->freelist = object[c->offset];
 	c->page->inuse = s->objects;
-	c->page->freelist = NULL;
+	c->page->freelist = c->page->end;
 	c->node = page_to_nid(c->page);
 	slab_unlock(c->page);
 	return object;
@@ -1550,7 +1574,7 @@ static __always_inline void *slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s,
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	c = get_cpu_slab(s, smp_processor_id());
-	if (unlikely(!c->freelist || !node_match(c, node)))
+	if (unlikely(is_end(c->freelist) || !node_match(c, node)))
 
 		object = __slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, node, addr, c);
 
@@ -1614,7 +1638,7 @@ static void __slab_free(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 	 * was not on the partial list before
 	 * then add it.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(!prior))
+	if (unlikely(prior == page->end))
 		add_partial(get_node(s, page_to_nid(page)), page, 1);
 
 out_unlock:
@@ -1622,7 +1646,7 @@ static void __slab_free(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 	return;
 
 slab_empty:
-	if (prior)
+	if (prior != page->end)
 		/*
 		 * Slab still on the partial list.
 		 */
@@ -1842,7 +1866,7 @@ static void init_kmem_cache_cpu(struct kmem_cache *s,
 			struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
 {
 	c->page = NULL;
-	c->freelist = NULL;
+	c->freelist = (void *)PAGE_MAPPING_ANON;
 	c->node = 0;
 	c->offset = s->offset / sizeof(void *);
 	c->objsize = s->objsize;
@@ -3105,7 +3129,7 @@ static int validate_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 						unsigned long *map)
 {
 	void *p;
-	void *addr = page_address(page);
+	void *addr = slab_address(page);
 
 	if (!check_slab(s, page) ||
 			!on_freelist(s, page, NULL))
@@ -3385,7 +3409,7 @@ static int add_location(struct loc_track *t, struct kmem_cache *s,
 static void process_slab(struct loc_track *t, struct kmem_cache *s,
 		struct page *page, enum track_item alloc)
 {
-	void *addr = page_address(page);
+	void *addr = slab_address(page);
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(map, s->objects);
 	void *p;