diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index 7e6d78dc9437def19b24ac588ed6171a469aed51..5e90c5d771a7bfaf39e29a5b2aa8ea65fd1169e0 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -459,6 +460,11 @@ static bool do_hot_add;
  */
 static uint pressure_report_delay = 45;
 
+/*
+ * The last time we posted a pressure report to host.
+ */
+static unsigned long last_post_time;
+
 module_param(hot_add, bool, (S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR));
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(hot_add, "If set attempt memory hot_add");
 
@@ -542,6 +548,7 @@ struct hv_dynmem_device {
 
 static struct hv_dynmem_device dm_device;
 
+static void post_status(struct hv_dynmem_device *dm);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 
 static void hv_bring_pgs_online(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long size)
@@ -612,7 +619,7 @@ static void hv_mem_hot_add(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
 		 * have not been "onlined" within the allowed time.
 		 */
 		wait_for_completion_timeout(&dm_device.ol_waitevent, 5*HZ);
-
+		post_status(&dm_device);
 	}
 
 	return;
@@ -951,11 +958,17 @@ static void post_status(struct hv_dynmem_device *dm)
 {
 	struct dm_status status;
 	struct sysinfo val;
+	unsigned long now = jiffies;
+	unsigned long last_post = last_post_time;
 
 	if (pressure_report_delay > 0) {
 		--pressure_report_delay;
 		return;
 	}
+
+	if (!time_after(now, (last_post_time + HZ)))
+		return;
+
 	si_meminfo(&val);
 	memset(&status, 0, sizeof(struct dm_status));
 	status.hdr.type = DM_STATUS_REPORT;
@@ -983,6 +996,14 @@ static void post_status(struct hv_dynmem_device *dm)
 	if (status.hdr.trans_id != atomic_read(&trans_id))
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the last post time that we sampled has changed,
+	 * we have raced, don't post the status.
+	 */
+	if (last_post != last_post_time)
+		return;
+
+	last_post_time = jiffies;
 	vmbus_sendpacket(dm->dev->channel, &status,
 				sizeof(struct dm_status),
 				(unsigned long)NULL,
@@ -1117,7 +1138,7 @@ static void balloon_up(struct work_struct *dummy)
 
 			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
 				msleep(20);
-
+			post_status(&dm_device);
 		} while (ret == -EAGAIN);
 
 		if (ret) {
@@ -1144,8 +1165,10 @@ static void balloon_down(struct hv_dynmem_device *dm,
 	struct dm_unballoon_response resp;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < range_count; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < range_count; i++) {
 		free_balloon_pages(dm, &range_array[i]);
+		post_status(&dm_device);
+	}
 
 	if (req->more_pages == 1)
 		return;