diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 73c25912..15d1407 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1239,15 +1239,6 @@
 	}
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
-static bool gfp_thisnode_allocation(gfp_t gfp_mask)
-{
-	return (gfp_mask & GFP_THISNODE) == GFP_THISNODE;
-}
-#else
-static bool gfp_thisnode_allocation(gfp_t gfp_mask)
-{
-	return false;
-}
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -1584,12 +1575,7 @@
 					  get_pageblock_migratetype(page));
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * NOTE: GFP_THISNODE allocations do not partake in the kswapd
-	 * aging protocol, so they can't be fair.
-	 */
-	if (!gfp_thisnode_allocation(gfp_flags))
-		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH, -(1 << order));
+	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH, -(1 << order));
 
 	__count_zone_vm_events(PGALLOC, zone, 1 << order);
 	zone_statistics(preferred_zone, zone, gfp_flags);
@@ -1955,23 +1941,12 @@
 		 * zone size to ensure fair page aging.  The zone a
 		 * page was allocated in should have no effect on the
 		 * time the page has in memory before being reclaimed.
-		 *
-		 * Try to stay in local zones in the fastpath.  If
-		 * that fails, the slowpath is entered, which will do
-		 * another pass starting with the local zones, but
-		 * ultimately fall back to remote zones that do not
-		 * partake in the fairness round-robin cycle of this
-		 * zonelist.
-		 *
-		 * NOTE: GFP_THISNODE allocations do not partake in
-		 * the kswapd aging protocol, so they can't be fair.
 		 */
-		if ((alloc_flags & ALLOC_WMARK_LOW) &&
-		    !gfp_thisnode_allocation(gfp_mask)) {
-			if (zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH) <= 0)
-				continue;
+		if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_FAIR) {
 			if (!zone_local(preferred_zone, zone))
 				continue;
+			if (zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH) <= 0)
+				continue;
 		}
 		/*
 		 * When allocating a page cache page for writing, we
@@ -2409,7 +2384,29 @@
 	return page;
 }
 
-static void prepare_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
+static void reset_alloc_batches(struct zonelist *zonelist,
+				enum zone_type high_zoneidx,
+				struct zone *preferred_zone)
+{
+	struct zoneref *z;
+	struct zone *zone;
+
+	for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx) {
+		/*
+		 * Only reset the batches of zones that were actually
+		 * considered in the fairness pass, we don't want to
+		 * trash fairness information for zones that are not
+		 * actually part of this zonelist's round-robin cycle.
+		 */
+		if (!zone_local(preferred_zone, zone))
+			continue;
+		mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH,
+			high_wmark_pages(zone) - low_wmark_pages(zone) -
+			atomic_long_read(&zone->vm_stat[NR_ALLOC_BATCH]));
+	}
+}
+
+static void wake_all_kswapds(unsigned int order,
 			     struct zonelist *zonelist,
 			     enum zone_type high_zoneidx,
 			     struct zone *preferred_zone)
@@ -2417,22 +2414,8 @@
 	struct zoneref *z;
 	struct zone *zone;
 
-	for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx) {
-		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NO_KSWAPD))
-			wakeup_kswapd(zone, order, zone_idx(preferred_zone));
-		/*
-		 * Only reset the batches of zones that were actually
-		 * considered in the fast path, we don't want to
-		 * thrash fairness information for zones that are not
-		 * actually part of this zonelist's round-robin cycle.
-		 */
-		if (!zone_local(preferred_zone, zone))
-			continue;
-		mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH,
-				    high_wmark_pages(zone) -
-				    low_wmark_pages(zone) -
-				    zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH));
-	}
+	for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx)
+		wakeup_kswapd(zone, order, zone_idx(preferred_zone));
 }
 
 static inline int
@@ -2523,12 +2506,13 @@
 	 * allowed per node queues are empty and that nodes are
 	 * over allocated.
 	 */
-	if (gfp_thisnode_allocation(gfp_mask))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NUMA) &&
+	    (gfp_mask & GFP_THISNODE) == GFP_THISNODE)
 		goto nopage;
 
 restart:
-	prepare_slowpath(gfp_mask, order, zonelist,
-			 high_zoneidx, preferred_zone);
+	if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NO_KSWAPD))
+		wake_all_kswapds(order, zonelist, high_zoneidx, preferred_zone);
 
 	/*
 	 * OK, we're below the kswapd watermark and have kicked background
@@ -2712,7 +2696,7 @@
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	int migratetype = allocflags_to_migratetype(gfp_mask);
 	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
-	int alloc_flags = ALLOC_WMARK_LOW|ALLOC_CPUSET;
+	int alloc_flags = ALLOC_WMARK_LOW|ALLOC_CPUSET|ALLOC_FAIR;
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = NULL;
 
 	gfp_mask &= gfp_allowed_mask;
@@ -2753,12 +2737,29 @@
 	if (allocflags_to_migratetype(gfp_mask) == MIGRATE_MOVABLE)
 		alloc_flags |= ALLOC_CMA;
 #endif
+retry:
 	/* First allocation attempt */
 	page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask|__GFP_HARDWALL, nodemask, order,
 			zonelist, high_zoneidx, alloc_flags,
 			preferred_zone, migratetype);
 	if (unlikely(!page)) {
 		/*
+		 * The first pass makes sure allocations are spread
+		 * fairly within the local node.  However, the local
+		 * node might have free pages left after the fairness
+		 * batches are exhausted, and remote zones haven't
+		 * even been considered yet.  Try once more without
+		 * fairness, and include remote zones now, before
+		 * entering the slowpath and waking kswapd: prefer
+		 * spilling to a remote zone over swapping locally.
+		 */
+		if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_FAIR) {
+			reset_alloc_batches(zonelist, high_zoneidx,
+					    preferred_zone);
+			alloc_flags &= ~ALLOC_FAIR;
+			goto retry;
+		}
+		/*
 		 * Runtime PM, block IO and its error handling path
 		 * can deadlock because I/O on the device might not
 		 * complete.