diff --git a/include/linux/vmalloc.h b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
index d1f1d338af20..8b51df3ab334 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 
 struct vm_area_struct;		/* vma defining user mapping in mm_types.h */
+struct notifier_block;		/* in notifier.h */
 
 /* bits in flags of vmalloc's vm_struct below */
 #define VM_IOREMAP		0x00000001	/* ioremap() and friends */
@@ -187,4 +188,7 @@ pcpu_free_vm_areas(struct vm_struct **vms, int nr_vms)
 #define VMALLOC_TOTAL 0UL
 #endif
 
+int register_vmap_purge_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+int unregister_vmap_purge_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_VMALLOC_H */
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index fb42a5bffe47..12d27ac303ae 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/debugobjects.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/radix-tree.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
@@ -344,6 +345,8 @@ static void __insert_vmap_area(struct vmap_area *va)
 
 static void purge_vmap_area_lazy(void);
 
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(vmap_notify_list);
+
 /*
  * Allocate a region of KVA of the specified size and alignment, within the
  * vstart and vend.
@@ -363,6 +366,8 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 	BUG_ON(offset_in_page(size));
 	BUG_ON(!is_power_of_2(align));
 
+	might_sleep_if(gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp_mask));
+
 	va = kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct vmap_area),
 			gfp_mask & GFP_RECLAIM_MASK, node);
 	if (unlikely(!va))
@@ -468,6 +473,16 @@ overflow:
 		purged = 1;
 		goto retry;
 	}
+
+	if (gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp_mask)) {
+		unsigned long freed = 0;
+		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&vmap_notify_list, 0, &freed);
+		if (freed > 0) {
+			purged = 0;
+			goto retry;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (printk_ratelimit())
 		pr_warn("vmap allocation for size %lu failed: "
 			"use vmalloc=<size> to increase size.\n", size);
@@ -475,6 +490,18 @@ overflow:
 	return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 }
 
+int register_vmap_purge_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&vmap_notify_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_vmap_purge_notifier);
+
+int unregister_vmap_purge_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&vmap_notify_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_vmap_purge_notifier);
+
 static void __free_vmap_area(struct vmap_area *va)
 {
 	BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY_NODE(&va->rb_node));