diff --git a/include/linux/rmap.h b/include/linux/rmap.h
index 7a3941492856..fee10d744ebd 100644
--- a/include/linux/rmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/rmap.h
@@ -298,6 +298,6 @@ static inline int page_mkclean(struct page *page)
 #define SWAP_AGAIN	1
 #define SWAP_FAIL	2
 #define SWAP_MLOCK	3
-#define SWAP_LZFREE	4
+#define SWAP_DIRTY	4
 
 #endif	/* _LINUX_RMAP_H */
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 7309a716b7fc..08501a607b00 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1572,6 +1572,8 @@ bool madvise_free_huge_pmd(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		set_pmd_at(mm, addr, pmd, orig_pmd);
 		tlb_remove_pmd_tlb_entry(tlb, pmd, addr);
 	}
+
+	mark_page_lazyfree(page);
 	ret = true;
 out:
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index cf3021b05b32..d3a6712c3e14 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ static int madvise_free_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 			set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte, ptent);
 			tlb_remove_tlb_entry(tlb, pte, addr);
 		}
+		mark_page_lazyfree(page);
 	}
 out:
 	if (nr_swap) {
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index b4084d09dbe8..519b7eb723d1 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -1288,11 +1288,6 @@ void page_remove_rmap(struct page *page, bool compound)
 	 */
 }
 
-struct rmap_private {
-	enum ttu_flags flags;
-	int lazyfreed;
-};
-
 /*
  * @arg: enum ttu_flags will be passed to this argument
  */
@@ -1308,8 +1303,7 @@ static int try_to_unmap_one(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	pte_t pteval;
 	struct page *subpage;
 	int ret = SWAP_AGAIN;
-	struct rmap_private *rp = arg;
-	enum ttu_flags flags = rp->flags;
+	enum ttu_flags flags = (enum ttu_flags)arg;
 
 	/* munlock has nothing to gain from examining un-locked vmas */
 	if ((flags & TTU_MUNLOCK) && !(vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED))
@@ -1427,11 +1421,21 @@ static int try_to_unmap_one(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(!PageSwapCache(page) && PageSwapBacked(page),
 				page);
 
-			if (!PageDirty(page)) {
-				/* It's a freeable page by MADV_FREE */
-				dec_mm_counter(mm, MM_ANONPAGES);
-				rp->lazyfreed++;
-				goto discard;
+			/* MADV_FREE page check */
+			if (!PageSwapBacked(page)) {
+				if (!PageDirty(page)) {
+					dec_mm_counter(mm, MM_ANONPAGES);
+					goto discard;
+				}
+
+				/*
+				 * If the page was redirtied, it cannot be
+				 * discarded. Remap the page to page table.
+				 */
+				set_pte_at(mm, address, pvmw.pte, pteval);
+				ret = SWAP_DIRTY;
+				page_vma_mapped_walk_done(&pvmw);
+				break;
 			}
 
 			if (swap_duplicate(entry) < 0) {
@@ -1499,18 +1503,15 @@ static int page_mapcount_is_zero(struct page *page)
  * SWAP_AGAIN	- we missed a mapping, try again later
  * SWAP_FAIL	- the page is unswappable
  * SWAP_MLOCK	- page is mlocked.
+ * SWAP_DIRTY	- page is dirty MADV_FREE page
  */
 int try_to_unmap(struct page *page, enum ttu_flags flags)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct rmap_private rp = {
-		.flags = flags,
-		.lazyfreed = 0,
-	};
 
 	struct rmap_walk_control rwc = {
 		.rmap_one = try_to_unmap_one,
-		.arg = &rp,
+		.arg = (void *)flags,
 		.done = page_mapcount_is_zero,
 		.anon_lock = page_lock_anon_vma_read,
 	};
@@ -1531,11 +1532,8 @@ int try_to_unmap(struct page *page, enum ttu_flags flags)
 	else
 		ret = rmap_walk(page, &rwc);
 
-	if (ret != SWAP_MLOCK && !page_mapcount(page)) {
+	if (ret != SWAP_MLOCK && !page_mapcount(page))
 		ret = SWAP_SUCCESS;
-		if (rp.lazyfreed && !PageDirty(page))
-			ret = SWAP_LZFREE;
-	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1562,14 +1560,10 @@ static int page_not_mapped(struct page *page)
 int try_to_munlock(struct page *page)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct rmap_private rp = {
-		.flags = TTU_MUNLOCK,
-		.lazyfreed = 0,
-	};
 
 	struct rmap_walk_control rwc = {
 		.rmap_one = try_to_unmap_one,
-		.arg = &rp,
+		.arg = (void *)TTU_MUNLOCK,
 		.done = page_not_mapped,
 		.anon_lock = page_lock_anon_vma_read,
 
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index e5c00f2b98ab..ec4555369e17 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -906,7 +906,8 @@ static void page_check_dirty_writeback(struct page *page,
 	 * Anonymous pages are not handled by flushers and must be written
 	 * from reclaim context. Do not stall reclaim based on them
 	 */
-	if (!page_is_file_cache(page)) {
+	if (!page_is_file_cache(page) ||
+	    (PageAnon(page) && !PageSwapBacked(page))) {
 		*dirty = false;
 		*writeback = false;
 		return;
@@ -987,7 +988,8 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 			goto keep_locked;
 
 		/* Double the slab pressure for mapped and swapcache pages */
-		if (page_mapped(page) || PageSwapCache(page))
+		if ((page_mapped(page) || PageSwapCache(page)) &&
+		    !(PageAnon(page) && !PageSwapBacked(page)))
 			sc->nr_scanned++;
 
 		may_enter_fs = (sc->gfp_mask & __GFP_FS) ||
@@ -1113,8 +1115,10 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 		/*
 		 * Anonymous process memory has backing store?
 		 * Try to allocate it some swap space here.
+		 * Lazyfree page could be freed directly
 		 */
-		if (PageAnon(page) && !PageSwapCache(page)) {
+		if (PageAnon(page) && PageSwapBacked(page) &&
+		    !PageSwapCache(page)) {
 			if (!(sc->gfp_mask & __GFP_IO))
 				goto keep_locked;
 			if (!add_to_swap(page, page_list))
@@ -1135,9 +1139,12 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 		 * The page is mapped into the page tables of one or more
 		 * processes. Try to unmap it here.
 		 */
-		if (page_mapped(page) && mapping) {
+		if (page_mapped(page)) {
 			switch (ret = try_to_unmap(page,
 				ttu_flags | TTU_BATCH_FLUSH)) {
+			case SWAP_DIRTY:
+				SetPageSwapBacked(page);
+				/* fall through */
 			case SWAP_FAIL:
 				nr_unmap_fail++;
 				goto activate_locked;
@@ -1145,8 +1152,6 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 				goto keep_locked;
 			case SWAP_MLOCK:
 				goto cull_mlocked;
-			case SWAP_LZFREE:
-				goto lazyfree;
 			case SWAP_SUCCESS:
 				; /* try to free the page below */
 			}
@@ -1258,10 +1263,18 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 			}
 		}
 
-lazyfree:
-		if (!mapping || !__remove_mapping(mapping, page, true))
-			goto keep_locked;
+		if (PageAnon(page) && !PageSwapBacked(page)) {
+			/* follow __remove_mapping for reference */
+			if (!page_ref_freeze(page, 1))
+				goto keep_locked;
+			if (PageDirty(page)) {
+				page_ref_unfreeze(page, 1);
+				goto keep_locked;
+			}
 
+			count_vm_event(PGLAZYFREED);
+		} else if (!mapping || !__remove_mapping(mapping, page, true))
+			goto keep_locked;
 		/*
 		 * At this point, we have no other references and there is
 		 * no way to pick any more up (removed from LRU, removed
@@ -1271,9 +1284,6 @@ lazyfree:
 		 */
 		__ClearPageLocked(page);
 free_it:
-		if (ret == SWAP_LZFREE)
-			count_vm_event(PGLAZYFREED);
-
 		nr_reclaimed++;
 
 		/*