diff --git a/include/linux/pagemap.h b/include/linux/pagemap.h
index 226f96f0dee0..e2d7039af6a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagemap.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagemap.h
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ static inline int wait_on_page_locked_killable(struct page *page)
 	return wait_on_page_bit_killable(compound_head(page), PG_locked);
 }
 
+extern void put_and_wait_on_page_locked(struct page *page);
+
 /* 
  * Wait for a page to complete writeback
  */
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 81adec8ee02c..d2df272152f5 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -981,7 +981,14 @@ static int wake_page_function(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync,
 	if (wait_page->bit_nr != key->bit_nr)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Stop walking if it's locked */
+	/*
+	 * Stop walking if it's locked.
+	 * Is this safe if put_and_wait_on_page_locked() is in use?
+	 * Yes: the waker must hold a reference to this page, and if PG_locked
+	 * has now already been set by another task, that task must also hold
+	 * a reference to the *same usage* of this page; so there is no need
+	 * to walk on to wake even the put_and_wait_on_page_locked() callers.
+	 */
 	if (test_bit(key->bit_nr, &key->page->flags))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1049,25 +1056,44 @@ static void wake_up_page(struct page *page, int bit)
 	wake_up_page_bit(page, bit);
 }
 
+/*
+ * A choice of three behaviors for wait_on_page_bit_common():
+ */
+enum behavior {
+	EXCLUSIVE,	/* Hold ref to page and take the bit when woken, like
+			 * __lock_page() waiting on then setting PG_locked.
+			 */
+	SHARED,		/* Hold ref to page and check the bit when woken, like
+			 * wait_on_page_writeback() waiting on PG_writeback.
+			 */
+	DROP,		/* Drop ref to page before wait, no check when woken,
+			 * like put_and_wait_on_page_locked() on PG_locked.
+			 */
+};
+
 static inline int wait_on_page_bit_common(wait_queue_head_t *q,
-		struct page *page, int bit_nr, int state, bool lock)
+	struct page *page, int bit_nr, int state, enum behavior behavior)
 {
 	struct wait_page_queue wait_page;
 	wait_queue_entry_t *wait = &wait_page.wait;
+	bool bit_is_set;
 	bool thrashing = false;
+	bool delayacct = false;
 	unsigned long pflags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (bit_nr == PG_locked &&
 	    !PageUptodate(page) && PageWorkingset(page)) {
-		if (!PageSwapBacked(page))
+		if (!PageSwapBacked(page)) {
 			delayacct_thrashing_start();
+			delayacct = true;
+		}
 		psi_memstall_enter(&pflags);
 		thrashing = true;
 	}
 
 	init_wait(wait);
-	wait->flags = lock ? WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE : 0;
+	wait->flags = behavior == EXCLUSIVE ? WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE : 0;
 	wait->func = wake_page_function;
 	wait_page.page = page;
 	wait_page.bit_nr = bit_nr;
@@ -1084,14 +1110,17 @@ static inline int wait_on_page_bit_common(wait_queue_head_t *q,
 
 		spin_unlock_irq(&q->lock);
 
-		if (likely(test_bit(bit_nr, &page->flags))) {
-			io_schedule();
-		}
+		bit_is_set = test_bit(bit_nr, &page->flags);
+		if (behavior == DROP)
+			put_page(page);
 
-		if (lock) {
+		if (likely(bit_is_set))
+			io_schedule();
+
+		if (behavior == EXCLUSIVE) {
 			if (!test_and_set_bit_lock(bit_nr, &page->flags))
 				break;
-		} else {
+		} else if (behavior == SHARED) {
 			if (!test_bit(bit_nr, &page->flags))
 				break;
 		}
@@ -1100,12 +1129,23 @@ static inline int wait_on_page_bit_common(wait_queue_head_t *q,
 			ret = -EINTR;
 			break;
 		}
+
+		if (behavior == DROP) {
+			/*
+			 * We can no longer safely access page->flags:
+			 * even if CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE is not enabled,
+			 * there is a risk of waiting forever on a page reused
+			 * for something that keeps it locked indefinitely.
+			 * But best check for -EINTR above before breaking.
+			 */
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	finish_wait(q, wait);
 
 	if (thrashing) {
-		if (!PageSwapBacked(page))
+		if (delayacct)
 			delayacct_thrashing_end();
 		psi_memstall_leave(&pflags);
 	}
@@ -1124,17 +1164,36 @@ static inline int wait_on_page_bit_common(wait_queue_head_t *q,
 void wait_on_page_bit(struct page *page, int bit_nr)
 {
 	wait_queue_head_t *q = page_waitqueue(page);
-	wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, bit_nr, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, false);
+	wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, bit_nr, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, SHARED);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_on_page_bit);
 
 int wait_on_page_bit_killable(struct page *page, int bit_nr)
 {
 	wait_queue_head_t *q = page_waitqueue(page);
-	return wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, bit_nr, TASK_KILLABLE, false);
+	return wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, bit_nr, TASK_KILLABLE, SHARED);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_on_page_bit_killable);
 
+/**
+ * put_and_wait_on_page_locked - Drop a reference and wait for it to be unlocked
+ * @page: The page to wait for.
+ *
+ * The caller should hold a reference on @page.  They expect the page to
+ * become unlocked relatively soon, but do not wish to hold up migration
+ * (for example) by holding the reference while waiting for the page to
+ * come unlocked.  After this function returns, the caller should not
+ * dereference @page.
+ */
+void put_and_wait_on_page_locked(struct page *page)
+{
+	wait_queue_head_t *q;
+
+	page = compound_head(page);
+	q = page_waitqueue(page);
+	wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, PG_locked, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, DROP);
+}
+
 /**
  * add_page_wait_queue - Add an arbitrary waiter to a page's wait queue
  * @page: Page defining the wait queue of interest
@@ -1264,7 +1323,8 @@ void __lock_page(struct page *__page)
 {
 	struct page *page = compound_head(__page);
 	wait_queue_head_t *q = page_waitqueue(page);
-	wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, PG_locked, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, true);
+	wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, PG_locked, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE,
+				EXCLUSIVE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__lock_page);
 
@@ -1272,7 +1332,8 @@ int __lock_page_killable(struct page *__page)
 {
 	struct page *page = compound_head(__page);
 	wait_queue_head_t *q = page_waitqueue(page);
-	return wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, PG_locked, TASK_KILLABLE, true);
+	return wait_on_page_bit_common(q, page, PG_locked, TASK_KILLABLE,
+					EXCLUSIVE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__lock_page_killable);
 
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index da6682bb69aa..0c0e18409fde 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1490,8 +1490,7 @@ vm_fault_t do_huge_pmd_numa_page(struct vm_fault *vmf, pmd_t pmd)
 		if (!get_page_unless_zero(page))
 			goto out_unlock;
 		spin_unlock(vmf->ptl);
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		put_page(page);
+		put_and_wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1527,8 +1526,7 @@ vm_fault_t do_huge_pmd_numa_page(struct vm_fault *vmf, pmd_t pmd)
 		if (!get_page_unless_zero(page))
 			goto out_unlock;
 		spin_unlock(vmf->ptl);
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		put_page(page);
+		put_and_wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index f7e4bfdc13b7..acda06f99754 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -327,16 +327,13 @@ void __migration_entry_wait(struct mm_struct *mm, pte_t *ptep,
 
 	/*
 	 * Once page cache replacement of page migration started, page_count
-	 * *must* be zero. And, we don't want to call wait_on_page_locked()
-	 * against a page without get_page().
-	 * So, we use get_page_unless_zero(), here. Even failed, page fault
-	 * will occur again.
+	 * is zero; but we must not call put_and_wait_on_page_locked() without
+	 * a ref. Use get_page_unless_zero(), and just fault again if it fails.
 	 */
 	if (!get_page_unless_zero(page))
 		goto out;
 	pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
-	wait_on_page_locked(page);
-	put_page(page);
+	put_and_wait_on_page_locked(page);
 	return;
 out:
 	pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
@@ -370,8 +367,7 @@ void pmd_migration_entry_wait(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
 	if (!get_page_unless_zero(page))
 		goto unlock;
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
-	wait_on_page_locked(page);
-	put_page(page);
+	put_and_wait_on_page_locked(page);
 	return;
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index bd8971a29204..a714c4f800e9 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1460,14 +1460,8 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 			count_memcg_page_event(page, 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
-		 * from pagecache). Can use non-atomic bitops now (and
-		 * we obviously don't have to worry about waking up a process
-		 * waiting on the page lock, because there are no references.
-		 */
-		__ClearPageLocked(page);
+
+		unlock_page(page);
 free_it:
 		nr_reclaimed++;