diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index d3b8889b76ab..a1f458f939db 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -338,8 +338,37 @@ enum zone_watermarks {
 #define high_wmark_pages(z) (z->_watermark[WMARK_HIGH] + z->watermark_boost)
 #define wmark_pages(z, i) (z->_watermark[i] + z->watermark_boost)
 
-/* Fields and list protected by pagesets local_lock in page_alloc.c */
+/*
+ * struct per_cpu_pages is a per-cpu structure protected by a lock
+ * embedded within the structure. This is subtle because ordinarily
+ * that would imply the PCP structure must first be located when
+ * the task is not yet pinned to the CPU e.g.
+ *
+ *   migrate_disable();
+ *   pcp = this_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset);
+ *   local_lock_irqsave(&pcp->lock, flags);
+ *
+ * However, because per-cpu addresses are calculated based on offsets,
+ * the following is true
+ *
+ *   &per_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset, cpu)->lock == per_cpu_ptr(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, cpu)
+ *
+ * This is true because the LHS is
+ *
+ *   (local_lock_t *)((zone->per_cpu_pageset + per_cpu_offset(cpu)) + offsetof(struct per_cpu_pageset, lock))
+ *
+ * while the RHS is
+ *
+ *   (local_lock_t *)((zone->per_cpu_pageset + offsetof(struct per_cpu_pageset, lock)) + per_cpu_offset(cpu))
+ *
+ * local_lock will first disable preempt, migration or IRQs depending on
+ * the kernel configuration prior to the per_cpu_offset is calculated.
+ * Hence, the following is safe for both PREEMPT_RT and !PREEMPT_RT.
+ *
+ *   local_lock_irqsave(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
+ */
 struct per_cpu_pages {
+	local_lock_t lock;
 	int count;		/* number of pages in the list */
 	int high;		/* high watermark, emptying needed */
 	int batch;		/* chunk size for buddy add/remove */
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 44a5eb067b38..52ce688b6c73 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -112,13 +112,6 @@ typedef int __bitwise fpi_t;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(pcp_batch_high_lock);
 #define MIN_PERCPU_PAGELIST_FRACTION	(8)
 
-struct pagesets {
-	local_lock_t lock;
-};
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pagesets, pagesets) = {
-	.lock = INIT_LOCAL_LOCK(lock),
-};
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_PERCPU_NUMA_NODE_ID
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, numa_node);
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(numa_node);
@@ -2985,12 +2978,12 @@ void drain_zone_pages(struct zone *zone, struct per_cpu_pages *pcp)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int to_drain, batch;
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&pcp->lock, flags);
 	batch = READ_ONCE(pcp->batch);
 	to_drain = min(pcp->count, batch);
 	if (to_drain > 0)
 		free_pcppages_bulk(zone, to_drain, pcp);
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pcp->lock, flags);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -3006,13 +2999,13 @@ static void drain_pages_zone(unsigned int cpu, struct zone *zone)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct per_cpu_pages *pcp;
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 
 	pcp = per_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset, cpu);
 	if (pcp->count)
 		free_pcppages_bulk(zone, pcp->count, pcp);
 
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3232,10 +3225,9 @@ static bool free_unref_page_prepare(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void free_unref_page_commit(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
-				   int migratetype)
+static void free_unref_page_commit(struct page *page, struct zone *zone,
+				   unsigned long pfn, int migratetype)
 {
-	struct zone *zone = page_zone(page);
 	struct per_cpu_pages *pcp;
 
 	__count_vm_event(PGFREE);
@@ -3251,6 +3243,7 @@ static void free_unref_page_commit(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
  */
 void free_unref_page(struct page *page)
 {
+	struct zone *zone;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
 	int migratetype;
@@ -3274,9 +3267,10 @@ void free_unref_page(struct page *page)
 		migratetype = MIGRATE_MOVABLE;
 	}
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
-	free_unref_page_commit(page, pfn, migratetype);
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	zone = page_zone(page);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
+	free_unref_page_commit(page, zone, pfn, migratetype);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3284,11 +3278,15 @@ void free_unref_page(struct page *page)
  */
 void free_unref_page_list(struct list_head *list)
 {
+	struct zone *locked_zone;
 	struct page *page, *next;
 	unsigned long flags, pfn;
 	int batch_count = 0;
 	int migratetype;
 
+	if (list_empty(list))
+		return;
+
 	/* Prepare pages for freeing */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(page, next, list, lru) {
 		pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
@@ -3311,25 +3309,49 @@ void free_unref_page_list(struct list_head *list)
 		set_page_private(page, pfn);
 	}
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	/* Acquire the lock required for the first page. */
+	page = list_first_entry(list, struct page, lru);
+	locked_zone = page_zone(page);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&locked_zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(page, next, list, lru) {
+		struct zone *zone = page_zone(page);
 		pfn = page_private(page);
 		set_page_private(page, 0);
 		migratetype = get_pcppage_migratetype(page);
 		trace_mm_page_free_batched(page);
-		free_unref_page_commit(page, pfn, migratetype);
+
+		/*
+		 * Switch locks if the zone changes.
+		 *
+		 * It is only necessary to do this for PREEMPT_RT and
+		 * DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC. For !PREEMPT_RT, switching zones just
+		 * enables local IRQs and disables them again which is
+		 * unnecessary. On PREEMPT_RT, local_lock may be a spinlock
+		 * so switching is required. For DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC, the
+		 * lock dependencies should be properly checked.
+		 */
+#if defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC)
+		if (locked_zone != zone) {
+			local_unlock_irqrestore(&locked_zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
+			local_lock_irqsave(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
+			locked_zone = zone;
+		}
+#endif
+
+		free_unref_page_commit(page, zone, pfn, migratetype);
 
 		/*
 		 * Guard against excessive IRQ disabled times when we get
 		 * a large list of pages to free.
 		 */
 		if (++batch_count == SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX) {
-			local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+			local_unlock_irqrestore(&locked_zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 			batch_count = 0;
-			local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+			local_lock_irqsave(&locked_zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 		}
 	}
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&locked_zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3487,11 +3509,11 @@ static struct page *rmqueue_pcplist(struct zone *preferred_zone,
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 	pcp = this_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset);
 	list = &pcp->lists[migratetype];
 	page = __rmqueue_pcplist(zone,  migratetype, alloc_flags, pcp, list);
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 	if (page) {
 		__count_zid_vm_events(PGALLOC, page_zonenum(page), 1);
 		zone_statistics(preferred_zone, zone, 1);
@@ -5090,7 +5112,7 @@ unsigned long __alloc_pages_bulk(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
 		goto failed;
 
 	/* Attempt the batch allocation */
-	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 	pcp = this_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset);
 	pcp_list = &pcp->lists[ac.migratetype];
 
@@ -5120,7 +5142,7 @@ unsigned long __alloc_pages_bulk(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
 		nr_populated++;
 	}
 
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 
 	__count_zid_vm_events(PGALLOC, zone_idx(zone), nr_account);
 	zone_statistics(ac.preferred_zoneref->zone, zone, nr_account);
@@ -5128,7 +5150,7 @@ unsigned long __alloc_pages_bulk(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
 	return nr_populated;
 
 failed_irq:
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->per_cpu_pageset->lock, flags);
 
 failed:
 	page = __alloc_pages(gfp, 0, preferred_nid, nodemask);
@@ -6616,6 +6638,8 @@ static void per_cpu_pages_init(struct per_cpu_pages *pcp, struct per_cpu_zonesta
 	memset(pcp, 0, sizeof(*pcp));
 	memset(pzstats, 0, sizeof(*pzstats));
 
+	local_lock_init(&pcp->lock);
+
 	for (migratetype = 0; migratetype < MIGRATE_PCPTYPES; migratetype++)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcp->lists[migratetype]);
 
