diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/syscall_table.S b/arch/i386/kernel/syscall_table.S
index 6cd1ed3..d408afa 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/syscall_table.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/syscall_table.S
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 	.long sys_io_submit
 	.long sys_io_cancel
 	.long sys_fadvise64	/* 250 */
-	.long sys_ni_syscall
+	.long sys_set_zone_reclaim
 	.long sys_exit_group
 	.long sys_lookup_dcookie
 	.long sys_epoll_create
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
index d99316c..b1d5d3d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@
 	data8 sys_keyctl
 	data8 sys_ni_syscall
 	data8 sys_ni_syscall			// 1275
-	data8 sys_ni_syscall
+	data8 sys_set_zone_reclaim
 	data8 sys_ni_syscall
 	data8 sys_ni_syscall
 	data8 sys_ni_syscall
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/unistd.h b/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
index 61bcc1b..176413f 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 #define __NR_io_submit		248
 #define __NR_io_cancel		249
 #define __NR_fadvise64		250
-
+#define __NR_set_zone_reclaim	251
 #define __NR_exit_group		252
 #define __NR_lookup_dcookie	253
 #define __NR_epoll_create	254
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h b/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h
index 33e26c5..f7f43ec 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
 #define __NR_add_key			1271
 #define __NR_request_key		1272
 #define __NR_keyctl			1273
+#define __NR_set_zone_reclaim		1276
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index beacd93..dfc2452 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@
 	int			all_unreclaimable; /* All pages pinned */
 
 	/*
+	 * Does the allocator try to reclaim pages from the zone as soon
+	 * as it fails a watermark_ok() in __alloc_pages?
+	 */
+	int			reclaim_pages;
+
+	/*
 	 * prev_priority holds the scanning priority for this zone.  It is
 	 * defined as the scanning priority at which we achieved our reclaim
 	 * target at the previous try_to_free_pages() or balance_pgdat()
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 3bbc41b..0d21e682 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 
 /* linux/mm/vmscan.c */
 extern int try_to_free_pages(struct zone **, unsigned int, unsigned int);
+extern int zone_reclaim(struct zone *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern int shrink_all_memory(int);
 extern int vm_swappiness;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sys_ni.c b/kernel/sys_ni.c
index 0dda70e..6f15bea 100644
--- a/kernel/sys_ni.c
+++ b/kernel/sys_ni.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 cond_syscall(sys_keyctl);
 cond_syscall(compat_sys_keyctl);
 cond_syscall(compat_sys_socketcall);
+cond_syscall(sys_set_zone_reclaim);
 
 /* arch-specific weak syscall entries */
 cond_syscall(sys_pciconfig_read);
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 40169f0..3c0f69d 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -724,6 +724,14 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static inline int
+should_reclaim_zone(struct zone *z, unsigned int gfp_mask)
+{
+	if (!z->reclaim_pages)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * This is the 'heart' of the zoned buddy allocator.
  */
@@ -760,17 +768,32 @@
 
 	classzone_idx = zone_idx(zones[0]);
 
- restart:
+restart:
 	/* Go through the zonelist once, looking for a zone with enough free */
 	for (i = 0; (z = zones[i]) != NULL; i++) {
-
-		if (!zone_watermark_ok(z, order, z->pages_low,
-				       classzone_idx, 0, 0))
-			continue;
+		int do_reclaim = should_reclaim_zone(z, gfp_mask);
 
 		if (!cpuset_zone_allowed(z))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * If the zone is to attempt early page reclaim then this loop
+		 * will try to reclaim pages and check the watermark a second
+		 * time before giving up and falling back to the next zone.
+		 */
+zone_reclaim_retry:
+		if (!zone_watermark_ok(z, order, z->pages_low,
+				       classzone_idx, 0, 0)) {
+			if (!do_reclaim)
+				continue;
+			else {
+				zone_reclaim(z, gfp_mask, order);
+				/* Only try reclaim once */
+				do_reclaim = 0;
+				goto zone_reclaim_retry;
+			}
+		}
+
 		page = buffered_rmqueue(z, order, gfp_mask);
 		if (page)
 			goto got_pg;
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 6379ddb..7da8469 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1323,3 +1323,67 @@
 }
 
 module_init(kswapd_init)
+
+
+/*
+ * Try to free up some pages from this zone through reclaim.
+ */
+int zone_reclaim(struct zone *zone, unsigned int gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
+{
+	struct scan_control sc;
+	int nr_pages = 1 << order;
+	int total_reclaimed = 0;
+
+	/* The reclaim may sleep, so don't do it if sleep isn't allowed */
+	if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT))
+		return 0;
+	if (zone->all_unreclaimable)
+		return 0;
+
+	sc.gfp_mask = gfp_mask;
+	sc.may_writepage = 0;
+	sc.may_swap = 0;
+	sc.nr_mapped = read_page_state(nr_mapped);
+	sc.nr_scanned = 0;
+	sc.nr_reclaimed = 0;
+	/* scan at the highest priority */
+	sc.priority = 0;
+
+	if (nr_pages > SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX)
+		sc.swap_cluster_max = nr_pages;
+	else
+		sc.swap_cluster_max = SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX;
+
+	shrink_zone(zone, &sc);
+	total_reclaimed = sc.nr_reclaimed;
+
+	return total_reclaimed;
+}
+
+asmlinkage long sys_set_zone_reclaim(unsigned int node, unsigned int zone,
+				     unsigned int state)
+{
+	struct zone *z;
+	int i;
+
+	if (node >= MAX_NUMNODES || !node_online(node))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* This will break if we ever add more zones */
+	if (!(zone & (1<<ZONE_DMA|1<<ZONE_NORMAL|1<<ZONE_HIGHMEM)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_ZONES; i++) {
+		if (!(zone & 1<<i))
+			continue;
+
+		z = &NODE_DATA(node)->node_zones[i];
+
+		if (state)
+			z->reclaim_pages = 1;
+		else
+			z->reclaim_pages = 0;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}