diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index a8cd4881faf2..30a1b5edbe90 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/mm_types.h>
 #include <linux/page-flags.h>
+#include <linux/local_lock.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
 /* Free memory management - zoned buddy allocator.  */
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ 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 {
 	int count;		/* number of pages in the list */
 	int high;		/* high watermark, emptying needed */
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f447b691b4eb..beca5ab7ddf3 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ 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);
@@ -1453,6 +1460,10 @@ static void free_pcppages_bulk(struct zone *zone, int count,
 		} while (--count && --batch_free && !list_empty(list));
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * local_lock_irq held so equivalent to spin_lock_irqsave for
+	 * both PREEMPT_RT and non-PREEMPT_RT configurations.
+	 */
 	spin_lock(&zone->lock);
 	isolated_pageblocks = has_isolate_pageblock(zone);
 
@@ -1573,6 +1584,11 @@ static void __free_pages_ok(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
 		return;
 
 	migratetype = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn);
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO FIX: Disable IRQs before acquiring IRQ-safe zone->lock
+	 * and protect vmstat updates.
+	 */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__count_vm_events(PGFREE, 1 << order);
 	free_one_page(page_zone(page), page, pfn, order, migratetype,
@@ -2955,6 +2971,10 @@ static int rmqueue_bulk(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order,
 {
 	int i, allocated = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * local_lock_irq held so equivalent to spin_lock_irqsave for
+	 * both PREEMPT_RT and non-PREEMPT_RT configurations.
+	 */
 	spin_lock(&zone->lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
 		struct page *page = __rmqueue(zone, order, migratetype,
@@ -3007,12 +3027,12 @@ void drain_zone_pages(struct zone *zone, struct per_cpu_pages *pcp)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int to_drain, batch;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.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_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -3028,13 +3048,13 @@ static void drain_pages_zone(unsigned int cpu, struct zone *zone)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct per_cpu_pages *pcp;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 
 	pcp = per_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset, cpu);
 	if (pcp->count)
 		free_pcppages_bulk(zone, pcp->count, pcp);
 
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3297,9 +3317,9 @@ void free_unref_page(struct page *page)
 	if (!free_unref_page_prepare(page, pfn))
 		return;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 	free_unref_page_commit(page, pfn);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3319,7 +3339,7 @@ void free_unref_page_list(struct list_head *list)
 		set_page_private(page, pfn);
 	}
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(page, next, list, lru) {
 		unsigned long pfn = page_private(page);
 
@@ -3332,12 +3352,12 @@ void free_unref_page_list(struct list_head *list)
 		 * a large list of pages to free.
 		 */
 		if (++batch_count == SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX) {
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
+			local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 			batch_count = 0;
-			local_irq_save(flags);
+			local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 		}
 	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3494,7 +3514,7 @@ static struct page *rmqueue_pcplist(struct zone *preferred_zone,
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 	pcp = this_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset);
 	list = &pcp->lists[migratetype];
 	page = __rmqueue_pcplist(zone,  migratetype, alloc_flags, pcp, list);
@@ -3502,7 +3522,7 @@ static struct page *rmqueue_pcplist(struct zone *preferred_zone,
 		__count_zid_vm_events(PGALLOC, page_zonenum(page), 1);
 		zone_statistics(preferred_zone, zone);
 	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 	return page;
 }
 
@@ -5096,7 +5116,7 @@ unsigned long __alloc_pages_bulk(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
 		goto failed;
 
 	/* Attempt the batch allocation */
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_lock_irqsave(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 	pcp = this_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_pageset);
 	pcp_list = &pcp->lists[ac.migratetype];
 
@@ -5134,12 +5154,12 @@ unsigned long __alloc_pages_bulk(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
 		nr_populated++;
 	}
 
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 
 	return nr_populated;
 
 failed_irq:
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_unlock_irqrestore(&pagesets.lock, flags);
 
 failed:
 	page = __alloc_pages(gfp, 0, preferred_nid, nodemask);
