diff --git a/include/linux/bootmem.h b/include/linux/bootmem.h
index e223d91b6439..ea30b3987282 100644
--- a/include/linux/bootmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/bootmem.h
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ extern void *__alloc_bootmem_low_node(pg_data_t *pgdat,
 #define BOOTMEM_ALLOC_ANYWHERE		(~(phys_addr_t)0)
 
 /* FIXME: Move to memblock.h at a point where we remove nobootmem.c */
+void *memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_raw(phys_addr_t size, phys_addr_t align,
+				      phys_addr_t min_addr,
+				      phys_addr_t max_addr, int nid);
 void *memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic(phys_addr_t size,
 		phys_addr_t align, phys_addr_t min_addr,
 		phys_addr_t max_addr, int nid);
@@ -176,6 +179,14 @@ static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc(
 					    NUMA_NO_NODE);
 }
 
+static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_raw(
+					phys_addr_t size,  phys_addr_t align)
+{
+	return memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_raw(size, align, BOOTMEM_LOW_LIMIT,
+					    BOOTMEM_ALLOC_ACCESSIBLE,
+					    NUMA_NO_NODE);
+}
+
 static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_nopanic(
 					phys_addr_t size, phys_addr_t align)
 {
@@ -257,6 +268,14 @@ static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc(
 	return __alloc_bootmem(size, align, BOOTMEM_LOW_LIMIT);
 }
 
+static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_raw(
+					phys_addr_t size,  phys_addr_t align)
+{
+	if (!align)
+		align = SMP_CACHE_BYTES;
+	return __alloc_bootmem_nopanic(size, align, BOOTMEM_LOW_LIMIT);
+}
+
 static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_nopanic(
 					phys_addr_t size, phys_addr_t align)
 {
@@ -309,6 +328,14 @@ static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid(phys_addr_t size,
 					  min_addr);
 }
 
+static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_raw(
+			phys_addr_t size, phys_addr_t align,
+			phys_addr_t min_addr, phys_addr_t max_addr, int nid)
+{
+	return ___alloc_bootmem_node_nopanic(NODE_DATA(nid), size, align,
+				min_addr, max_addr);
+}
+
 static inline void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic(
 			phys_addr_t size, phys_addr_t align,
 			phys_addr_t min_addr, phys_addr_t max_addr, int nid)
diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index e6df054e3180..bdf31f207fa4 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,6 @@ static void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_internal(
 	return NULL;
 done:
 	ptr = phys_to_virt(alloc);
-	memset(ptr, 0, size);
 
 	/*
 	 * The min_count is set to 0 so that bootmem allocated blocks
@@ -1341,6 +1340,38 @@ static void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_internal(
 }
 
 /**
+ * memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_raw - allocate boot memory block without zeroing
+ * memory and without panicking
+ * @size: size of memory block to be allocated in bytes
+ * @align: alignment of the region and block's size
+ * @min_addr: the lower bound of the memory region from where the allocation
+ *	  is preferred (phys address)
+ * @max_addr: the upper bound of the memory region from where the allocation
+ *	      is preferred (phys address), or %BOOTMEM_ALLOC_ACCESSIBLE to
+ *	      allocate only from memory limited by memblock.current_limit value
+ * @nid: nid of the free area to find, %NUMA_NO_NODE for any node
+ *
+ * Public function, provides additional debug information (including caller
+ * info), if enabled. Does not zero allocated memory, does not panic if request
+ * cannot be satisfied.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Virtual address of allocated memory block on success, NULL on failure.
+ */
+void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_raw(
+			phys_addr_t size, phys_addr_t align,
+			phys_addr_t min_addr, phys_addr_t max_addr,
+			int nid)
+{
+	memblock_dbg("%s: %llu bytes align=0x%llx nid=%d from=0x%llx max_addr=0x%llx %pF\n",
+		     __func__, (u64)size, (u64)align, nid, (u64)min_addr,
+		     (u64)max_addr, (void *)_RET_IP_);
+
+	return memblock_virt_alloc_internal(size, align,
+					    min_addr, max_addr, nid);
+}
+
+/**
  * memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic - allocate boot memory block
  * @size: size of memory block to be allocated in bytes
  * @align: alignment of the region and block's size
@@ -1351,8 +1382,8 @@ static void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_internal(
  *	      allocate only from memory limited by memblock.current_limit value
  * @nid: nid of the free area to find, %NUMA_NO_NODE for any node
  *
- * Public version of _memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic() which provides
- * additional debug information (including caller info), if enabled.
+ * Public function, provides additional debug information (including caller
+ * info), if enabled. This function zeroes the allocated memory.
  *
  * RETURNS:
  * Virtual address of allocated memory block on success, NULL on failure.
@@ -1362,11 +1393,17 @@ void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic(
 				phys_addr_t min_addr, phys_addr_t max_addr,
 				int nid)
 {
+	void *ptr;
+
 	memblock_dbg("%s: %llu bytes align=0x%llx nid=%d from=0x%llx max_addr=0x%llx %pF\n",
 		     __func__, (u64)size, (u64)align, nid, (u64)min_addr,
 		     (u64)max_addr, (void *)_RET_IP_);
-	return memblock_virt_alloc_internal(size, align, min_addr,
-					     max_addr, nid);
+
+	ptr = memblock_virt_alloc_internal(size, align,
+					   min_addr, max_addr, nid);
+	if (ptr)
+		memset(ptr, 0, size);
+	return ptr;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1380,7 +1417,7 @@ void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic(
  *	      allocate only from memory limited by memblock.current_limit value
  * @nid: nid of the free area to find, %NUMA_NO_NODE for any node
  *
- * Public panicking version of _memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic()
+ * Public panicking version of memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid_nopanic()
  * which provides debug information (including caller info), if enabled,
  * and panics if the request can not be satisfied.
  *
@@ -1399,8 +1436,10 @@ void * __init memblock_virt_alloc_try_nid(
 		     (u64)max_addr, (void *)_RET_IP_);
 	ptr = memblock_virt_alloc_internal(size, align,
 					   min_addr, max_addr, nid);
-	if (ptr)
+	if (ptr) {
+		memset(ptr, 0, size);
 		return ptr;
+	}
 
 	panic("%s: Failed to allocate %llu bytes align=0x%llx nid=%d from=0x%llx max_addr=0x%llx\n",
 	      __func__, (u64)size, (u64)align, nid, (u64)min_addr,
