diff --git a/include/linux/pkram.h b/include/linux/pkram.h
index c909aa299fc4..29109e875604 100644
--- a/include/linux/pkram.h
+++ b/include/linux/pkram.h
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ int pkram_prepare_save(struct pkram_stream *ps, const char *name,
 extern unsigned long pkram_reserved_pages;
 void pkram_reserve(void);
 void pkram_cleanup(void);
+void pkram_ban_region(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
 #else
 #define pkram_reserved_pages 0UL
 static inline void pkram_reserve(void) { }
 static inline void pkram_cleanup(void) { }
+static inline void pkram_ban_region(unsigned long start, unsigned long end) { }
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_PKRAM_H */
diff --git a/mm/pkram.c b/mm/pkram.c
index befdffc76940..cef75bd8ba99 100644
--- a/mm/pkram.c
+++ b/mm/pkram.c
@@ -140,6 +140,28 @@ extern void pkram_find_preserved(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, void *p
 unsigned long __initdata pkram_reserved_pages;
 
 /*
+ * For tracking a region of memory that PKRAM is not allowed to use.
+ */
+struct banned_region {
+	unsigned long start, end;		/* pfn, inclusive */
+};
+
+#define MAX_NR_BANNED		(32 + MAX_NUMNODES * 2)
+
+static unsigned int nr_banned;			/* number of banned regions */
+
+/* banned regions; arranged in ascending order, do not overlap */
+static struct banned_region banned[MAX_NR_BANNED];
+/*
+ * If a page allocated for PKRAM turns out to belong to a banned region,
+ * it is placed on the banned_pages list so subsequent allocation attempts
+ * do not encounter it again. The list is shrunk when system memory is low.
+ */
+static LIST_HEAD(banned_pages);			/* linked through page::lru */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(banned_pages_lock);
+static unsigned long nr_banned_pages;
+
+/*
  * The PKRAM super block pfn, see above.
  */
 static int __init parse_pkram_sb_pfn(char *arg)
@@ -206,12 +228,116 @@ void __init pkram_reserve(void)
 	pr_info("PKRAM: %lu pages reserved\n", pkram_reserved_pages);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Ban pfn range [start..end] (inclusive) from use in PKRAM.
+ */
+void pkram_ban_region(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+{
+	int i, merged = -1;
+
+	/* first try to merge the region with an existing one */
+	for (i = nr_banned - 1; i >= 0 && start <= banned[i].end + 1; i--) {
+		if (end + 1 >= banned[i].start) {
+			start = min(banned[i].start, start);
+			end = max(banned[i].end, end);
+			if (merged < 0)
+				merged = i;
+		} else
+			/*
+			 * Regions are arranged in ascending order and do not
+			 * intersect so the merged region cannot jump over its
+			 * predecessors.
+			 */
+			BUG_ON(merged >= 0);
+	}
+
+	i++;
+
+	if (merged >= 0) {
+		banned[i].start = start;
+		banned[i].end = end;
+		/* shift if merged with more than one region */
+		memmove(banned + i + 1, banned + merged + 1,
+			sizeof(*banned) * (nr_banned - merged - 1));
+		nr_banned -= merged - i;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The region does not intersect with an existing one;
+	 * try to create a new one.
+	 */
+	if (nr_banned == MAX_NR_BANNED) {
+		pr_err("PKRAM: Failed to ban %lu-%lu: Too many banned regions\n",
+			start, end);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memmove(banned + i + 1, banned + i,
+		sizeof(*banned) * (nr_banned - i));
+	banned[i].start = start;
+	banned[i].end = end;
+	nr_banned++;
+}
+
+static void pkram_show_banned(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned long n, total = 0;
+
+	pr_info("PKRAM: banned regions:\n");
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_banned; i++) {
+		n = banned[i].end - banned[i].start + 1;
+		pr_info("%4d: [%08lx - %08lx] %ld pages\n",
+			i, banned[i].start, banned[i].end, n);
+		total += n;
+	}
+	pr_info("Total banned: %ld pages in %d regions\n",
+		total, nr_banned);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns true if the page may not be used for storing preserved data.
+ */
+static bool pkram_page_banned(struct page *page)
+{
+	unsigned long epfn, pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
+	int l = 0, r = nr_banned - 1, m;
+
+	epfn = pfn + compound_nr(page) - 1;
+
+	/* do binary search */
+	while (l <= r) {
+		m = (l + r) / 2;
+		if (epfn < banned[m].start)
+			r = m - 1;
+		else if (pfn > banned[m].end)
+			l = m + 1;
+		else
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline struct page *pkram_alloc_page(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct page *page;
+	LIST_HEAD(list);
+	unsigned long len = 0;
 	int err;
 
 	page = alloc_page(gfp_mask);
+	while (page && pkram_page_banned(page)) {
+		len++;
+		list_add(&page->lru, &list);
+		page = alloc_page(gfp_mask);
+	}
+	if (len > 0) {
+		spin_lock(&banned_pages_lock);
+		nr_banned_pages += len;
+		list_splice(&list, &banned_pages);
+		spin_unlock(&banned_pages_lock);
+	}
 	if (page) {
 		err = pkram_add_identity_map(page);
 		if (err) {
@@ -230,6 +356,53 @@ static inline void pkram_free_page(void *addr)
 	free_page((unsigned long)addr);
 }
 
+static void __banned_pages_shrink(unsigned long nr_to_scan)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+
+	if (nr_to_scan <= 0)
+		return;
+
+	while (nr_banned_pages > 0) {
+		BUG_ON(list_empty(&banned_pages));
+		page = list_first_entry(&banned_pages, struct page, lru);
+		list_del(&page->lru);
+		__free_page(page);
+		nr_banned_pages--;
+		nr_to_scan--;
+		if (!nr_to_scan)
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+static unsigned long
+banned_pages_count(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
+{
+	return nr_banned_pages;
+}
+
+static unsigned long
+banned_pages_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
+{
+	int nr_left = nr_banned_pages;
+
+	if (!sc->nr_to_scan || !nr_left)
+		return nr_left;
+
+	spin_lock(&banned_pages_lock);
+	__banned_pages_shrink(sc->nr_to_scan);
+	nr_left = nr_banned_pages;
+	spin_unlock(&banned_pages_lock);
+
+	return nr_left;
+}
+
+static struct shrinker banned_pages_shrinker = {
+	.count_objects = banned_pages_count,
+	.scan_objects = banned_pages_scan,
+	.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
+};
+
 static inline void pkram_insert_node(struct pkram_node *node)
 {
 	list_add(&virt_to_page(node)->lru, &pkram_nodes);
@@ -705,6 +878,31 @@ static int __pkram_save_page(struct pkram_access *pa, struct page *page,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __pkram_save_page_copy(struct pkram_access *pa, struct page *page)
+{
+	int nr_pages = compound_nr(page);
+	pgoff_t index = page->index;
+	int i, err;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++, index++) {
+		struct page *p = page + i;
+		struct page *new;
+
+		new = pkram_alloc_page(pa->ps->gfp_mask);
+		if (!new)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		copy_highpage(new, p);
+		err = __pkram_save_page(pa, new, index);
+		if (err) {
+			pkram_free_page(page_address(new));
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Save folio @folio to the preserved memory node and object associated
  * with pkram stream access @pa. The stream must have been initialized with
@@ -728,6 +926,10 @@ int pkram_save_folio(struct pkram_access *pa, struct folio *folio)
 
 	BUG_ON((node->flags & PKRAM_ACCMODE_MASK) != PKRAM_SAVE);
 
+	/* if page is banned, relocate it */
+	if (pkram_page_banned(page))
+		return __pkram_save_page_copy(pa, page);
+
 	err = __pkram_save_page(pa, page, page->index);
 	if (!err)
 		err = pkram_add_identity_map(page);
@@ -987,6 +1189,7 @@ static void __pkram_reboot(void)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!list_empty(&pkram_nodes)) {
+		pkram_show_banned();
 		err = pkram_add_identity_map(virt_to_page(pkram_sb));
 		if (err) {
 			pr_err("PKRAM: failed to add super block to pagetable\n");
@@ -1073,6 +1276,7 @@ static int __init pkram_init_sb(void)
 		page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
 		if (!page) {
 			pr_err("PKRAM: Failed to allocate super block\n");
+			__banned_pages_shrink(ULONG_MAX);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		pkram_sb = page_address(page);
@@ -1095,6 +1299,7 @@ static int __init pkram_init(void)
 {
 	if (pkram_init_sb()) {
 		register_reboot_notifier(&pkram_reboot_notifier);
+		register_shrinker(&banned_pages_shrinker, "pkram");
 		sysfs_update_group(kernel_kobj, &pkram_attr_group);
 	}
 	return 0;
