diff --git a/include/linux/page-isolation.h b/include/linux/page-isolation.h
index 8550b3c91480..c16db0067090 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-isolation.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-isolation.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ static inline bool is_migrate_isolate(int migratetype)
 #define REPORT_FAILURE	0x2
 
 void set_pageblock_migratetype(struct page *page, int migratetype);
-int move_freepages_block(struct zone *zone, struct page *page, int migratetype);
+
+bool move_freepages_block_isolate(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
+				  int migratetype);
 
 int start_isolate_page_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
 			     int migratetype, int flags, gfp_t gfp_flags);
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index d1c69119b24f..ccf5a90a3ac8 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -559,10 +559,6 @@ extern void *memmap_alloc(phys_addr_t size, phys_addr_t align,
 void memmap_init_range(unsigned long, int, unsigned long, unsigned long,
 		unsigned long, enum meminit_context, struct vmem_altmap *, int);
 
-
-int split_free_page(struct page *free_page,
-			unsigned int order, unsigned long split_pfn_offset);
-
 #if defined CONFIG_COMPACTION || defined CONFIG_CMA
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index a057b82c4f1d..862f508835b8 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -832,64 +832,6 @@ static inline void __free_one_page(struct page *page,
 		page_reporting_notify_free(order);
 }
 
-/**
- * split_free_page() -- split a free page at split_pfn_offset
- * @free_page:		the original free page
- * @order:		the order of the page
- * @split_pfn_offset:	split offset within the page
- *
- * Return -ENOENT if the free page is changed, otherwise 0
- *
- * It is used when the free page crosses two pageblocks with different migratetypes
- * at split_pfn_offset within the page. The split free page will be put into
- * separate migratetype lists afterwards. Otherwise, the function achieves
- * nothing.
- */
-int split_free_page(struct page *free_page,
-			unsigned int order, unsigned long split_pfn_offset)
-{
-	struct zone *zone = page_zone(free_page);
-	unsigned long free_page_pfn = page_to_pfn(free_page);
-	unsigned long pfn;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int free_page_order;
-	int mt;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (split_pfn_offset == 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags);
-
-	if (!PageBuddy(free_page) || buddy_order(free_page) != order) {
-		ret = -ENOENT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	mt = get_pfnblock_migratetype(free_page, free_page_pfn);
-	if (likely(!is_migrate_isolate(mt)))
-		__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, -(1UL << order), mt);
-
-	del_page_from_free_list(free_page, zone, order);
-	for (pfn = free_page_pfn;
-	     pfn < free_page_pfn + (1UL << order);) {
-		int mt = get_pfnblock_migratetype(pfn_to_page(pfn), pfn);
-
-		free_page_order = min_t(unsigned int,
-					pfn ? __ffs(pfn) : order,
-					__fls(split_pfn_offset));
-		__free_one_page(pfn_to_page(pfn), pfn, zone, free_page_order,
-				mt, FPI_NONE);
-		pfn += 1UL << free_page_order;
-		split_pfn_offset -= (1UL << free_page_order);
-		/* we have done the first part, now switch to second part */
-		if (split_pfn_offset == 0)
-			split_pfn_offset = (1UL << order) - (pfn - free_page_pfn);
-	}
-out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);
-	return ret;
-}
 /*
  * A bad page could be due to a number of fields. Instead of multiple branches,
  * try and check multiple fields with one check. The caller must do a detailed
@@ -1669,8 +1611,8 @@ static bool prep_move_freepages_block(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 	return true;
 }
 
-int move_freepages_block(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
-			 int migratetype)
+static int move_freepages_block(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
+				int migratetype)
 {
 	unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn;
 
@@ -1681,6 +1623,119 @@ int move_freepages_block(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 	return move_freepages(zone, start_pfn, end_pfn, migratetype);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_ISOLATION
+/* Look for a buddy that straddles start_pfn */
+static unsigned long find_large_buddy(unsigned long start_pfn)
+{
+	int order = 0;
+	struct page *page;
+	unsigned long pfn = start_pfn;
+
+	while (!PageBuddy(page = pfn_to_page(pfn))) {
+		/* Nothing found */
+		if (++order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER)
+			return start_pfn;
+		pfn &= ~0UL << order;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Found a preceding buddy, but does it straddle?
+	 */
+	if (pfn + (1 << buddy_order(page)) > start_pfn)
+		return pfn;
+
+	/* Nothing found */
+	return start_pfn;
+}
+
+/* Split a multi-block free page into its individual pageblocks */
+static void split_large_buddy(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
+			      unsigned long pfn, int order)
+{
+	unsigned long end_pfn = pfn + (1 << order);
+
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(order <= pageblock_order);
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(pfn & (pageblock_nr_pages - 1));
+
+	/* Caller removed page from freelist, buddy info cleared! */
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(PageBuddy(page));
+
+	while (pfn != end_pfn) {
+		int mt = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn);
+
+		__free_one_page(page, pfn, zone, pageblock_order, mt, FPI_NONE);
+		pfn += pageblock_nr_pages;
+		page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * move_freepages_block_isolate - move free pages in block for page isolation
+ * @zone: the zone
+ * @page: the pageblock page
+ * @migratetype: migratetype to set on the pageblock
+ *
+ * This is similar to move_freepages_block(), but handles the special
+ * case encountered in page isolation, where the block of interest
+ * might be part of a larger buddy spanning multiple pageblocks.
+ *
+ * Unlike the regular page allocator path, which moves pages while
+ * stealing buddies off the freelist, page isolation is interested in
+ * arbitrary pfn ranges that may have overlapping buddies on both ends.
+ *
+ * This function handles that. Straddling buddies are split into
+ * individual pageblocks. Only the block of interest is moved.
+ *
+ * Returns %true if pages could be moved, %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool move_freepages_block_isolate(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
+				  int migratetype)
+{
+	unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn, pfn;
+	int nr_moved, mt;
+
+	if (!prep_move_freepages_block(zone, page, &start_pfn, &end_pfn,
+				       NULL, NULL))
+		return false;
+
+	/* We're a tail block in a larger buddy */
+	pfn = find_large_buddy(start_pfn);
+	if (pfn != start_pfn) {
+		struct page *buddy = pfn_to_page(pfn);
+		int order = buddy_order(buddy);
+		int mt = get_pfnblock_migratetype(buddy, pfn);
+
+		if (!is_migrate_isolate(mt))
+			__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, -(1UL << order), mt);
+		del_page_from_free_list(buddy, zone, order);
+		set_pageblock_migratetype(page, migratetype);
+		split_large_buddy(zone, buddy, pfn, order);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/* We're the starting block of a larger buddy */
+	if (PageBuddy(page) && buddy_order(page) > pageblock_order) {
+		int mt = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn);
+		int order = buddy_order(page);
+
+		if (!is_migrate_isolate(mt))
+			__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, -(1UL << order), mt);
+		del_page_from_free_list(page, zone, order);
+		set_pageblock_migratetype(page, migratetype);
+		split_large_buddy(zone, page, pfn, order);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	mt = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, start_pfn);
+	nr_moved = move_freepages(zone, start_pfn, end_pfn, migratetype);
+	if (!is_migrate_isolate(mt))
+		__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, -nr_moved, mt);
+	else if (!is_migrate_isolate(migratetype))
+		__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, nr_moved, migratetype);
+	return true;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_ISOLATION */
+
 static void change_pageblock_range(struct page *pageblock_page,
 					int start_order, int migratetype)
 {
@@ -6367,7 +6422,6 @@ int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 		       unsigned migratetype, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	unsigned long outer_start, outer_end;
-	int order;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	struct compact_control cc = {
@@ -6440,29 +6494,7 @@ int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 	 * We don't have to hold zone->lock here because the pages are
 	 * isolated thus they won't get removed from buddy.
 	 */
-
-	order = 0;
-	outer_start = start;
-	while (!PageBuddy(pfn_to_page(outer_start))) {
-		if (++order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER) {
-			outer_start = start;
-			break;
-		}
-		outer_start &= ~0UL << order;
-	}
-
-	if (outer_start != start) {
-		order = buddy_order(pfn_to_page(outer_start));
-
-		/*
-		 * outer_start page could be small order buddy page and
-		 * it doesn't include start page. Adjust outer_start
-		 * in this case to report failed page properly
-		 * on tracepoint in test_pages_isolated()
-		 */
-		if (outer_start + (1UL << order) <= start)
-			outer_start = start;
-	}
+	outer_start = find_large_buddy(start);
 
 	/* Make sure the range is really isolated. */
 	if (test_pages_isolated(outer_start, end, 0)) {
diff --git a/mm/page_isolation.c b/mm/page_isolation.c
index f84f0981b2df..042937d5abe4 100644
--- a/mm/page_isolation.c
+++ b/mm/page_isolation.c
@@ -178,16 +178,10 @@ static int set_migratetype_isolate(struct page *page, int migratetype, int isol_
 	unmovable = has_unmovable_pages(check_unmovable_start, check_unmovable_end,
 			migratetype, isol_flags);
 	if (!unmovable) {
-		int nr_pages;
-		int mt = get_pageblock_migratetype(page);
-
-		nr_pages = move_freepages_block(zone, page, MIGRATE_ISOLATE);
-		/* Block spans zone boundaries? */
-		if (nr_pages == -1) {
+		if (!move_freepages_block_isolate(zone, page, MIGRATE_ISOLATE)) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
-		__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, -nr_pages, mt);
 		zone->nr_isolate_pageblock++;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);
 		return 0;
@@ -254,13 +248,11 @@ static void unset_migratetype_isolate(struct page *page, int migratetype)
 	 * allocation.
 	 */
 	if (!isolated_page) {
-		int nr_pages = move_freepages_block(zone, page, migratetype);
 		/*
 		 * Isolating this block already succeeded, so this
 		 * should not fail on zone boundaries.
 		 */
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(nr_pages == -1);
-		__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, nr_pages, migratetype);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!move_freepages_block_isolate(zone, page, migratetype));
 	} else {
 		set_pageblock_migratetype(page, migratetype);
 		__putback_isolated_page(page, order, migratetype);
@@ -374,26 +366,29 @@ static int isolate_single_pageblock(unsigned long boundary_pfn, int flags,
 
 		VM_BUG_ON(!page);
 		pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
-		/*
-		 * start_pfn is MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES aligned, if there is any
-		 * free pages in [start_pfn, boundary_pfn), its head page will
-		 * always be in the range.
-		 */
+
 		if (PageBuddy(page)) {
 			int order = buddy_order(page);
 
-			if (pfn + (1UL << order) > boundary_pfn) {
-				/* free page changed before split, check it again */
-				if (split_free_page(page, order, boundary_pfn - pfn))
-					continue;
-			}
+			/* move_freepages_block_isolate() handled this */
+			VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(pfn + (1 << order) > boundary_pfn);
 
 			pfn += 1UL << order;
 			continue;
 		}
+
 		/*
-		 * migrate compound pages then let the free page handling code
-		 * above do the rest. If migration is not possible, just fail.
+		 * If a compound page is straddling our block, attempt
+		 * to migrate it out of the way.
+		 *
+		 * We don't have to worry about this creating a large
+		 * free page that straddles into our block: gigantic
+		 * pages are freed as order-0 chunks, and LRU pages
+		 * (currently) do not exceed pageblock_order.
+		 *
+		 * The block of interest has already been marked
+		 * MIGRATE_ISOLATE above, so when migration is done it
+		 * will free its pages onto the correct freelists.
 		 */
 		if (PageCompound(page)) {
 			struct page *head = compound_head(page);
@@ -404,16 +399,10 @@ static int isolate_single_pageblock(unsigned long boundary_pfn, int flags,
 				pfn = head_pfn + nr_pages;
 				continue;
 			}
+
 #if defined CONFIG_COMPACTION || defined CONFIG_CMA
-			/*
-			 * hugetlb, lru compound (THP), and movable compound pages
-			 * can be migrated. Otherwise, fail the isolation.
-			 */
-			if (PageHuge(page) || PageLRU(page) || __PageMovable(page)) {
-				int order;
-				unsigned long outer_pfn;
+			if (PageHuge(page)) {
 				int page_mt = get_pageblock_migratetype(page);
-				bool isolate_page = !is_migrate_isolate_page(page);
 				struct compact_control cc = {
 					.nr_migratepages = 0,
 					.order = -1,
@@ -426,56 +415,25 @@ static int isolate_single_pageblock(unsigned long boundary_pfn, int flags,
 				};
 				INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.migratepages);
 
-				/*
-				 * XXX: mark the page as MIGRATE_ISOLATE so that
-				 * no one else can grab the freed page after migration.
-				 * Ideally, the page should be freed as two separate
-				 * pages to be added into separate migratetype free
-				 * lists.
-				 */
-				if (isolate_page) {
-					ret = set_migratetype_isolate(page, page_mt,
-						flags, head_pfn, head_pfn + nr_pages);
-					if (ret)
-						goto failed;
-				}
-
 				ret = __alloc_contig_migrate_range(&cc, head_pfn,
 							head_pfn + nr_pages, page_mt);
-
-				/*
-				 * restore the page's migratetype so that it can
-				 * be split into separate migratetype free lists
-				 * later.
-				 */
-				if (isolate_page)
-					unset_migratetype_isolate(page, page_mt);
-
 				if (ret)
 					goto failed;
-				/*
-				 * reset pfn to the head of the free page, so
-				 * that the free page handling code above can split
-				 * the free page to the right migratetype list.
-				 *
-				 * head_pfn is not used here as a hugetlb page order
-				 * can be bigger than MAX_PAGE_ORDER, but after it is
-				 * freed, the free page order is not. Use pfn within
-				 * the range to find the head of the free page.
-				 */
-				order = 0;
-				outer_pfn = pfn;
-				while (!PageBuddy(pfn_to_page(outer_pfn))) {
-					/* stop if we cannot find the free page */
-					if (++order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER)
-						goto failed;
-					outer_pfn &= ~0UL << order;
-				}
-				pfn = outer_pfn;
+				pfn = head_pfn + nr_pages;
 				continue;
-			} else
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * These pages are movable too, but they're
+			 * not expected to exceed pageblock_order.
+			 *
+			 * Let us know when they do, so we can add
+			 * proper free and split handling for them.
+			 */
+			VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(PageLRU(page), page);
+			VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(__PageMovable(page), page);
 #endif
-				goto failed;
+			goto failed;
 		}
 
 		pfn++;
