diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
index be89654..13c6c37 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/suspend.h>
+#include <linux/pfn.h>
 
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -256,22 +258,6 @@ void __init e820_reserve_resources(void)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Mark pages corresponding to given address range as nosave */
-static void __init
-e820_mark_nosave_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
-{
-	unsigned long pfn, max_pfn;
-
-	if (start >= end)
-		return;
-
-	printk("Nosave address range: %016lx - %016lx\n", start, end);
-	max_pfn = end >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	for (pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT; pfn < max_pfn; pfn++)
-		if (pfn_valid(pfn))
-			SetPageNosave(pfn_to_page(pfn));
-}
-
 /*
  * Find the ranges of physical addresses that do not correspond to
  * e820 RAM areas and mark the corresponding pages as nosave for software
@@ -290,13 +276,13 @@ void __init e820_mark_nosave_regions(void)
 		struct e820entry *ei = &e820.map[i];
 
 		if (paddr < ei->addr)
-			e820_mark_nosave_range(paddr,
-					round_up(ei->addr, PAGE_SIZE));
+			register_nosave_region(PFN_DOWN(paddr),
+						PFN_UP(ei->addr));
 
 		paddr = round_down(ei->addr + ei->size, PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (ei->type != E820_RAM)
-			e820_mark_nosave_range(round_up(ei->addr, PAGE_SIZE),
-					paddr);
+			register_nosave_region(PFN_UP(ei->addr),
+						PFN_DOWN(paddr));
 
 		if (paddr >= (end_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT))
 			break;
diff --git a/include/linux/suspend.h b/include/linux/suspend.h
index a45b9f5..3cc4d63 100644
--- a/include/linux/suspend.h
+++ b/include/linux/suspend.h
@@ -24,63 +24,41 @@ struct pbe {
 extern void drain_local_pages(void);
 extern void mark_free_pages(struct zone *zone);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-/* kernel/power/swsusp.c */
-extern int software_suspend(void);
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM) && defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE)
 extern int pm_prepare_console(void);
 extern void pm_restore_console(void);
 #else
 static inline int pm_prepare_console(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void pm_restore_console(void) {}
-#endif /* defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE) */
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM) && defined(CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND)
+/* kernel/power/swsusp.c */
+extern int software_suspend(void);
+/* kernel/power/snapshot.c */
+extern void __init register_nosave_region(unsigned long, unsigned long);
+extern int swsusp_page_is_forbidden(struct page *);
+extern void swsusp_set_page_free(struct page *);
+extern void swsusp_unset_page_free(struct page *);
+extern unsigned long get_safe_page(gfp_t gfp_mask);
 #else
 static inline int software_suspend(void)
 {
 	printk("Warning: fake suspend called\n");
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_PM */
+
+static inline void register_nosave_region(unsigned long b, unsigned long e) {}
+static inline int swsusp_page_is_forbidden(struct page *p) { return 0; }
+static inline void swsusp_set_page_free(struct page *p) {}
+static inline void swsusp_unset_page_free(struct page *p) {}
+#endif /* defined(CONFIG_PM) && defined(CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND) */
 
 void save_processor_state(void);
 void restore_processor_state(void);
 struct saved_context;
 void __save_processor_state(struct saved_context *ctxt);
 void __restore_processor_state(struct saved_context *ctxt);
-unsigned long get_safe_page(gfp_t gfp_mask);
-
-/* Page management functions for the software suspend (swsusp) */
-
-static inline void swsusp_set_page_forbidden(struct page *page)
-{
-	SetPageNosave(page);
-}
-
-static inline int swsusp_page_is_forbidden(struct page *page)
-{
-	return PageNosave(page);
-}
-
-static inline void swsusp_unset_page_forbidden(struct page *page)
-{
-	ClearPageNosave(page);
-}
-
-static inline void swsusp_set_page_free(struct page *page)
-{
-	SetPageNosaveFree(page);
-}
-
-static inline int swsusp_page_is_free(struct page *page)
-{
-	return PageNosaveFree(page);
-}
-
-static inline void swsusp_unset_page_free(struct page *page)
-{
-	ClearPageNosaveFree(page);
-}
 
 /*
  * XXX: We try to keep some more pages free so that I/O operations succeed
diff --git a/kernel/power/disk.c b/kernel/power/disk.c
index 8df51c2..403bc37 100644
--- a/kernel/power/disk.c
+++ b/kernel/power/disk.c
@@ -139,14 +139,19 @@ int pm_suspend_disk(void)
 		mdelay(5000);
 		goto Thaw;
 	}
+	/* Allocate memory management structures */
+	error = create_basic_memory_bitmaps();
+	if (error)
+		goto Thaw;
+
 	/* Free memory before shutting down devices. */
 	error = swsusp_shrink_memory();
 	if (error)
-		goto Thaw;
+		goto Finish;
 
 	error = platform_prepare();
 	if (error)
-		goto Thaw;
+		goto Finish;
 
 	suspend_console();
 	error = device_suspend(PMSG_FREEZE);
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@ int pm_suspend_disk(void)
 			power_down();
 		else {
 			swsusp_free();
-			goto Thaw;
+			goto Finish;
 		}
 	} else {
 		pr_debug("PM: Image restored successfully.\n");
@@ -194,6 +199,8 @@ int pm_suspend_disk(void)
 	platform_finish();
 	device_resume();
 	resume_console();
+ Finish:
+	free_basic_memory_bitmaps();
  Thaw:
 	unprepare_processes();
 	return error;
@@ -239,13 +246,15 @@ static int software_resume(void)
 	}
 
 	pr_debug("PM: Checking swsusp image.\n");
-
 	error = swsusp_check();
 	if (error)
-		goto Done;
+		goto Unlock;
 
-	pr_debug("PM: Preparing processes for restore.\n");
+	error = create_basic_memory_bitmaps();
+	if (error)
+		goto Unlock;
 
+	pr_debug("PM: Preparing processes for restore.\n");
 	error = prepare_processes();
 	if (error) {
 		swsusp_close();
@@ -280,7 +289,9 @@ static int software_resume(void)
 	printk(KERN_ERR "PM: Restore failed, recovering.\n");
 	unprepare_processes();
  Done:
+	free_basic_memory_bitmaps();
 	/* For success case, the suspend path will release the lock */
+ Unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&pm_mutex);
 	pr_debug("PM: Resume from disk failed.\n");
 	return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index b21c2a5..5a77927 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ static int enter_state(suspend_state_t state)
 	return error;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND
 /*
  * This is main interface to the outside world. It needs to be
  * called from process context.
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ int software_suspend(void)
 {
 	return enter_state(PM_SUSPEND_DISK);
 }
+#endif
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/power/power.h b/kernel/power/power.h
index 33bd94c..1f8052b 100644
--- a/kernel/power/power.h
+++ b/kernel/power/power.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ extern sector_t swsusp_resume_block;
 extern asmlinkage int swsusp_arch_suspend(void);
 extern asmlinkage int swsusp_arch_resume(void);
 
+extern int create_basic_memory_bitmaps(void);
+extern void free_basic_memory_bitmaps(void);
 extern unsigned int count_data_pages(void);
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/power/snapshot.c b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
index 48fc7a3..f66e441 100644
--- a/kernel/power/snapshot.c
+++ b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@
 
 #include "power.h"
 
+static int swsusp_page_is_free(struct page *);
+static void swsusp_set_page_forbidden(struct page *);
+static void swsusp_unset_page_forbidden(struct page *);
+
 /* List of PBEs needed for restoring the pages that were allocated before
  * the suspend and included in the suspend image, but have also been
  * allocated by the "resume" kernel, so their contents cannot be written
@@ -224,11 +229,6 @@ static void chain_free(struct chain_allocator *ca, int clear_page_nosave)
  *	of type unsigned long each).  It also contains the pfns that
  *	correspond to the start and end of the represented memory area and
  *	the number of bit chunks in the block.
- *
- *	NOTE: Memory bitmaps are used for two types of operations only:
- *	"set a bit" and "find the next bit set".  Moreover, the searching
- *	is always carried out after all of the "set a bit" operations
- *	on given bitmap.
  */
 
 #define BM_END_OF_MAP	(~0UL)
@@ -443,15 +443,13 @@ static void memory_bm_free(struct memory_bitmap *bm, int clear_nosave_free)
 }
 
 /**
- *	memory_bm_set_bit - set the bit in the bitmap @bm that corresponds
+ *	memory_bm_find_bit - find the bit in the bitmap @bm that corresponds
  *	to given pfn.  The cur_zone_bm member of @bm and the cur_block member
  *	of @bm->cur_zone_bm are updated.
- *
- *	If the bit cannot be set, the function returns -EINVAL .
  */
 
-static int
-memory_bm_set_bit(struct memory_bitmap *bm, unsigned long pfn)
+static void memory_bm_find_bit(struct memory_bitmap *bm, unsigned long pfn,
+				void **addr, unsigned int *bit_nr)
 {
 	struct zone_bitmap *zone_bm;
 	struct bm_block *bb;
@@ -463,8 +461,8 @@ memory_bm_set_bit(struct memory_bitmap *bm, unsigned long pfn)
 		/* We don't assume that the zones are sorted by pfns */
 		while (pfn < zone_bm->start_pfn || pfn >= zone_bm->end_pfn) {
 			zone_bm = zone_bm->next;
-			if (unlikely(!zone_bm))
-				return -EINVAL;
+
+			BUG_ON(!zone_bm);
 		}
 		bm->cur.zone_bm = zone_bm;
 	}
@@ -475,13 +473,40 @@ memory_bm_set_bit(struct memory_bitmap *bm, unsigned long pfn)
 
 	while (pfn >= bb->end_pfn) {
 		bb = bb->next;
-		if (unlikely(!bb))
-			return -EINVAL;
+
+		BUG_ON(!bb);
 	}
 	zone_bm->cur_block = bb;
 	pfn -= bb->start_pfn;
-	set_bit(pfn % BM_BITS_PER_CHUNK, bb->data + pfn / BM_BITS_PER_CHUNK);
-	return 0;
+	*bit_nr = pfn % BM_BITS_PER_CHUNK;
+	*addr = bb->data + pfn / BM_BITS_PER_CHUNK;
+}
+
+static void memory_bm_set_bit(struct memory_bitmap *bm, unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	void *addr;
+	unsigned int bit;
+
+	memory_bm_find_bit(bm, pfn, &addr, &bit);
+	set_bit(bit, addr);
+}
+
+static void memory_bm_clear_bit(struct memory_bitmap *bm, unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	void *addr;
+	unsigned int bit;
+
+	memory_bm_find_bit(bm, pfn, &addr, &bit);
+	clear_bit(bit, addr);
+}
+
+static int memory_bm_test_bit(struct memory_bitmap *bm, unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	void *addr;
+	unsigned int bit;
+
+	memory_bm_find_bit(bm, pfn, &addr, &bit);
+	return test_bit(bit, addr);
 }
 
 /* Two auxiliary functions for memory_bm_next_pfn */
@@ -564,6 +589,199 @@ static unsigned long memory_bm_next_pfn(struct memory_bitmap *bm)
 }
 
 /**
+ *	This structure represents a range of page frames the contents of which
+ *	should not be saved during the suspend.
+ */
+
+struct nosave_region {
+	struct list_head list;
+	unsigned long start_pfn;
+	unsigned long end_pfn;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(nosave_regions);
+
+/**
+ *	register_nosave_region - register a range of page frames the contents
+ *	of which should not be saved during the suspend (to be used in the early
+ *	initialization code)
+ */
+
+void __init
+register_nosave_region(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
+{
+	struct nosave_region *region;
+
+	if (start_pfn >= end_pfn)
+		return;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&nosave_regions)) {
+		/* Try to extend the previous region (they should be sorted) */
+		region = list_entry(nosave_regions.prev,
+					struct nosave_region, list);
+		if (region->end_pfn == start_pfn) {
+			region->end_pfn = end_pfn;
+			goto Report;
+		}
+	}
+	/* This allocation cannot fail */
+	region = alloc_bootmem_low(sizeof(struct nosave_region));
+	region->start_pfn = start_pfn;
+	region->end_pfn = end_pfn;
+	list_add_tail(&region->list, &nosave_regions);
+ Report:
+	printk("swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: %016lx - %016lx\n",
+		start_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT, end_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set bits in this map correspond to the page frames the contents of which
+ * should not be saved during the suspend.
+ */
+static struct memory_bitmap *forbidden_pages_map;
+
+/* Set bits in this map correspond to free page frames. */
+static struct memory_bitmap *free_pages_map;
+
+/*
+ * Each page frame allocated for creating the image is marked by setting the
+ * corresponding bits in forbidden_pages_map and free_pages_map simultaneously
+ */
+
+void swsusp_set_page_free(struct page *page)
+{
+	if (free_pages_map)
+		memory_bm_set_bit(free_pages_map, page_to_pfn(page));
+}
+
+static int swsusp_page_is_free(struct page *page)
+{
+	return free_pages_map ?
+		memory_bm_test_bit(free_pages_map, page_to_pfn(page)) : 0;
+}
+
+void swsusp_unset_page_free(struct page *page)
+{
+	if (free_pages_map)
+		memory_bm_clear_bit(free_pages_map, page_to_pfn(page));
+}
+
+static void swsusp_set_page_forbidden(struct page *page)
+{
+	if (forbidden_pages_map)
+		memory_bm_set_bit(forbidden_pages_map, page_to_pfn(page));
+}
+
+int swsusp_page_is_forbidden(struct page *page)
+{
+	return forbidden_pages_map ?
+		memory_bm_test_bit(forbidden_pages_map, page_to_pfn(page)) : 0;
+}
+
+static void swsusp_unset_page_forbidden(struct page *page)
+{
+	if (forbidden_pages_map)
+		memory_bm_clear_bit(forbidden_pages_map, page_to_pfn(page));
+}
+
+/**
+ *	mark_nosave_pages - set bits corresponding to the page frames the
+ *	contents of which should not be saved in a given bitmap.
+ */
+
+static void mark_nosave_pages(struct memory_bitmap *bm)
+{
+	struct nosave_region *region;
+
+	if (list_empty(&nosave_regions))
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(region, &nosave_regions, list) {
+		unsigned long pfn;
+
+		printk("swsusp: Marking nosave pages: %016lx - %016lx\n",
+				region->start_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT,
+				region->end_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+
+		for (pfn = region->start_pfn; pfn < region->end_pfn; pfn++)
+			memory_bm_set_bit(bm, pfn);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ *	create_basic_memory_bitmaps - create bitmaps needed for marking page
+ *	frames that should not be saved and free page frames.  The pointers
+ *	forbidden_pages_map and free_pages_map are only modified if everything
+ *	goes well, because we don't want the bits to be used before both bitmaps
+ *	are set up.
+ */
+
+int create_basic_memory_bitmaps(void)
+{
+	struct memory_bitmap *bm1, *bm2;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	BUG_ON(forbidden_pages_map || free_pages_map);
+
+	bm1 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct memory_bitmap), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!bm1)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	error = memory_bm_create(bm1, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_COLD, PG_ANY);
+	if (error)
+		goto Free_first_object;
+
+	bm2 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct memory_bitmap), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!bm2)
+		goto Free_first_bitmap;
+
+	error = memory_bm_create(bm2, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_COLD, PG_ANY);
+	if (error)
+		goto Free_second_object;
+
+	forbidden_pages_map = bm1;
+	free_pages_map = bm2;
+	mark_nosave_pages(forbidden_pages_map);
+
+	printk("swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps created\n");
+
+	return 0;
+
+ Free_second_object:
+	kfree(bm2);
+ Free_first_bitmap:
+ 	memory_bm_free(bm1, PG_UNSAFE_CLEAR);
+ Free_first_object:
+	kfree(bm1);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	free_basic_memory_bitmaps - free memory bitmaps allocated by
+ *	create_basic_memory_bitmaps().  The auxiliary pointers are necessary
+ *	so that the bitmaps themselves are not referred to while they are being
+ *	freed.
+ */
+
+void free_basic_memory_bitmaps(void)
+{
+	struct memory_bitmap *bm1, *bm2;
+
+	BUG_ON(!(forbidden_pages_map && free_pages_map));
+
+	bm1 = forbidden_pages_map;
+	bm2 = free_pages_map;
+	forbidden_pages_map = NULL;
+	free_pages_map = NULL;
+	memory_bm_free(bm1, PG_UNSAFE_CLEAR);
+	kfree(bm1);
+	memory_bm_free(bm2, PG_UNSAFE_CLEAR);
+	kfree(bm2);
+
+	printk("swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps freed\n");
+}
+
+/**
  *	snapshot_additional_pages - estimate the number of additional pages
  *	be needed for setting up the suspend image data structures for given
  *	zone (usually the returned value is greater than the exact number)
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 7cf6713..845acd8 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ static int snapshot_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if ((filp->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDWR)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
+	if(create_basic_memory_bitmaps())
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
 	data = &snapshot_state;
 	filp->private_data = data;
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ static int snapshot_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	struct snapshot_data *data;
 
 	swsusp_free();
+	free_basic_memory_bitmaps();
 	data = filp->private_data;
 	free_all_swap_pages(data->swap, data->bitmap);
 	free_bitmap(data->bitmap);
