diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index d9a452e..a126a31 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3158,6 +3158,13 @@
 
 	slram=		[HW,MTD]
 
+	slab_nomerge	[MM]
+			Disable merging of slabs with similar size. May be
+			necessary if there is some reason to distinguish
+			allocs to different slabs. Debug options disable
+			merging on their own.
+			For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt.
+
 	slab_max_order=	[MM, SLAB]
 			Determines the maximum allowed order for slabs.
 			A high setting may cause OOMs due to memory
@@ -3193,11 +3200,8 @@
 			For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt.
 
 	slub_nomerge	[MM, SLUB]
-			Disable merging of slabs with similar size. May be
-			necessary if there is some reason to distinguish
-			allocs to different slabs. Debug options disable
-			merging on their own.
-			For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt.
+			Same with slab_nomerge. This is supported for legacy.
+			See slab_nomerge for more information.
 
 	smart2=		[HW]
 			Format: <io1>[,<io2>[,...,<io8>]]
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index 6599f20..c44d28b 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -88,15 +88,30 @@
 			size_t size, unsigned long flags);
 
 struct mem_cgroup;
+
+int slab_unmergeable(struct kmem_cache *s);
+struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(size_t size, size_t align,
+		unsigned long flags, const char *name, void (*ctor)(void *));
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLUB
 struct kmem_cache *
 __kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
 		   unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *));
+
+unsigned long kmem_cache_flags(unsigned long object_size,
+	unsigned long flags, const char *name,
+	void (*ctor)(void *));
 #else
 static inline struct kmem_cache *
 __kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
 		   unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *))
 { return NULL; }
+
+static inline unsigned long kmem_cache_flags(unsigned long object_size,
+	unsigned long flags, const char *name,
+	void (*ctor)(void *))
+{
+	return flags;
+}
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index d7d8ffd..f206cb1 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -31,6 +31,34 @@
 struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache;
 
 /*
+ * Set of flags that will prevent slab merging
+ */
+#define SLAB_NEVER_MERGE (SLAB_RED_ZONE | SLAB_POISON | SLAB_STORE_USER | \
+		SLAB_TRACE | SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU | SLAB_NOLEAKTRACE | \
+		SLAB_FAILSLAB)
+
+#define SLAB_MERGE_SAME (SLAB_DEBUG_FREE | SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT | \
+		SLAB_CACHE_DMA | SLAB_NOTRACK)
+
+/*
+ * Merge control. If this is set then no merging of slab caches will occur.
+ * (Could be removed. This was introduced to pacify the merge skeptics.)
+ */
+static int slab_nomerge;
+
+static int __init setup_slab_nomerge(char *str)
+{
+	slab_nomerge = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB
+__setup_param("slub_nomerge", slub_nomerge, setup_slab_nomerge, 0);
+#endif
+
+__setup("slab_nomerge", setup_slab_nomerge);
+
+/*
  * Determine the size of a slab object
  */
 unsigned int kmem_cache_size(struct kmem_cache *s)
@@ -116,6 +144,69 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * Find a mergeable slab cache
+ */
+int slab_unmergeable(struct kmem_cache *s)
+{
+	if (slab_nomerge || (s->flags & SLAB_NEVER_MERGE))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (!is_root_cache(s))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (s->ctor)
+		return 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * We may have set a slab to be unmergeable during bootstrap.
+	 */
+	if (s->refcount < 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(size_t size, size_t align,
+		unsigned long flags, const char *name, void (*ctor)(void *))
+{
+	struct kmem_cache *s;
+
+	if (slab_nomerge || (flags & SLAB_NEVER_MERGE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (ctor)
+		return NULL;
+
+	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(void *));
+	align = calculate_alignment(flags, align, size);
+	size = ALIGN(size, align);
+	flags = kmem_cache_flags(size, flags, name, NULL);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
+		if (slab_unmergeable(s))
+			continue;
+
+		if (size > s->size)
+			continue;
+
+		if ((flags & SLAB_MERGE_SAME) != (s->flags & SLAB_MERGE_SAME))
+			continue;
+		/*
+		 * Check if alignment is compatible.
+		 * Courtesy of Adrian Drzewiecki
+		 */
+		if ((s->size & ~(align - 1)) != s->size)
+			continue;
+
+		if (s->size - size >= sizeof(void *))
+			continue;
+
+		return s;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
  * Figure out what the alignment of the objects will be given a set of
  * flags, a user specified alignment and the size of the objects.
  */
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 1050d7d..ae7b9f1 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -169,16 +169,6 @@
  */
 #define DEBUG_METADATA_FLAGS (SLAB_RED_ZONE | SLAB_POISON | SLAB_STORE_USER)
 
-/*
- * Set of flags that will prevent slab merging
- */
-#define SLUB_NEVER_MERGE (SLAB_RED_ZONE | SLAB_POISON | SLAB_STORE_USER | \
-		SLAB_TRACE | SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU | SLAB_NOLEAKTRACE | \
-		SLAB_FAILSLAB)
-
-#define SLUB_MERGE_SAME (SLAB_DEBUG_FREE | SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT | \
-		SLAB_CACHE_DMA | SLAB_NOTRACK)
-
 #define OO_SHIFT	16
 #define OO_MASK		((1 << OO_SHIFT) - 1)
 #define MAX_OBJS_PER_PAGE	32767 /* since page.objects is u15 */
@@ -1176,7 +1166,7 @@
 
 __setup("slub_debug", setup_slub_debug);
 
-static unsigned long kmem_cache_flags(unsigned long object_size,
+unsigned long kmem_cache_flags(unsigned long object_size,
 	unsigned long flags, const char *name,
 	void (*ctor)(void *))
 {
@@ -1208,7 +1198,7 @@
 					struct page *page) {}
 static inline void remove_full(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_node *n,
 					struct page *page) {}
-static inline unsigned long kmem_cache_flags(unsigned long object_size,
+unsigned long kmem_cache_flags(unsigned long object_size,
 	unsigned long flags, const char *name,
 	void (*ctor)(void *))
 {
@@ -2719,12 +2709,6 @@
 static int slub_min_objects;
 
 /*
- * Merge control. If this is set then no merging of slab caches will occur.
- * (Could be removed. This was introduced to pacify the merge skeptics.)
- */
-static int slub_nomerge;
-
-/*
  * Calculate the order of allocation given an slab object size.
  *
  * The order of allocation has significant impact on performance and other
@@ -3252,14 +3236,6 @@
 
 __setup("slub_min_objects=", setup_slub_min_objects);
 
-static int __init setup_slub_nomerge(char *str)
-{
-	slub_nomerge = 1;
-	return 1;
-}
-
-__setup("slub_nomerge", setup_slub_nomerge);
-
 void *__kmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *s;
@@ -3637,69 +3613,6 @@
 {
 }
 
-/*
- * Find a mergeable slab cache
- */
-static int slab_unmergeable(struct kmem_cache *s)
-{
-	if (slub_nomerge || (s->flags & SLUB_NEVER_MERGE))
-		return 1;
-
-	if (!is_root_cache(s))
-		return 1;
-
-	if (s->ctor)
-		return 1;
-
-	/*
-	 * We may have set a slab to be unmergeable during bootstrap.
-	 */
-	if (s->refcount < 0)
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(size_t size, size_t align,
-		unsigned long flags, const char *name, void (*ctor)(void *))
-{
-	struct kmem_cache *s;
-
-	if (slub_nomerge || (flags & SLUB_NEVER_MERGE))
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (ctor)
-		return NULL;
-
-	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(void *));
-	align = calculate_alignment(flags, align, size);
-	size = ALIGN(size, align);
-	flags = kmem_cache_flags(size, flags, name, NULL);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
-		if (slab_unmergeable(s))
-			continue;
-
-		if (size > s->size)
-			continue;
-
-		if ((flags & SLUB_MERGE_SAME) != (s->flags & SLUB_MERGE_SAME))
-			continue;
-		/*
-		 * Check if alignment is compatible.
-		 * Courtesy of Adrian Drzewiecki
-		 */
-		if ((s->size & ~(align - 1)) != s->size)
-			continue;
-
-		if (s->size - size >= sizeof(void *))
-			continue;
-
-		return s;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 struct kmem_cache *
 __kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
 		   unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *))