diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index 0c5c27d..2624411 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -811,15 +811,15 @@
 	struct ubifs_inode *ui = ubifs_inode(inode);
 	pgoff_t index = page->index, last_page_read = ui->last_page_read;
 	struct bu_info *bu;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err = 0, allocated = 0;
 
 	ui->last_page_read = index;
 	if (!c->bulk_read)
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * Bulk-read is protected by ui_mutex, but it is an optimization, so
-	 * don't bother if we cannot lock the mutex.
+	 * Bulk-read is protected by @ui->ui_mutex, but it is an optimization,
+	 * so don't bother if we cannot lock the mutex.
 	 */
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&ui->ui_mutex))
 		return 0;
@@ -840,17 +840,30 @@
 		ui->bulk_read = 1;
 	}
 
-	bu = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bu_info), GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOWARN);
-	if (!bu)
-		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * If possible, try to use pre-allocated bulk-read information, which
+	 * is protected by @c->bu_mutex.
+	 */
+	if (mutex_trylock(&c->bu_mutex))
+		bu = &c->bu;
+	else {
+		bu = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bu_info), GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOWARN);
+		if (!bu)
+			goto out_unlock;
 
-	bu->buf = NULL;
+		bu->buf = NULL;
+		allocated = 1;
+	}
+
 	bu->buf_len = c->max_bu_buf_len;
 	data_key_init(c, &bu->key, inode->i_ino,
 		      page->index << UBIFS_BLOCKS_PER_PAGE_SHIFT);
-
 	err = ubifs_do_bulk_read(c, bu, page);
-	kfree(bu);
+
+	if (!allocated)
+		mutex_unlock(&c->bu_mutex);
+	else
+		kfree(bu);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ui->ui_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 1d51156..d80b2ae 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -572,14 +572,6 @@
 	c->max_bu_buf_len = UBIFS_MAX_BULK_READ * UBIFS_MAX_DATA_NODE_SZ;
 	if (c->max_bu_buf_len > c->leb_size)
 		c->max_bu_buf_len = c->leb_size;
-	if (c->max_bu_buf_len > UBIFS_KMALLOC_OK) {
-		/* Check if we can kmalloc that much */
-		void *try = kmalloc(c->max_bu_buf_len,
-				    GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
-		kfree(try);
-		if (!try)
-			c->max_bu_buf_len = UBIFS_KMALLOC_OK;
-	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -999,6 +991,34 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * bu_init - initialize bulk-read information.
+ * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
+ */
+static void bu_init(struct ubifs_info *c)
+{
+	ubifs_assert(c->bulk_read == 1);
+
+	if (c->bu.buf)
+		return; /* Already initialized */
+
+again:
+	c->bu.buf = kmalloc(c->max_bu_buf_len, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
+	if (!c->bu.buf) {
+		if (c->max_bu_buf_len > UBIFS_KMALLOC_OK) {
+			c->max_bu_buf_len = UBIFS_KMALLOC_OK;
+			goto again;
+		}
+
+		/* Just disable bulk-read */
+		ubifs_warn("Cannot allocate %d bytes of memory for bulk-read, "
+			   "disabling it", c->max_bu_buf_len);
+		c->mount_opts.bulk_read = 1;
+		c->bulk_read = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
  * mount_ubifs - mount UBIFS file-system.
  * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
  *
@@ -1066,6 +1086,13 @@
 			goto out_free;
 	}
 
+	if (c->bulk_read == 1)
+		bu_init(c);
+
+	/*
+	 * We have to check all CRCs, even for data nodes, when we mount the FS
+	 * (specifically, when we are replaying).
+	 */
 	c->always_chk_crc = 1;
 
 	err = ubifs_read_superblock(c);
@@ -1296,6 +1323,7 @@
 out_dereg:
 	dbg_failure_mode_deregistration(c);
 out_free:
+	kfree(c->bu.buf);
 	vfree(c->ileb_buf);
 	vfree(c->sbuf);
 	kfree(c->bottom_up_buf);
@@ -1332,10 +1360,11 @@
 	kfree(c->cbuf);
 	kfree(c->rcvrd_mst_node);
 	kfree(c->mst_node);
+	kfree(c->bu.buf);
+	vfree(c->ileb_buf);
 	vfree(c->sbuf);
 	kfree(c->bottom_up_buf);
 	UBIFS_DBG(vfree(c->dbg_buf));
-	vfree(c->ileb_buf);
 	dbg_failure_mode_deregistration(c);
 }
 
@@ -1633,6 +1662,7 @@
 		ubifs_err("invalid or unknown remount parameter");
 		return err;
 	}
+
 	if ((sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY) && !(*flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		err = ubifs_remount_rw(c);
 		if (err)
@@ -1640,6 +1670,14 @@
 	} else if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY) && (*flags & MS_RDONLY))
 		ubifs_remount_ro(c);
 
+	if (c->bulk_read == 1)
+		bu_init(c);
+	else {
+		dbg_gen("disable bulk-read");
+		kfree(c->bu.buf);
+		c->bu.buf = NULL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1730,6 +1768,7 @@
 	mutex_init(&c->log_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&c->mst_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&c->umount_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&c->bu_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&c->cmt_wq);
 	c->buds = RB_ROOT;
 	c->old_idx = RB_ROOT;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index 870b5c4..46b1725 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -969,7 +969,10 @@
  * @mst_node: master node
  * @mst_offs: offset of valid master node
  * @mst_mutex: protects the master node area, @mst_node, and @mst_offs
+ *
  * @max_bu_buf_len: maximum bulk-read buffer length
+ * @bu_mutex: protects the pre-allocated bulk-read buffer and @c->bu
+ * @bu: pre-allocated bulk-read information
  *
  * @log_lebs: number of logical eraseblocks in the log
  * @log_bytes: log size in bytes
@@ -1217,7 +1220,10 @@
 	struct ubifs_mst_node *mst_node;
 	int mst_offs;
 	struct mutex mst_mutex;
+
 	int max_bu_buf_len;
+	struct mutex bu_mutex;
+	struct bu_info bu;
 
 	int log_lebs;
 	long long log_bytes;