diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index 44e7de6ce694..86c88216a503 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -275,13 +275,11 @@ memory_block_action(unsigned long phys_index, unsigned long action)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int memory_block_change_state(struct memory_block *mem,
+static int __memory_block_change_state(struct memory_block *mem,
 		unsigned long to_state, unsigned long from_state_req)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&mem->state_mutex);
-
 	if (mem->state != from_state_req) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -309,10 +307,20 @@ static int memory_block_change_state(struct memory_block *mem,
 		break;
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&mem->state_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int memory_block_change_state(struct memory_block *mem,
+		unsigned long to_state, unsigned long from_state_req)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&mem->state_mutex);
+	ret = __memory_block_change_state(mem, to_state, from_state_req);
+	mutex_unlock(&mem->state_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 static ssize_t
 store_mem_state(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -652,6 +660,21 @@ int unregister_memory_section(struct mem_section *section)
 	return remove_memory_block(0, section, 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * offline one memory block. If the memory block has been offlined, do nothing.
+ */
+int offline_memory_block(struct memory_block *mem)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&mem->state_mutex);
+	if (mem->state != MEM_OFFLINE)
+		ret = __memory_block_change_state(mem, MEM_OFFLINE, MEM_ONLINE);
+	mutex_unlock(&mem->state_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize the sysfs support for memory devices...
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
index e64fe80eba96..95573ec4ee6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct page;
 struct zone;
 struct pglist_data;
 struct mem_section;
+struct memory_block;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ extern int mem_online_node(int nid);
 extern int add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size);
 extern int arch_add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size);
 extern int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
+extern int offline_memory_block(struct memory_block *mem);
 extern int remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size);
 extern int sparse_add_one_section(struct zone *zone, unsigned long start_pfn,
 								int nr_pages);
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index dfc0a6134c7c..7d0797475a47 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1014,11 +1014,42 @@ int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 
 int remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
 {
+	struct memory_block *mem = NULL;
+	struct mem_section *section;
 	unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn;
+	unsigned long pfn, section_nr;
+	int ret;
 
 	start_pfn = PFN_DOWN(start);
 	end_pfn = start_pfn + PFN_DOWN(size);
-	return __offline_pages(start_pfn, end_pfn, 120 * HZ);
+
+	for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += PAGES_PER_SECTION) {
+		section_nr = pfn_to_section_nr(pfn);
+		if (!present_section_nr(section_nr))
+			continue;
+
+		section = __nr_to_section(section_nr);
+		/* same memblock? */
+		if (mem)
+			if ((section_nr >= mem->start_section_nr) &&
+			    (section_nr <= mem->end_section_nr))
+				continue;
+
+		mem = find_memory_block_hinted(section, mem);
+		if (!mem)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = offline_memory_block(mem);
+		if (ret) {
+			kobject_put(&mem->dev.kobj);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (mem)
+		kobject_put(&mem->dev.kobj);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 #else
 int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)