diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index 4aef8867fd4b..d7386986e10e 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ struct resource_constraint {
 
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(resource_lock);
 
+/*
+ * For memory hotplug, there is no way to free resource entries allocated
+ * by boot mem after the system is up. So for reusing the resource entry
+ * we need to remember the resource.
+ */
+static struct resource *bootmem_resource_free;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bootmem_resource_lock);
+
 static void *r_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct resource *p = v;
@@ -151,6 +160,40 @@ __initcall(ioresources_init);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
+static void free_resource(struct resource *res)
+{
+	if (!res)
+		return;
+
+	if (!PageSlab(virt_to_head_page(res))) {
+		spin_lock(&bootmem_resource_lock);
+		res->sibling = bootmem_resource_free;
+		bootmem_resource_free = res;
+		spin_unlock(&bootmem_resource_lock);
+	} else {
+		kfree(res);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct resource *alloc_resource(gfp_t flags)
+{
+	struct resource *res = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&bootmem_resource_lock);
+	if (bootmem_resource_free) {
+		res = bootmem_resource_free;
+		bootmem_resource_free = res->sibling;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&bootmem_resource_lock);
+
+	if (res)
+		memset(res, 0, sizeof(struct resource));
+	else
+		res = kzalloc(sizeof(struct resource), flags);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
 /* Return the conflict entry if you can't request it */
 static struct resource * __request_resource(struct resource *root, struct resource *new)
 {
@@ -771,7 +814,7 @@ static void __init __reserve_region_with_split(struct resource *root,
 {
 	struct resource *parent = root;
 	struct resource *conflict;
-	struct resource *res = kzalloc(sizeof(*res), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	struct resource *res = alloc_resource(GFP_ATOMIC);
 	struct resource *next_res = NULL;
 
 	if (!res)
@@ -796,7 +839,7 @@ static void __init __reserve_region_with_split(struct resource *root,
 		/* conflict covered whole area */
 		if (conflict->start <= res->start &&
 				conflict->end >= res->end) {
-			kfree(res);
+			free_resource(res);
 			WARN_ON(next_res);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -806,10 +849,9 @@ static void __init __reserve_region_with_split(struct resource *root,
 			end = res->end;
 			res->end = conflict->start - 1;
 			if (conflict->end < end) {
-				next_res = kzalloc(sizeof(*next_res),
-						GFP_ATOMIC);
+				next_res = alloc_resource(GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (!next_res) {
-					kfree(res);
+					free_resource(res);
 					break;
 				}
 				next_res->name = name;
@@ -899,7 +941,7 @@ struct resource * __request_region(struct resource *parent,
 				   const char *name, int flags)
 {
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
-	struct resource *res = kzalloc(sizeof(*res), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct resource *res = alloc_resource(GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!res)
 		return NULL;
@@ -933,7 +975,7 @@ struct resource * __request_region(struct resource *parent,
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* Uhhuh, that didn't work out.. */
-		kfree(res);
+		free_resource(res);
 		res = NULL;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -967,7 +1009,7 @@ int __check_region(struct resource *parent, resource_size_t start,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	release_resource(res);
-	kfree(res);
+	free_resource(res);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__check_region);
@@ -1007,7 +1049,7 @@ void __release_region(struct resource *parent, resource_size_t start,
 			write_unlock(&resource_lock);
 			if (res->flags & IORESOURCE_MUXED)
 				wake_up(&muxed_resource_wait);
-			kfree(res);
+			free_resource(res);
 			return;
 		}
 		p = &res->sibling;
@@ -1055,8 +1097,8 @@ int release_mem_region_adjustable(struct resource *parent,
 	if ((start < parent->start) || (end > parent->end))
 		return ret;
 
-	/* The kzalloc() result gets checked later */
-	new_res = kzalloc(sizeof(struct resource), GFP_KERNEL);
+	/* The alloc_resource() result gets checked later */
+	new_res = alloc_resource(GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	p = &parent->child;
 	write_lock(&resource_lock);
@@ -1083,7 +1125,7 @@ int release_mem_region_adjustable(struct resource *parent,
 		if (res->start == start && res->end == end) {
 			/* free the whole entry */
 			*p = res->sibling;
-			kfree(res);
+			free_resource(res);
 			ret = 0;
 		} else if (res->start == start && res->end != end) {
 			/* adjust the start */
@@ -1119,7 +1161,7 @@ int release_mem_region_adjustable(struct resource *parent,
 	}
 
 	write_unlock(&resource_lock);
-	kfree(new_res);
+	free_resource(new_res);
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE */