Index: linux-2.6.20-rc1/include/linux/slub_def.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.20-rc1.orig/include/linux/slub_def.h	2006-12-15 19:24:35.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc1/include/linux/slub_def.h	2006-12-15 19:28:17.000000000 -0800
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 	struct list_head partial;
 	unsigned long nr_partial;
 	atomic_long_t nr_slabs;	/* Total slabs used */
+	struct page *page;
 } ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 /*
Index: linux-2.6.20-rc1/mm/slub.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.20-rc1.orig/mm/slub.c	2006-12-15 19:19:20.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc1/mm/slub.c	2006-12-15 19:36:37.000000000 -0800
@@ -704,10 +704,15 @@
 	void **object;
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct node_slab *n;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	page = get_partial(s, gfpflags, node);
-	if (unlikely(!page)) {
+	n = NODE_INFO(s, node);
+	if (likely(n->page))
+		goto got_page;
+
+	n->page = get_partial(s, gfpflags, node);
+	if (unlikely(!n->page)) {
 		struct page *page;
 
 		page = new_slab(s, gfpflags, node);
@@ -725,12 +730,19 @@
 			object = page_address(page);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		slab_lock(page);
-	}
-	object = page->freelist;
-	page->freelist = object[page->offset];
-	page->inuse++;
-	putback_slab(s, page);
+
+		if (a->page)
+			discard_slab(page);
+		else
+			a->page = page;
+
+		slab_lock(n->page);
+	}
+got_page:
+	object = n->page->freelist;
+	n->page->freelist = object[n->page->offset];
+	n->page->inuse++;
+	putback_slab(s, n->page);
 out:
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return object;
@@ -1039,6 +1051,7 @@
 #endif
 	spin_lock_init(&n->list_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->partial);
+	n->page = NULL;
 	if (page) {
 		putback_slab(s, page);
 		atomic_long_set(&n->nr_slabs, 1);