Index: sys/vm/vm_map.c
===================================================================
--- sys/vm/vm_map.c
+++ sys/vm/vm_map.c
@@ -1034,32 +1034,51 @@
 	map->root = entry;
 }
 
+enum unlink_merge_type {
+	UNLINK_MERGE_PREV,
+	UNLINK_MERGE_NONE,
+	UNLINK_MERGE_NEXT
+};
+
 static void
-vm_map_entry_unlink(vm_map_t map,
-		    vm_map_entry_t entry)
+vm_map_entry_unlink(vm_map_t map, vm_map_entry_t entry,
+    enum unlink_merge_type op)
 {
-	vm_map_entry_t next, prev, root;
+	vm_map_entry_t next, prev;
 
 	VM_MAP_ASSERT_LOCKED(map);
 	if (entry != map->root)
 		vm_map_entry_splay(entry->start, map->root);
-	if (entry->left == NULL)
-		root = entry->right;
-	else {
-		root = vm_map_entry_splay(entry->start, entry->left);
-		root->right = entry->right;
-		root->adj_free = entry->next->start - root->end;
-		vm_map_entry_set_max_free(root);
-	}
-	map->root = root;
-
 	prev = entry->prev;
 	next = entry->next;
 	next->prev = prev;
 	prev->next = next;
+	if (prev == &map->header)
+		map->root = entry->right;
+	else {
+		map->root = vm_map_entry_splay(prev->start, entry->left);
+		prev->right = entry->right;
+		switch (op) {
+		case UNLINK_MERGE_PREV:
+			prev->end = entry->end;
+			prev->adj_free = entry->adj_free;
+			prev->max_free = entry->max_free;
+			break;
+		case UNLINK_MERGE_NONE:
+			prev->adj_free = next->start - prev->end;
+			prev->max_free = MAX(entry->max_free, prev->adj_free);
+			break;
+		case UNLINK_MERGE_NEXT:
+			next->start = entry->start;
+			next->offset = entry->offset;
+			prev->max_free = entry->max_free;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 	map->nentries--;
-	CTR3(KTR_VM, "vm_map_entry_unlink: map %p, nentries %d, entry %p", map,
-	    map->nentries, entry);
+	CTR4(KTR_VM, "vm_map_entry_unlink: "
+	    "map %p, nentries %d, entry %p, merge %d",
+	    map, map->nentries, entry, op);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1672,9 +1691,12 @@
 }
 
 static void
-vm_map_merged_neighbor_dispose(vm_map_t map, vm_map_entry_t entry)
+vm_map_entry_merge(vm_map_t map, vm_map_entry_t entry,
+    enum unlink_merge_type op)
 {
 
+	vm_map_entry_unlink(map, entry, op);
+
 	/*
 	 * If the backing object is a vnode object, vm_object_deallocate()
 	 * calls vrele().  However, vrele() does not lock the vnode because
@@ -1707,26 +1729,13 @@
 void
 vm_map_simplify_entry(vm_map_t map, vm_map_entry_t entry)
 {
-	vm_map_entry_t next, prev;
 
 	if ((entry->eflags & MAP_ENTRY_NOMERGE_MASK) != 0)
 		return;
-	prev = entry->prev;
-	if (vm_map_mergeable_neighbors(prev, entry)) {
-		vm_map_entry_unlink(map, prev);
-		entry->start = prev->start;
-		entry->offset = prev->offset;
-		if (entry->prev != &map->header)
-			vm_map_entry_resize_free(map, entry->prev);
-		vm_map_merged_neighbor_dispose(map, prev);
-	}
-	next = entry->next;
-	if (vm_map_mergeable_neighbors(entry, next)) {
-		vm_map_entry_unlink(map, next);
-		entry->end = next->end;
-		vm_map_entry_resize_free(map, entry);
-		vm_map_merged_neighbor_dispose(map, next);
-	}
+	if (vm_map_mergeable_neighbors(entry->prev, entry))
+		vm_map_entry_merge(map, entry->prev, UNLINK_MERGE_NEXT);
+	if (vm_map_mergeable_neighbors(entry, entry->next))
+		vm_map_entry_merge(map, entry->next, UNLINK_MERGE_PREV);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3009,7 +3018,7 @@
 	vm_pindex_t offidxstart, offidxend, count, size1;
 	vm_size_t size;
 
-	vm_map_entry_unlink(map, entry);
+	vm_map_entry_unlink(map, entry, UNLINK_MERGE_NONE);
 	object = entry->object.vm_object;
 
 	if ((entry->eflags & MAP_ENTRY_GUARD) != 0) {
@@ -3919,12 +3928,13 @@
 		    (vm_size_t)(stack_entry->end - stack_entry->start),
 		    (vm_size_t)grow_amount, cred != NULL)) {
 			if (gap_entry->start + grow_amount == gap_entry->end)
-				vm_map_entry_delete(map, gap_entry);
-			else
+				vm_map_entry_merge(map, gap_entry,
+				    UNLINK_MERGE_PREV);
+			else {
 				gap_entry->start += grow_amount;
-			stack_entry->end += grow_amount;
+				stack_entry->end += grow_amount;
+			}
 			map->size += grow_amount;
-			vm_map_entry_resize_free(map, stack_entry);
 			rv = KERN_SUCCESS;
 		} else
 			rv = KERN_FAILURE;