Index: sys/kern/subr_blist.c
===================================================================
--- sys/kern/subr_blist.c
+++ sys/kern/subr_blist.c
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@
  *		     not be allocated.
  */
 daddr_t
-blist_alloc(blist_t bl, daddr_t count)
+blist_alloc(blist_t bl, int *count, int maxcount)
 {
 	daddr_t blk;
 
-	if (count > BLIST_MAX_ALLOC)
+	if (*count > BLIST_MAX_ALLOC)
 		panic("allocation too large");
 
 	/*
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@
 	 * stop further iterations.
 	 */
 	for (;;) {
-		blk = blst_meta_alloc(bl->bl_root, bl->bl_cursor, count,
+		blk = blst_meta_alloc(bl->bl_root, bl->bl_cursor, *count,
 		    bl->bl_radix);
 		if (blk != SWAPBLK_NONE) {
-			bl->bl_avail -= count;
-			bl->bl_cursor = blk + count;
+			bl->bl_avail -= *count;
+			bl->bl_cursor = blk + *count;
 			if (bl->bl_cursor == bl->bl_blocks)
 				bl->bl_cursor = 0;
 			return (blk);
Index: sys/sys/blist.h
===================================================================
--- sys/sys/blist.h
+++ sys/sys/blist.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *	Usage:
  *		blist = blist_create(blocks, flags)
  *		(void)  blist_destroy(blist)
- *		blkno = blist_alloc(blist, count)
+ *		blkno = blist_alloc(blist, &count, maxcount)
  *		(void)  blist_free(blist, blkno, count)
  *		nblks = blist_fill(blist, blkno, count)
  *		(void)  blist_resize(&blist, count, freeextra, flags)
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
 #define SWAPBLK_NONE	((daddr_t)((u_daddr_t)SWAPBLK_MASK + 1))/* flag */
 
 /*
- * Both blmeta and bmu_bitmap MUST be a power of 2 in size.
+ * Both blmeta and bm_bitmap MUST be a power of 2 in size.
  */
 
 typedef struct blmeta {
-	u_daddr_t	bm_bitmap;	/* bitmap if we are a leaf	*/
+	u_daddr_t	bm_bitmap;	/* bitmap marking unfilled block sets*/
 	daddr_t		bm_bighint;	/* biggest contiguous block hint*/
 } blmeta_t;
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 struct sbuf;
 
-daddr_t	blist_alloc(blist_t blist, daddr_t count);
+daddr_t	blist_alloc(blist_t blist, int *count, int maxcount);
 daddr_t	blist_avail(blist_t blist);
 blist_t	blist_create(daddr_t blocks, int flags);
 void	blist_destroy(blist_t blist);
Index: sys/vm/swap_pager.c
===================================================================
--- sys/vm/swap_pager.c
+++ sys/vm/swap_pager.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
  * Swap bitmap functions
  */
 static void	swp_pager_freeswapspace(daddr_t blk, daddr_t npages);
-static daddr_t	swp_pager_getswapspace(int npages);
+static daddr_t	swp_pager_getswapspace(int *npages, int limit);
 
 /*
  * Metadata functions
@@ -708,9 +708,10 @@
 /*
  * SWP_PAGER_GETSWAPSPACE() -	allocate raw swap space
  *
- *	Allocate swap for the requested number of pages.  The starting
- *	swap block number (a page index) is returned or SWAPBLK_NONE
- *	if the allocation failed.
+ *	Allocate swap for up to the requested number of pages, and at
+ *	least a minimum number of pages.  The starting swap block number
+ *	(a page index) is returned or SWAPBLK_NONE if the allocation
+ *	failed.
  *
  *	Also has the side effect of advising that somebody made a mistake
  *	when they configured swap and didn't configure enough.
@@ -720,38 +721,49 @@
  *	We allocate in round-robin fashion from the configured devices.
  */
 static daddr_t
-swp_pager_getswapspace(int npages)
+swp_pager_getswapspace(int *io_npages, int limit)
 {
 	daddr_t blk;
 	struct swdevt *sp;
-	int i;
+	int mpages, npages;
 
 	blk = SWAPBLK_NONE;
+	npages = mpages = *io_npages;
 	mtx_lock(&sw_dev_mtx);
+	if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&swtailq)) {
+		mtx_unlock(&sw_dev_mtx);
+		return (blk);
+	}
 	sp = swdevhd;
-	for (i = 0; i < nswapdev; i++) {
+	while (mpages >= limit) {
 		if (sp == NULL)
 			sp = TAILQ_FIRST(&swtailq);
-		if (!(sp->sw_flags & SW_CLOSING)) {
-			blk = blist_alloc(sp->sw_blist, npages);
-			if (blk != SWAPBLK_NONE) {
-				blk += sp->sw_first;
-				sp->sw_used += npages;
-				swap_pager_avail -= npages;
-				swp_sizecheck();
-				swdevhd = TAILQ_NEXT(sp, sw_list);
-				goto done;
-			}
-		}
+		if ((sp->sw_flags & SW_CLOSING) == 0)
+			blk = blist_alloc(sp->sw_blist, &npages, mpages);
+		if (blk != SWAPBLK_NONE)
+			break;
 		sp = TAILQ_NEXT(sp, sw_list);
+		if (swdevhd == sp) {
+			mpages = npages - 1;
+			npages >>= 1;
+		}
 	}
-	if (swap_pager_full != 2) {
-		printf("swap_pager_getswapspace(%d): failed\n", npages);
-		swap_pager_full = 2;
-		swap_pager_almost_full = 1;
+	if (blk != SWAPBLK_NONE) {
+		*io_npages = npages;
+		blk += sp->sw_first;
+		sp->sw_used += npages;
+		swap_pager_avail -= npages;
+		swp_sizecheck();
+		swdevhd = TAILQ_NEXT(sp, sw_list);
+	} else {
+		if (swap_pager_full != 2) {
+			printf("swp_pager_getswapspace(%d): failed\n",
+			    *io_npages);
+			swap_pager_full = 2;
+			swap_pager_almost_full = 1;
+		}
+		swdevhd = NULL;
 	}
-	swdevhd = NULL;
-done:
 	mtx_unlock(&sw_dev_mtx);
 	return (blk);
 }
@@ -886,35 +898,30 @@
 int
 swap_pager_reserve(vm_object_t object, vm_pindex_t start, vm_size_t size)
 {
-	int n = 0;
-	daddr_t blk = SWAPBLK_NONE;
+	int i, n;
+	daddr_t blk;
 	vm_pindex_t beg = start;	/* save start index */
 	daddr_t addr, n_free, s_free;
 
 	swp_pager_init_freerange(&s_free, &n_free);
 	VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
-	while (size) {
-		if (n == 0) {
-			n = BLIST_MAX_ALLOC;
-			while ((blk = swp_pager_getswapspace(n)) == SWAPBLK_NONE) {
-				n >>= 1;
-				if (n == 0) {
-					swp_pager_meta_free(object, beg, start - beg);
-					VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
-					return (-1);
-				}
-			}
+	while (beg + size > start) {
+		n = min(BLIST_MAX_ALLOC, beg + size - start);
+		blk = swp_pager_getswapspace(&n, 1);
+		if (blk == SWAPBLK_NONE) {
+			swp_pager_meta_free(object, beg, start - beg);
+			VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
+			return (-1);
 		}
-		addr = swp_pager_meta_build(object, start, blk);
-		if (addr != SWAPBLK_NONE)
+		for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+			addr = swp_pager_meta_build(object, start + i, blk + i);
+			if (addr == SWAPBLK_NONE)
+				continue;
 			swp_pager_update_freerange(&s_free, &n_free, addr);
-		--size;
-		++start;
-		++blk;
-		--n;
+		}
+		start += n;
 	}
 	swp_pager_freeswapspace(s_free, n_free);
-	swp_pager_meta_free(object, start, n);
 	VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
 	return (0);
 }
@@ -1384,18 +1391,8 @@
 		n = min(BLIST_MAX_ALLOC, count - i);
 		n = min(n, nsw_cluster_max);
 
-		/*
-		 * Get biggest block of swap we can.  If we fail, fall
-		 * back and try to allocate a smaller block.  Don't go
-		 * overboard trying to allocate space if it would overly
-		 * fragment swap.
-		 */
-		while (
-		    (blk = swp_pager_getswapspace(n)) == SWAPBLK_NONE &&
-		    n > 4
-		) {
-			n >>= 1;
-		}
+		/* Get a block of swap of size up to size n. */
+		blk = swp_pager_getswapspace(&n, 4);
 		if (blk == SWAPBLK_NONE) {
 			for (j = 0; j < n; ++j)
 				rtvals[i+j] = VM_PAGER_FAIL;