Index: sys/vm/vm_page.h
===================================================================
--- sys/vm/vm_page.h
+++ sys/vm/vm_page.h
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@
  * Legend:
  * (a) - vm_page_alloc() supports the flag.
  * (c) - vm_page_alloc_contig() supports the flag.
- * (f) - vm_page_alloc_freelist() supports the flag.
  * (g) - vm_page_grab() supports the flag.
+ * (n) - vm_page_alloc_noobj() and vm_page_alloc_freelist() support the flag.
  * (p) - vm_page_grab_pages() supports the flag.
  * Bits above 15 define the count of additional pages that the caller
  * intends to allocate.
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@
 #define VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT	1
 #define VM_ALLOC_SYSTEM		2
 #define	VM_ALLOC_CLASS_MASK	3
-#define	VM_ALLOC_WAITOK		0x0008	/* (acf) Sleep and retry */
-#define	VM_ALLOC_WAITFAIL	0x0010	/* (acf) Sleep and return error */
-#define	VM_ALLOC_WIRED		0x0020	/* (acfgp) Allocate a wired page */
-#define	VM_ALLOC_ZERO		0x0040	/* (acfgp) Allocate a prezeroed page */
+#define	VM_ALLOC_WAITOK		0x0008	/* (acn) Sleep and retry */
+#define	VM_ALLOC_WAITFAIL	0x0010	/* (acn) Sleep and return error */
+#define	VM_ALLOC_WIRED		0x0020	/* (acgnp) Allocate a wired page */
+#define	VM_ALLOC_ZERO		0x0040	/* (acgnp) Allocate a prezeroed page */
 #define	VM_ALLOC_NORECLAIM	0x0080	/* (c) Do not reclaim after failure */
 #define	VM_ALLOC_NOOBJ		0x0100	/* (acg) No associated object */
 #define	VM_ALLOC_NOBUSY		0x0200	/* (acgp) Do not excl busy the page */
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 #define	VM_ALLOC_IGN_SBUSY	0x1000	/* (gp) Ignore shared busy flag */
 #define	VM_ALLOC_NODUMP		0x2000	/* (ag) don't include in dump */
 #define	VM_ALLOC_SBUSY		0x4000	/* (acgp) Shared busy the page */
-#define	VM_ALLOC_NOWAIT		0x8000	/* (acfgp) Do not sleep */
+#define	VM_ALLOC_NOWAIT		0x8000	/* (acgnp) Do not sleep */
 #define	VM_ALLOC_COUNT_SHIFT	16
 #define	VM_ALLOC_COUNT(count)	((count) << VM_ALLOC_COUNT_SHIFT)
 
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@
     vm_memattr_t memattr);
 vm_page_t vm_page_alloc_freelist(int, int);
 vm_page_t vm_page_alloc_freelist_domain(int, int, int);
+vm_page_t vm_page_alloc_noobj(int);
+vm_page_t vm_page_alloc_noobj_domain(int, int);
 void vm_page_bits_set(vm_page_t m, vm_page_bits_t *bits, vm_page_bits_t set);
 bool vm_page_blacklist_add(vm_paddr_t pa, bool verbose);
 vm_page_t vm_page_grab(vm_object_t, vm_pindex_t, int);
Index: sys/vm/vm_page.c
===================================================================
--- sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -2397,45 +2397,72 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Check a page that has been freshly dequeued from a freelist.
+ * Allocate a physical page that is not intended to be inserted into a VM
+ * object.  If the "freelist" parameter is not equal to VM_NFREELIST, then only
+ * pages from the specified vm_phys freelist will be returned.
  */
-static void
-vm_page_alloc_check(vm_page_t m)
+static __always_inline vm_page_t
+_vm_page_alloc_noobj_domain(int domain, const int freelist, int req)
 {
+	struct vm_domain *vmd;
+	vm_page_t m;
+	int flags;
 
-	KASSERT(m->object == NULL, ("page %p has object", m));
-	KASSERT(m->a.queue == PQ_NONE &&
-	    (m->a.flags & PGA_QUEUE_STATE_MASK) == 0,
-	    ("page %p has unexpected queue %d, flags %#x",
-	    m, m->a.queue, (m->a.flags & PGA_QUEUE_STATE_MASK)));
-	KASSERT(m->ref_count == 0, ("page %p has references", m));
-	KASSERT(vm_page_busy_freed(m), ("page %p is not freed", m));
-	KASSERT(m->dirty == 0, ("page %p is dirty", m));
-	KASSERT(pmap_page_get_memattr(m) == VM_MEMATTR_DEFAULT,
-	    ("page %p has unexpected memattr %d",
-	    m, pmap_page_get_memattr(m)));
-	KASSERT(m->valid == 0, ("free page %p is valid", m));
-	pmap_vm_page_alloc_check(m);
+	KASSERT((req & (VM_ALLOC_SBUSY | VM_ALLOC_IGN_SBUSY |
+	    VM_ALLOC_NOOBJ)) == 0,
+	    ("%s: invalid req %#x", __func__, req));
+
+	flags = (req & VM_ALLOC_NODUMP) != 0 ? PG_NODUMP : 0;
+	vmd = VM_DOMAIN(domain);
+again:
+	if (freelist == VM_NFREELIST &&
+	    vmd->vmd_pgcache[VM_FREEPOOL_DIRECT].zone != NULL) {
+		m = uma_zalloc(vmd->vmd_pgcache[VM_FREEPOOL_DIRECT].zone,
+		    M_NOWAIT | M_NOVM);
+		if (m != NULL) {
+			flags |= PG_PCPU_CACHE;
+			goto found;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (vm_domain_allocate(vmd, req, 1)) {
+		vm_domain_free_lock(vmd);
+		if (freelist == VM_NFREELIST)
+			m = vm_phys_alloc_pages(domain, VM_FREEPOOL_DIRECT, 0);
+		else
+			m = vm_phys_alloc_freelist_pages(domain, freelist,
+			    VM_FREEPOOL_DIRECT, 0);
+		vm_domain_free_unlock(vmd);
+		if (m == NULL)
+			vm_domain_freecnt_inc(vmd, 1);
+	}
+	if (m == NULL) {
+		if (vm_domain_alloc_fail(vmd, NULL, req))
+			goto again;
+		return (NULL);
+	}
+
+found:
+	vm_page_dequeue(m);
+	vm_page_alloc_check(m);
+
+	/* Consumers should not rely on a useful default pindex value. */
+	m->pindex = 0xdeadc0dedeadc0de;
+	m->flags = (m->flags & PG_ZERO) | flags;
+	m->a.flags = 0;
+	m->oflags = VPO_UNMANAGED;
+	m->busy_lock = VPB_UNBUSIED;
+	if ((req & VM_ALLOC_WIRED) != 0) {
+		vm_wire_add(1);
+		m->ref_count = 1;
+	}
+
+	if ((req & VM_ALLOC_ZERO) != 0 && (m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0)
+		pmap_zero_page(m);
+
+	return (m);
 }
 
-/*
- * 	vm_page_alloc_freelist:
- *
- *	Allocate a physical page from the specified free page list.
- *
- *	The caller must always specify an allocation class.
- *
- *	allocation classes:
- *	VM_ALLOC_NORMAL		normal process request
- *	VM_ALLOC_SYSTEM		system *really* needs a page
- *	VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT	interrupt time request
- *
- *	optional allocation flags:
- *	VM_ALLOC_COUNT(number)	the number of additional pages that the caller
- *				intends to allocate
- *	VM_ALLOC_WIRED		wire the allocated page
- *	VM_ALLOC_ZERO		prefer a zeroed page
- */
 vm_page_t
 vm_page_alloc_freelist(int freelist, int req)
 {
@@ -2456,46 +2483,57 @@
 vm_page_t
 vm_page_alloc_freelist_domain(int domain, int freelist, int req)
 {
-	struct vm_domain *vmd;
+	KASSERT(freelist >= 0 && freelist < VM_NFREELIST,
+	    ("%s: invalid freelist %d", __func__, freelist));
+
+	return (_vm_page_alloc_noobj_domain(domain, freelist, req));
+}
+
+vm_page_t
+vm_page_alloc_noobj(int req)
+{
+	struct vm_domainset_iter di;
 	vm_page_t m;
-	u_int flags;
+	int domain;
 
-	m = NULL;
-	vmd = VM_DOMAIN(domain);
-again:
-	if (vm_domain_allocate(vmd, req, 1)) {
-		vm_domain_free_lock(vmd);
-		m = vm_phys_alloc_freelist_pages(domain, freelist,
-		    VM_FREEPOOL_DIRECT, 0);
-		vm_domain_free_unlock(vmd);
-		if (m == NULL)
-			vm_domain_freecnt_inc(vmd, 1);
-	}
-	if (m == NULL) {
-		if (vm_domain_alloc_fail(vmd, NULL, req))
-			goto again;
-		return (NULL);
-	}
-	vm_page_dequeue(m);
-	vm_page_alloc_check(m);
+	vm_domainset_iter_page_init(&di, NULL, 0, &domain, &req);
+	do {
+		m = vm_page_alloc_noobj_domain(domain, req);
+		if (m != NULL)
+			break;
+	} while (vm_domainset_iter_page(&di, NULL, &domain) == 0);
 
-	/*
-	 * Initialize the page.  Only the PG_ZERO flag is inherited.
-	 */
-	m->a.flags = 0;
-	flags = 0;
-	if ((req & VM_ALLOC_ZERO) != 0)
-		flags = PG_ZERO;
-	m->flags &= flags;
-	if ((req & VM_ALLOC_WIRED) != 0) {
-		vm_wire_add(1);
-		m->ref_count = 1;
-	}
-	/* Unmanaged pages don't use "act_count". */
-	m->oflags = VPO_UNMANAGED;
 	return (m);
 }
 
+vm_page_t
+vm_page_alloc_noobj_domain(int domain, int req)
+{
+	return (_vm_page_alloc_noobj_domain(domain, VM_NFREELIST, req));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check a page that has been freshly dequeued from a freelist.
+ */
+static void
+vm_page_alloc_check(vm_page_t m)
+{
+
+	KASSERT(m->object == NULL, ("page %p has object", m));
+	KASSERT(m->a.queue == PQ_NONE &&
+	    (m->a.flags & PGA_QUEUE_STATE_MASK) == 0,
+	    ("page %p has unexpected queue %d, flags %#x",
+	    m, m->a.queue, (m->a.flags & PGA_QUEUE_STATE_MASK)));
+	KASSERT(m->ref_count == 0, ("page %p has references", m));
+	KASSERT(vm_page_busy_freed(m), ("page %p is not freed", m));
+	KASSERT(m->dirty == 0, ("page %p is dirty", m));
+	KASSERT(pmap_page_get_memattr(m) == VM_MEMATTR_DEFAULT,
+	    ("page %p has unexpected memattr %d",
+	    m, pmap_page_get_memattr(m)));
+	KASSERT(m->valid == 0, ("free page %p is valid", m));
+	pmap_vm_page_alloc_check(m);
+}
+
 static int
 vm_page_zone_import(void *arg, void **store, int cnt, int domain, int flags)
 {