diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index b857a3796166732e3bde37a81e913fcadf5dd57f..df5e89002ee203ed239b3d2e2a03eaf2f9967fa9 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/cred.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -29,6 +32,16 @@ static void seq_set_overflow(struct seq_file *m)
 	m->count = m->size;
 }
 
+static void *seq_buf_alloc(unsigned long size)
+{
+	void *buf;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
+	if (!buf && size > PAGE_SIZE)
+		buf = vmalloc(size);
+	return buf;
+}
+
 /**
  *	seq_open -	initialize sequential file
  *	@file: file we initialize
@@ -92,7 +105,7 @@ static int traverse(struct seq_file *m, loff_t offset)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!m->buf) {
-		m->buf = kmalloc(m->size = PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+		m->buf = seq_buf_alloc(m->size = PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (!m->buf)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -131,9 +144,9 @@ static int traverse(struct seq_file *m, loff_t offset)
 
 Eoverflow:
 	m->op->stop(m, p);
-	kfree(m->buf);
+	kvfree(m->buf);
 	m->count = 0;
-	m->buf = kmalloc(m->size <<= 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	m->buf = seq_buf_alloc(m->size <<= 1);
 	return !m->buf ? -ENOMEM : -EAGAIN;
 }
 
@@ -188,7 +201,7 @@ ssize_t seq_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
 
 	/* grab buffer if we didn't have one */
 	if (!m->buf) {
-		m->buf = kmalloc(m->size = PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+		m->buf = seq_buf_alloc(m->size = PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (!m->buf)
 			goto Enomem;
 	}
@@ -228,9 +241,9 @@ ssize_t seq_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
 		if (m->count < m->size)
 			goto Fill;
 		m->op->stop(m, p);
-		kfree(m->buf);
+		kvfree(m->buf);
 		m->count = 0;
-		m->buf = kmalloc(m->size <<= 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		m->buf = seq_buf_alloc(m->size <<= 1);
 		if (!m->buf)
 			goto Enomem;
 		m->version = 0;
@@ -346,7 +359,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_lseek);
 int seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
-	kfree(m->buf);
+	kvfree(m->buf);
 	kfree(m);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -588,6 +601,24 @@ int single_open(struct file *file, int (*show)(struct seq_file *, void *),
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(single_open);
 
+int single_open_size(struct file *file, int (*show)(struct seq_file *, void *),
+		void *data, size_t size)
+{
+	char *buf = seq_buf_alloc(size);
+	int ret;
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	ret = single_open(file, show, data);
+	if (ret) {
+		kvfree(buf);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	((struct seq_file *)file->private_data)->buf = buf;
+	((struct seq_file *)file->private_data)->size = size;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(single_open_size);
+
 int single_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	const struct seq_operations *op = ((struct seq_file *)file->private_data)->op;