diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 79e0dff1cdcb..9e06b7f5ecf1 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -410,6 +410,13 @@ config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_TEST
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_DEFAULT_OFF
+	bool "Default kmemleak to off"
+	depends on DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
+	help
+	  Say Y here to disable kmemleak by default. It can then be enabled
+	  on the command line via kmemleak=on.
+
 config DEBUG_PREEMPT
 	bool "Debug preemptible kernel"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PREEMPT && TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index 9afa25b52a83..a5ec42868f99 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
+#include <linux/kmemleak.h>
 
 /**
  * sg_next - return the next scatterlist entry in a list
@@ -115,17 +116,29 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_init_one);
  */
 static struct scatterlist *sg_kmalloc(unsigned int nents, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	if (nents == SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC)
-		return (struct scatterlist *) __get_free_page(gfp_mask);
-	else
+	if (nents == SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC) {
+		/*
+		 * Kmemleak doesn't track page allocations as they are not
+		 * commonly used (in a raw form) for kernel data structures.
+		 * As we chain together a list of pages and then a normal
+		 * kmalloc (tracked by kmemleak), in order to for that last
+		 * allocation not to become decoupled (and thus a
+		 * false-positive) we need to inform kmemleak of all the
+		 * intermediate allocations.
+		 */
+		void *ptr = (void *) __get_free_page(gfp_mask);
+		kmemleak_alloc(ptr, PAGE_SIZE, 1, gfp_mask);
+		return ptr;
+	} else
 		return kmalloc(nents * sizeof(struct scatterlist), gfp_mask);
 }
 
 static void sg_kfree(struct scatterlist *sg, unsigned int nents)
 {
-	if (nents == SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC)
+	if (nents == SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC) {
+		kmemleak_free(sg);
 		free_page((unsigned long) sg);
-	else
+	} else
 		kfree(sg);
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/kmemleak.c b/mm/kmemleak.c
index 2c0d032ac898..bd9bc214091b 100644
--- a/mm/kmemleak.c
+++ b/mm/kmemleak.c
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ static signed long jiffies_scan_wait;
 static int kmemleak_stack_scan = 1;
 /* protects the memory scanning, parameters and debug/kmemleak file access */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(scan_mutex);
+/* setting kmemleak=on, will set this var, skipping the disable */
+static int kmemleak_skip_disable;
+
 
 /*
  * Early object allocation/freeing logging. Kmemleak is initialized after the
@@ -398,7 +401,9 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *lookup_object(unsigned long ptr, int alias)
 		object = prio_tree_entry(node, struct kmemleak_object,
 					 tree_node);
 		if (!alias && object->pointer != ptr) {
-			kmemleak_warn("Found object by alias");
+			pr_warning("Found object by alias at 0x%08lx\n", ptr);
+			dump_stack();
+			dump_object_info(object);
 			object = NULL;
 		}
 	} else
@@ -695,7 +700,7 @@ static void paint_ptr(unsigned long ptr, int color)
 }
 
 /*
- * Make a object permanently as gray-colored so that it can no longer be
+ * Mark an object permanently as gray-colored so that it can no longer be
  * reported as a leak. This is used in general to mark a false positive.
  */
 static void make_gray_object(unsigned long ptr)
@@ -838,10 +843,19 @@ out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-/*
- * Memory allocation function callback. This function is called from the
- * kernel allocators when a new block is allocated (kmem_cache_alloc, kmalloc,
- * vmalloc etc.).
+/**
+ * kmemleak_alloc - register a newly allocated object
+ * @ptr:	pointer to beginning of the object
+ * @size:	size of the object
+ * @min_count:	minimum number of references to this object. If during memory
+ *		scanning a number of references less than @min_count is found,
+ *		the object is reported as a memory leak. If @min_count is 0,
+ *		the object is never reported as a leak. If @min_count is -1,
+ *		the object is ignored (not scanned and not reported as a leak)
+ * @gfp:	kmalloc() flags used for kmemleak internal memory allocations
+ *
+ * This function is called from the kernel allocators when a new object
+ * (memory block) is allocated (kmem_cache_alloc, kmalloc, vmalloc etc.).
  */
 void __ref kmemleak_alloc(const void *ptr, size_t size, int min_count,
 			  gfp_t gfp)
@@ -855,9 +869,12 @@ void __ref kmemleak_alloc(const void *ptr, size_t size, int min_count,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kmemleak_alloc);
 
-/*
- * Memory freeing function callback. This function is called from the kernel
- * allocators when a block is freed (kmem_cache_free, kfree, vfree etc.).
+/**
+ * kmemleak_free - unregister a previously registered object
+ * @ptr:	pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * This function is called from the kernel allocators when an object (memory
+ * block) is freed (kmem_cache_free, kfree, vfree etc.).
  */
 void __ref kmemleak_free(const void *ptr)
 {
@@ -870,9 +887,14 @@ void __ref kmemleak_free(const void *ptr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kmemleak_free);
 
-/*
- * Partial memory freeing function callback. This function is usually called
- * from bootmem allocator when (part of) a memory block is freed.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_free_part - partially unregister a previously registered object
+ * @ptr:	pointer to the beginning or inside the object. This also
+ *		represents the start of the range to be freed
+ * @size:	size to be unregistered
+ *
+ * This function is called when only a part of a memory block is freed
+ * (usually from the bootmem allocator).
  */
 void __ref kmemleak_free_part(const void *ptr, size_t size)
 {
@@ -885,9 +907,12 @@ void __ref kmemleak_free_part(const void *ptr, size_t size)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kmemleak_free_part);
 
-/*
- * Mark an already allocated memory block as a false positive. This will cause
- * the block to no longer be reported as leak and always be scanned.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_not_leak - mark an allocated object as false positive
+ * @ptr:	pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * Calling this function on an object will cause the memory block to no longer
+ * be reported as leak and always be scanned.
  */
 void __ref kmemleak_not_leak(const void *ptr)
 {
@@ -900,10 +925,14 @@ void __ref kmemleak_not_leak(const void *ptr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmemleak_not_leak);
 
-/*
- * Ignore a memory block. This is usually done when it is known that the
- * corresponding block is not a leak and does not contain any references to
- * other allocated memory blocks.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_ignore - ignore an allocated object
+ * @ptr:	pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * Calling this function on an object will cause the memory block to be
+ * ignored (not scanned and not reported as a leak). This is usually done when
+ * it is known that the corresponding block is not a leak and does not contain
+ * any references to other allocated memory blocks.
  */
 void __ref kmemleak_ignore(const void *ptr)
 {
@@ -916,8 +945,16 @@ void __ref kmemleak_ignore(const void *ptr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmemleak_ignore);
 
-/*
- * Limit the range to be scanned in an allocated memory block.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_scan_area - limit the range to be scanned in an allocated object
+ * @ptr:	pointer to beginning or inside the object. This also
+ *		represents the start of the scan area
+ * @size:	size of the scan area
+ * @gfp:	kmalloc() flags used for kmemleak internal memory allocations
+ *
+ * This function is used when it is known that only certain parts of an object
+ * contain references to other objects. Kmemleak will only scan these areas
+ * reducing the number false negatives.
  */
 void __ref kmemleak_scan_area(const void *ptr, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
 {
@@ -930,8 +967,14 @@ void __ref kmemleak_scan_area(const void *ptr, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmemleak_scan_area);
 
-/*
- * Inform kmemleak not to scan the given memory block.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_no_scan - do not scan an allocated object
+ * @ptr:	pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * This function notifies kmemleak not to scan the given memory block. Useful
+ * in situations where it is known that the given object does not contain any
+ * references to other objects. Kmemleak will not scan such objects reducing
+ * the number of false negatives.
  */
 void __ref kmemleak_no_scan(const void *ptr)
 {
@@ -1602,7 +1645,9 @@ static int kmemleak_boot_config(char *str)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (strcmp(str, "off") == 0)
 		kmemleak_disable();
-	else if (strcmp(str, "on") != 0)
+	else if (strcmp(str, "on") == 0)
+		kmemleak_skip_disable = 1;
+	else
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1616,6 +1661,13 @@ void __init kmemleak_init(void)
 	int i;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_DEFAULT_OFF
+	if (!kmemleak_skip_disable) {
+		kmemleak_disable();
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	jiffies_min_age = msecs_to_jiffies(MSECS_MIN_AGE);
 	jiffies_scan_wait = msecs_to_jiffies(SECS_SCAN_WAIT * 1000);