kp->objnodes[kp->nr++] = objnode;
        }
 
-       obj = kmem_cache_alloc(zcache_obj_cache, ZCACHE_GFP_MASK);
-       if (unlikely(obj == NULL)) {
-               zcache_failed_alloc++;
-               goto out;
+       if (!kp->obj) {
+               obj = kmem_cache_alloc(zcache_obj_cache, ZCACHE_GFP_MASK);
+               if (unlikely(obj == NULL)) {
+                       zcache_failed_alloc++;
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               kp->obj = obj;
        }
 
-       page = (void *)__get_free_page(ZCACHE_GFP_MASK);
-       if (unlikely(page == NULL)) {
-               zcache_failed_get_free_pages++;
-               kmem_cache_free(zcache_obj_cache, obj);
-               goto out;
+       if (!kp->page) {
+               page = (void *)__get_free_page(ZCACHE_GFP_MASK);
+               if (unlikely(page == NULL)) {
+                       zcache_failed_get_free_pages++;
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               kp->page =  page;
        }
 
-       if (kp->obj == NULL)
-               kp->obj = obj;
-       else
-               kmem_cache_free(zcache_obj_cache, obj);
-
-       if (kp->page == NULL)
-               kp->page = page;
-       else
-               free_page((unsigned long)page);
-
        ret = 0;
 out:
        return ret;
                        else
                                zcache_failed_pers_puts++;
                }
-               zcache_put_pool(pool);
        } else {
                zcache_put_to_flush++;
                if (atomic_read(&pool->obj_count) > 0)
                        /* the put fails whether the flush succeeds or not */
                        (void)tmem_flush_page(pool, oidp, index);
-               zcache_put_pool(pool);
        }
+
+       zcache_put_pool(pool);
 out:
        return ret;
 }