diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/init.c b/arch/alpha/mm/init.c
index 3ab2d2f3c917..2d491b8cdab9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/mm/init.c
@@ -273,12 +273,6 @@ srm_paging_stop (void)
 }
 #endif
 
-void __init
-mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 static const pgprot_t protection_map[16] = {
 	[VM_NONE]					= _PAGE_P(_PAGE_FOE | _PAGE_FOW |
 								  _PAGE_FOR),
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/init.c b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
index 90715b4a0bfa..a73cc94f806e 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
@@ -169,17 +169,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON((PTRS_PER_PTE * sizeof(pte_t)) > PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
-/*
- * mem_init - initializes memory
- *
- * Frees up bootmem
- * Calculates and displays memory available/used
- */
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
 int pfn_valid(unsigned long pfn)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/init.c b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
index 7222100b0631..54bdca025c9f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
@@ -263,17 +263,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-/*
- * mem_init() marks the free areas in the mem_map and tells us how much
- * memory is free.  This is done after various parts of the system have
- * claimed their memory after the kernel image.
- */
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	/* this will put all unused low memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
 struct section_perm {
 	const char *name;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
index 8eff6a6eb11e..510695107233 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
@@ -411,17 +411,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * mem_init() marks the free areas in the mem_map and tells us how much memory
- * is free.  This is done after various parts of the system have claimed their
- * memory after the kernel image.
- */
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	/* this will put all unused low memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 void free_initmem(void)
 {
 	void *lm_init_begin = lm_alias(__init_begin);
diff --git a/arch/csky/mm/init.c b/arch/csky/mm/init.c
index 3914c2b873da..573da66b2543 100644
--- a/arch/csky/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/csky/mm/init.c
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ unsigned long empty_zero_page[PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned long)]
 						__page_aligned_bss;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(empty_zero_page);
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 void free_initmem(void)
 {
 	free_initmem_default(-1);
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/mm/init.c b/arch/hexagon/mm/init.c
index d412c2314509..34eb9d424b96 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/mm/init.c
@@ -43,24 +43,6 @@ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kmap_gen_lock);
 /*  checkpatch says don't init this to 0.  */
 unsigned long long kmap_generation;
 
-/*
- * mem_init - initializes memory
- *
- * Frees up bootmem
- * Fixes up more stuff for HIGHMEM
- * Calculates and displays memory available/used
- */
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	/*  No idea where this is actually declared.  Seems to evade LXR.  */
-	memblock_free_all();
-
-	/*
-	 *  To-Do:  someone somewhere should wipe out the bootmem map
-	 *  after we're done?
-	 */
-}
-
 void sync_icache_dcache(pte_t pte)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/numa.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/numa.c
index 8eb489725b1a..30a72fd528c0 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/numa.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/numa.c
@@ -387,11 +387,6 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
 	free_area_init(zones_size);
 }
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 int pcibus_to_node(struct pci_bus *bus)
 {
 	return dev_to_node(&bus->dev);
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/mm/init.c b/arch/loongarch/mm/init.c
index 6affa3609188..fdb7f73ad160 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/mm/init.c
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
 
 	free_area_init(max_zone_pfns);
 }
-
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
 #endif /* !CONFIG_NUMA */
 
 void __ref free_initmem(void)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/init.c b/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
index e03ac556c59e..3d9aa9cce144 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
@@ -119,7 +119,5 @@ static inline void init_pointer_tables(void)
 
 void __init mem_init(void)
 {
-	/* this will put all memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
 	init_pointer_tables();
 }
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/init.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/init.c
index 3e664e0efc33..65f0d1fb8a2a 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/init.c
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ void __init setup_memory(void)
 
 void __init mem_init(void)
 {
-	/* this will put all memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
-
 	mem_init_done = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/init.c b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
index 619e2e394392..6ea27bbd387e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
@@ -453,11 +453,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_NUMA */
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 void free_init_pages(const char *what, unsigned long begin, unsigned long end)
 {
 	unsigned long pfn;
diff --git a/arch/nios2/mm/init.c b/arch/nios2/mm/init.c
index 4ba8dfa0d238..94efa3de3933 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/mm/init.c
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
 			(unsigned long)empty_zero_page + PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	/* this will put all memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 void __init mmu_init(void)
 {
 	flush_tlb_all();
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c b/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c
index 72c5952607ac..be1c2eb8bb94 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	/* clear the zero-page */
 	memset((void *)empty_zero_page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 
-	/* this will put all low memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
-
 	printk("mem_init_done ...........................................\n");
 	mem_init_done = 1;
 	return;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
index 4fbe354dc9b4..14270715d754 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
@@ -562,8 +562,6 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(TMPALIAS_MAP_START >= 0x80000000);
 #endif
 
-	memblock_free_all();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PA11
 	if (boot_cpu_data.cpu_type == pcxl2 || boot_cpu_data.cpu_type == pcxl) {
 		pcxl_dma_start = (unsigned long)SET_MAP_OFFSET(MAP_START);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
index 68efdaf14e58..d8fe11b64259 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
@@ -327,11 +327,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC32 */
 }
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 void free_initmem(void)
 {
 	ppc_md.progress = ppc_printk_progress;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
index 9efadabf6be1..79b649f6de72 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
@@ -196,11 +196,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 	print_vm_layout();
 }
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 /* Limit the memory size via mem. */
 static phys_addr_t memory_limit;
 #ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/init.c b/arch/s390/mm/init.c
index 6741b38fc864..e8585011fbfc 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/init.c
@@ -167,12 +167,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 	setup_zero_pages();	/* Setup zeroed pages. */
 }
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	/* this will put all low memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 unsigned long memory_block_size_bytes(void)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/init.c b/arch/sh/mm/init.c
index 6d459ffba4bc..99e302eeeec1 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/init.c
@@ -330,8 +330,6 @@ unsigned int mem_init_done = 0;
 
 void __init mem_init(void)
 {
-	memblock_free_all();
-
 	/* Set this up early, so we can take care of the zero page */
 	cpu_cache_init();
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c
index e16c32c5728f..fdc93dd12c3e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 	taint_real_pages();
 }
 
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 void sparc_flush_page_to_ram(struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr = (unsigned long)page_address(page);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
index 34d46adb9571..760818950464 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -2505,8 +2505,6 @@ static void __init register_page_bootmem_info(void)
 }
 void __init mem_init(void)
 {
-	memblock_free_all();
-
 	/*
 	 * Must be done after boot memory is put on freelist, because here we
 	 * might set fields in deferred struct pages that have not yet been
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/mem.c b/arch/um/kernel/mem.c
index cce387438e60..379f33a1babf 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/mem.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/mem.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 
 void __init mem_init(void)
 {
-	/* this will put all low memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
 	kmalloc_ok = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
index 16664c5464b5..95b2758b4e4d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
@@ -702,9 +702,6 @@ void __init arch_mm_preinit(void)
 
 void __init mem_init(void)
 {
-	/* this will put all low memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
-
 	after_bootmem = 1;
 	x86_init.hyper.init_after_bootmem();
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index f8981e29633c..451e796427d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -1357,8 +1357,6 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 {
 	/* clear_bss() already clear the empty_zero_page */
 
-	/* this will put all memory onto the freelists */
-	memblock_free_all();
 	after_bootmem = 1;
 	x86_init.hyper.init_after_bootmem();
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/init.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/init.c
index 47ecbe28263e..cc52733a0649 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/init.c
@@ -129,15 +129,6 @@ void __init zones_init(void)
 	print_vm_layout();
 }
 
-/*
- * Initialize memory pages.
- */
-
-void __init mem_init(void)
-{
-	memblock_free_all();
-}
-
 static void __init parse_memmap_one(char *p)
 {
 	char *oldp;
diff --git a/include/linux/memblock.h b/include/linux/memblock.h
index e79eb6ac516f..ef5a1ecc6e59 100644
--- a/include/linux/memblock.h
+++ b/include/linux/memblock.h
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ int memblock_mark_nomap(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 int memblock_clear_nomap(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 int memblock_reserved_mark_noinit(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 
-void memblock_free_all(void);
 void memblock_free(void *ptr, size_t size);
 void reset_all_zones_managed_pages(void);
 
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 109ef30fee11..26e2e8cea495 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -1407,7 +1407,8 @@ static inline bool gup_must_unshare(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 }
 
 extern bool mirrored_kernelcore;
-extern bool memblock_has_mirror(void);
+bool memblock_has_mirror(void);
+void memblock_free_all(void);
 
 static __always_inline void vma_set_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					  unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
diff --git a/mm/mm_init.c b/mm/mm_init.c
index 9cca3d497bf8..545e11f1a3ba 100644
--- a/mm/mm_init.c
+++ b/mm/mm_init.c
@@ -2672,6 +2672,10 @@ void __init __weak arch_mm_preinit(void)
 {
 }
 
+void __init __weak mem_init(void)
+{
+}
+
 /*
  * Set up kernel memory allocators
  */
@@ -2693,6 +2697,7 @@ void __init mm_core_init(void)
 	report_meminit();
 	kmsan_init_shadow();
 	stack_depot_early_init();
+	memblock_free_all();
 	mem_init();
 	kmem_cache_init();
 	/*
