This allows quick response to Ctrl-C etc. for impatient users. Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx> --- mm/page-writeback.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) --- linux-next.orig/mm/page-writeback.c 2010-09-09 16:01:14.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-next/mm/page-writeback.c 2010-09-09 16:02:27.000000000 +0800 @@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct a __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); io_schedule_timeout(pause); + if (signal_pending(current)) + break; + check_exceeded: /* * The bdi thresh is somehow "soft" limit derived from the -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>