From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx> bb29902a7515 ("oom, oom_reaper: protect oom_reaper_list using simpler way") has simplified the check for tasks already enqueued for the oom reaper by checking tsk->oom_reaper_list != NULL. This check is not sufficient because the tsk might be the head of the queue without any other tasks queued and then we would simply lockup looping on the same task. Fix the condition by checking for the head as well. Fixes: bb29902a7515 ("oom, oom_reaper: protect oom_reaper_list using simpler way") Signed-off-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx> --- Hi, I have just noticed this after I started consolidating other oom_reaper related changes I have here locally. I should have caught this during the review already and I really feel ashamed I haven't because this is really a trivial bug that should be obvious see... mm/oom_kill.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c index b34d279a7ee6..86349586eacb 100644 --- a/mm/oom_kill.c +++ b/mm/oom_kill.c @@ -547,7 +547,11 @@ static int oom_reaper(void *unused) static void wake_oom_reaper(struct task_struct *tsk) { - if (!oom_reaper_th || tsk->oom_reaper_list) + if (!oom_reaper_th) + return; + + /* tsk is already queued? */ + if (tsk == oom_reaper_list || tsk->oom_reaper_list) return; get_task_struct(tsk); -- 2.7.0 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>