In __alloc_pages_slowpath(), alloc_flags doesn't change after it's initialized, so move the initialization above the retry: label. Also make the comment above the initialization more descriptive. Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> --- mm/page_alloc.c | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c index a50184ec6ca0..91fbf6f95403 100644 --- a/mm/page_alloc.c +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c @@ -3579,17 +3579,17 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order, (__GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM))) gfp_mask &= ~__GFP_ATOMIC; -retry: - if (gfp_mask & __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM) - wake_all_kswapds(order, ac); - /* - * OK, we're below the kswapd watermark and have kicked background - * reclaim. Now things get more complex, so set up alloc_flags according - * to how we want to proceed. + * The fast path uses conservative alloc_flags to succeed only until + * kswapd needs to be woken up, and to avoid the cost of setting up + * alloc_flags precisely. So we do that now. */ alloc_flags = gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_mask); +retry: + if (gfp_mask & __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM) + wake_all_kswapds(order, ac); + /* This is the last chance, in general, before the goto nopage. */ page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask, order, alloc_flags & ~ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS, ac); -- 2.8.2 -- 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>