mem_cgroup_out_of_memory() is returning "true" if it finds a TIF_MEMDIE task after an eligible task was found, "false" if it found a TIF_MEMDIE task before an eligible task is found. This difference confuses memory_max_write() which checks the return value of mem_cgroup_out_of_memory(). Since memory_max_write() wants to continue looping, mem_cgroup_out_of_memory() should return "true" in this case. This patch sets a dummy pointer in order to return "true". Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/memcontrol.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c index b3f16ab..ab574d8 100644 --- a/mm/memcontrol.c +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c @@ -1302,6 +1302,8 @@ static bool mem_cgroup_out_of_memory(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t gfp_mask, mem_cgroup_iter_break(memcg, iter); if (chosen) put_task_struct(chosen); + /* Set a dummy value to return "true". */ + chosen = (void *) 1; goto unlock; case OOM_SCAN_OK: break; -- 1.8.3.1 -- 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>