When we check that task has flag TIF_MEMDIE, we forgot check that it has mm. A task may be zombie and a parent may wait a memor. v2: Check that task doesn't have mm one time and skip it immediately Signed-off-by: Andrey Vagin <avagin@xxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/oom_kill.c | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c index 7dcca55..b1ce3ba 100644 --- a/mm/oom_kill.c +++ b/mm/oom_kill.c @@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ static struct task_struct *select_bad_process(unsigned int *ppoints, for_each_process(p) { unsigned int points; + if (!p->mm) + continue; + if (oom_unkillable_task(p, mem, nodemask)) continue; @@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ static struct task_struct *select_bad_process(unsigned int *ppoints, * the process of exiting and releasing its resources. * Otherwise we could get an easy OOM deadlock. */ - if (thread_group_empty(p) && (p->flags & PF_EXITING) && p->mm) { + if (thread_group_empty(p) && (p->flags & PF_EXITING)) { if (p != current) return ERR_PTR(-1UL); -- 1.7.1 -- 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/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>