Check zone->all_unreclaimable in all_unreclaimable(), otherwise the kernel may hang up, because shrink_zones() will do nothing, but all_unreclaimable() will say, that zone has reclaimable pages. do_try_to_free_pages() shrink_zones() for_each_zone if (zone->all_unreclaimable) continue if !all_unreclaimable(zonelist, sc) return 1 __alloc_pages_slowpath() retry: did_some_progress = do_try_to_free_pages(page) ... if (!page && did_some_progress) retry; Signed-off-by: Andrey Vagin <avagin@xxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/vmscan.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c index 6771ea7..1c056f7 100644 --- a/mm/vmscan.c +++ b/mm/vmscan.c @@ -2002,6 +2002,8 @@ static bool all_unreclaimable(struct zonelist *zonelist, for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist, gfp_zone(sc->gfp_mask), sc->nodemask) { + if (zone->all_unreclaimable) + continue; if (!populated_zone(zone)) continue; if (!cpuset_zone_allowed_hardwall(zone, GFP_KERNEL)) -- 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>