Pass __GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_NOWARN for readahead page allocations. readahead page allocations are completely optional. They are OK to fail and in particular shall not trigger OOM on themselves. Reported-by: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/pagemap.h | 6 ++++++ mm/readahead.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- linux-next.orig/include/linux/pagemap.h 2011-04-26 14:27:46.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-next/include/linux/pagemap.h 2011-04-26 17:17:13.000000000 +0800 @@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ static inline struct page *page_cache_al return __page_cache_alloc(mapping_gfp_mask(x)|__GFP_COLD); } +static inline struct page *page_cache_alloc_readahead(struct address_space *x) +{ + return __page_cache_alloc(mapping_gfp_mask(x) | + __GFP_COLD | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN); +} + typedef int filler_t(void *, struct page *); extern struct page * find_get_page(struct address_space *mapping, --- linux-next.orig/mm/readahead.c 2011-04-26 14:27:02.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-next/mm/readahead.c 2011-04-26 17:17:25.000000000 +0800 @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ __do_page_cache_readahead(struct address if (page) continue; - page = page_cache_alloc_cold(mapping); + page = page_cache_alloc_readahead(mapping); if (!page) break; page->index = page_offset; -- 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>