Copying back linux-mm. > Recently, we added following patch. > https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/26/129 > If it's a culprit, the patch should solve the problem. It would be probably better to not do the allocations at all under memory pressure. Even if the RA allocation doesn't go into reclaim it may still "steal" allocations recently freed and needed by other actors. -Andi -- ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Speaking for myself only. -- 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>