Under constant allocation pressure, kswapd can be in the situation where sleeping_prematurely() will always return true even if kswapd has been running a long time. Check if kswapd needs to be scheduled. Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx> Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/vmscan.c | 4 ++++ 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c index af24d1e..4d24828 100644 --- a/mm/vmscan.c +++ b/mm/vmscan.c @@ -2251,6 +2251,10 @@ static bool sleeping_prematurely(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, long remaining, unsigned long balanced = 0; bool all_zones_ok = true; + /* If kswapd has been running too long, just sleep */ + if (need_resched()) + return false; + /* If a direct reclaimer woke kswapd within HZ/10, it's premature */ if (remaining) return true; -- 1.7.3.4 -- 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>