On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:05:49 +0200 Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> wrote: > @@ -1893,6 +1942,8 @@ bool mem_cgroup_handle_oom(struct mem_cgroup *mem, gfp_t mask) does: : memcg_wakeup_oom(mem); : mutex_unlock(&memcg_oom_mutex); : : mem_cgroup_unmark_under_oom(mem); : : if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) || fatal_signal_pending(current)) : return false; : /* Give chance to dying process */ : schedule_timeout(1); : return true; : } Calling schedule_timeout() in state TASK_RUNNING is equivalent to calling schedule() and then pointlessly wasting some CPU cycles. Someone might want to take a look at that, and wonder why this bug wasn't detected in testing ;) -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. 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>