exit_oom_victim() already knows that TIF_MEMDIE is set, and nobody else can clear it concurrently. Use clear_thread_flag() directly. Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> --- mm/oom_kill.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c index b2f081f..4b9547b 100644 --- a/mm/oom_kill.c +++ b/mm/oom_kill.c @@ -435,8 +435,7 @@ void mark_oom_victim(struct task_struct *tsk) */ void exit_oom_victim(void) { - if (!test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE)) - return; + clear_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE); down_read(&oom_sem); /* -- 2.3.4 -- 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/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>