> @@ -1319,6 +1322,7 @@ static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan, > struct list_head *src = &lruvec->lists[lru]; > unsigned long nr_taken = 0; > unsigned long scan; > + LIST_HEAD(pages_skipped); > > for (scan = 0; scan < nr_to_scan && !list_empty(src); scan++) { > struct page *page; > @@ -1329,6 +1333,9 @@ static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan, > > VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(!PageLRU(page), page); > > + if (page_zone_id(page) > sc->reclaim_idx) > + list_move(&page->lru, &pages_skipped); > + > switch (__isolate_lru_page(page, mode)) { > case 0: > nr_pages = hpage_nr_pages(page); > @@ -1347,6 +1354,15 @@ static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan, > } > } > > + /* > + * Splice any skipped pages to the start of the LRU list. Note that > + * this disrupts the LRU order when reclaiming for lower zones but > + * we cannot splice to the tail. If we did then the SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX > + * scanning would soon rescan the same pages to skip and put the > + * system at risk of premature OOM. > + */ > + if (!list_empty(&pages_skipped)) > + list_splice(&pages_skipped, src); > *nr_scanned = scan; > trace_mm_vmscan_lru_isolate(sc->order, nr_to_scan, scan, > nr_taken, mode, is_file_lru(lru)); Can we avoid splicing pages by skipping pages with scan not incremented? Hillf -- 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>