On 03/30/2017 03:00 PM, Thomas Hellstrom wrote: >> >> if (unlikely(nr_lazy > lazy_max_pages())) >> - try_purge_vmap_area_lazy(); > > Perhaps a slight optimization would be to schedule work iff > !mutex_locked(&vmap_purge_lock) below? > Makes sense, we don't need to spawn workers if we already purging. From: Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: mm/vmalloc: allow to call vfree() in atomic context fix Don't spawn worker if we already purging. Signed-off-by: Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/vmalloc.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c index ea1b4ab..88168b8 100644 --- a/mm/vmalloc.c +++ b/mm/vmalloc.c @@ -737,7 +737,8 @@ static void free_vmap_area_noflush(struct vmap_area *va) /* After this point, we may free va at any time */ llist_add(&va->purge_list, &vmap_purge_list); - if (unlikely(nr_lazy > lazy_max_pages())) + if (unlikely(nr_lazy > lazy_max_pages()) && + !mutex_is_locked(&vmap_purge_lock)) schedule_work(&purge_vmap_work); } -- 2.10.2