On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM Kirill A. Shutemov
<kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Unaccepted memory is considered unusable free memory, which is not
> counted as free on the zone watermark check. This causes
> get_page_from_freelist() to accept more memory to hit the high
> watermark, but it creates problems in the reclaim path.
>
> The reclaim path encounters a failed zone watermark check and attempts
> to reclaim memory. This is usually successful, but if there is little or
> no reclaimable memory, it can result in endless reclaim with little to
> no progress. This can occur early in the boot process, just after start
> of the init process when the only reclaimable memory is the page cache
> of the init executable and its libraries.
>
> To address this issue, teach shrink_node() and shrink_zones() to accept
> memory before attempting to reclaim.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Jianxiong Gao <jxgao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: dcdfdd40fa82 ("mm: Add support for unaccepted memory")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v6.5+
Tested-by: Jianxiong Gao <jxgao@xxxxxxxxxx>
I have verified that the patch fixes the systemd issue reported.
