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| -rw-r--r-- | mm/page_alloc.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c index 4e7e8ded1fc0..98d5c940facd 100644 --- a/mm/page_alloc.c +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c @@ -2351,6 +2351,14 @@ static inline void boost_watermark(struct zone *zone) if (!watermark_boost_factor) return; + /* + * Don't bother in zones that are unlikely to produce results. + * On small machines, including kdump capture kernels running + * in a small area, boosting the watermark can cause an out of + * memory situation immediately. + */ + if ((pageblock_nr_pages * 4) > zone_managed_pages(zone)) + return; max_boost = mult_frac(zone->_watermark[WMARK_HIGH], watermark_boost_factor, 10000); |