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diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 2a107e4ad5ed..e195a4229418 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_features =
#define sched_feat(x) (sysctl_sched_features & SCHED_FEAT_##x)
/*
+ * Number of tasks to iterate in a single balance run.
+ * Limited because this is done with IRQs disabled.
+ */
+const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_nr_migrate = 32;
+
+/*
* For kernel-internal use: high-speed (but slightly incorrect) per-cpu
* clock constructed from sched_clock():
*/
@@ -2235,7 +2241,7 @@ balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
enum cpu_idle_type idle, int *all_pinned,
int *this_best_prio, struct rq_iterator *iterator)
{
- int pulled = 0, pinned = 0, skip_for_load;
+ int loops = 0, pulled = 0, pinned = 0, skip_for_load;
struct task_struct *p;
long rem_load_move = max_load_move;
@@ -2249,10 +2255,10 @@ balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
*/
p = iterator->start(iterator->arg);
next:
- if (!p)
+ if (!p || loops++ > sysctl_sched_nr_migrate)
goto out;
/*
- * To help distribute high priority tasks accross CPUs we don't
+ * To help distribute high priority tasks across CPUs we don't
* skip a task if it will be the highest priority task (i.e. smallest
* prio value) on its new queue regardless of its load weight
*/
@@ -2269,8 +2275,7 @@ next:
rem_load_move -= p->se.load.weight;
/*
- * We only want to steal up to the prescribed number of tasks
- * and the prescribed amount of weighted load.
+ * We only want to steal up to the prescribed amount of weighted load.
*/
if (rem_load_move > 0) {
if (p->prio < *this_best_prio)