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Diffstat (limited to 'mm/vmscan.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/vmscan.c | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c index 3f56c8deb3c0..32c661d66a45 100644 --- a/mm/vmscan.c +++ b/mm/vmscan.c @@ -1916,6 +1916,24 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc, get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_FILE); /* + * Prevent the reclaimer from falling into the cache trap: as + * cache pages start out inactive, every cache fault will tip + * the scan balance towards the file LRU. And as the file LRU + * shrinks, so does the window for rotation from references. + * This means we have a runaway feedback loop where a tiny + * thrashing file LRU becomes infinitely more attractive than + * anon pages. Try to detect this based on file LRU size. + */ + if (global_reclaim(sc)) { + unsigned long free = zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES); + + if (unlikely(file + free <= high_wmark_pages(zone))) { + scan_balance = SCAN_ANON; + goto out; + } + } + + /* * There is enough inactive page cache, do not reclaim * anything from the anonymous working set right now. */ |