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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 9b550bfe900b..261071a07681 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -740,8 +740,9 @@ isolate_freepages_range(struct compact_control *cc,
}
/* Similar to reclaim, but different enough that they don't share logic */
-static bool too_many_isolated(pg_data_t *pgdat)
+static bool too_many_isolated(struct compact_control *cc)
{
+ pg_data_t *pgdat = cc->zone->zone_pgdat;
bool too_many;
unsigned long active, inactive, isolated;
@@ -753,6 +754,17 @@ static bool too_many_isolated(pg_data_t *pgdat)
isolated = node_page_state(pgdat, NR_ISOLATED_FILE) +
node_page_state(pgdat, NR_ISOLATED_ANON);
+ /*
+ * Allow GFP_NOFS to isolate past the limit set for regular
+ * compaction runs. This prevents an ABBA deadlock when other
+ * compactors have already isolated to the limit, but are
+ * blocked on filesystem locks held by the GFP_NOFS thread.
+ */
+ if (cc->gfp_mask & __GFP_FS) {
+ inactive >>= 3;
+ active >>= 3;
+ }
+
too_many = isolated > (inactive + active) / 2;
if (!too_many)
wake_throttle_isolated(pgdat);
@@ -801,7 +813,7 @@ isolate_migratepages_block(struct compact_control *cc, unsigned long low_pfn,
* list by either parallel reclaimers or compaction. If there are,
* delay for some time until fewer pages are isolated
*/
- while (unlikely(too_many_isolated(pgdat))) {
+ while (unlikely(too_many_isolated(cc))) {
/* stop isolation if there are still pages not migrated */
if (cc->nr_migratepages)
return -EAGAIN;