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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index abaf0215a352..aebb157258f2 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1125,10 +1125,19 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
!PageSwapCache(page)) {
if (!(sc->gfp_mask & __GFP_IO))
goto keep_locked;
- /* cannot split THP, skip it */
- if (PageTransHuge(page) &&
- !can_split_huge_page(page, NULL))
- goto activate_locked;
+ if (PageTransHuge(page)) {
+ /* cannot split THP, skip it */
+ if (!can_split_huge_page(page, NULL))
+ goto activate_locked;
+ /*
+ * Split pages without a PMD map right
+ * away. Chances are some or all of the
+ * tail pages can be freed without IO.
+ */
+ if (!compound_mapcount(page) &&
+ split_huge_page_to_list(page, page_list))
+ goto activate_locked;
+ }
if (!add_to_swap(page)) {
if (!PageTransHuge(page))
goto activate_locked;