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swapout frenzy quick-fix
Hi Jason and Linus,
I made a quick-fix for the swapout frenzy occurring in
2.1.89...
It's far from perfect, but until the changes from Ben
and Stephen are merged, it'll have to do :-(
Rik.
+-----------------------------+------------------------------+
| For Linux mm-patches, go to | "I'm busy managing memory.." |
| my homepage (via LinuxHQ). | H.H.vanRiel@fys.ruu.nl |
| ...submissions welcome... | http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~riel/ |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------+
--- linux/mm/vmscan.c.orig Mon Mar 9 20:51:44 1998
+++ linux/mm/vmscan.c Mon Mar 9 20:51:44 1998
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@
if (free_memory_available())
break;
+ if (nr_free_pages + atomic_read(&nr_async_pages) > free_pages_high * 4)
+ break;
gfp_mask = __GFP_IO;
try_to_free_page(gfp_mask);
/*