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@@ -1177,7 +1177,11 @@ int isolate_lru_page(struct page *page)
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/*
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- * Are there way too many processes in the direct reclaim path already?
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+ * A direct reclaimer may isolate SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX pages from the LRU list and
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+ * then get resheduled. When there are massive number of tasks doing page
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+ * allocation, such sleeping direct reclaimers may keep piling up on each CPU,
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+ * the LRU list will go small and be scanned faster than necessary, leading to
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+ * unnecessary swapping, thrashing and OOM.
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*/
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static int too_many_isolated(struct zone *zone, int file,
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struct scan_control *sc)
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