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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index ef910bf349e1..bef6cf2b4d46 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -2883,6 +2883,8 @@ vm_area_alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp, int nid,
unsigned int order, unsigned int nr_pages, struct page **pages)
{
unsigned int nr_allocated = 0;
+ gfp_t alloc_gfp = gfp;
+ bool nofail = false;
struct page *page;
int i;
@@ -2893,6 +2895,7 @@ vm_area_alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp, int nid,
* more permissive.
*/
if (!order) {
+ /* bulk allocator doesn't support nofail req. officially */
gfp_t bulk_gfp = gfp & ~__GFP_NOFAIL;
while (nr_allocated < nr_pages) {
@@ -2931,20 +2934,35 @@ vm_area_alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp, int nid,
if (nr != nr_pages_request)
break;
}
+ } else if (gfp & __GFP_NOFAIL) {
+ /*
+ * Higher order nofail allocations are really expensive and
+ * potentially dangerous (pre-mature OOM, disruptive reclaim
+ * and compaction etc.
+ */
+ alloc_gfp &= ~__GFP_NOFAIL;
+ nofail = true;
}
/* High-order pages or fallback path if "bulk" fails. */
-
while (nr_allocated < nr_pages) {
if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
break;
if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
- page = alloc_pages(gfp, order);
+ page = alloc_pages(alloc_gfp, order);
else
- page = alloc_pages_node(nid, gfp, order);
- if (unlikely(!page))
- break;
+ page = alloc_pages_node(nid, alloc_gfp, order);
+ if (unlikely(!page)) {
+ if (!nofail)
+ break;
+
+ /* fall back to the zero order allocations */
+ alloc_gfp |= __GFP_NOFAIL;
+ order = 0;
+ continue;
+ }
+
/*
* Higher order allocations must be able to be treated as
* indepdenent small pages by callers (as they can with