Merge commit 'v3.6-rc5' into next

* commit 'v3.6-rc5': (1098 commits)
  Linux 3.6-rc5
  HID: tpkbd: work even if the new Lenovo Keyboard driver is not configured
  Remove user-triggerable BUG from mpol_to_str
  xen/pciback: Fix proper FLR steps.
  uml: fix compile error in deliver_alarm()
  dj: memory scribble in logi_dj
  Fix order of arguments to compat_put_time[spec|val]
  xen: Use correct masking in xen_swiotlb_alloc_coherent.
  xen: fix logical error in tlb flushing
  xen/p2m: Fix one-off error in checking the P2M tree directory.
  powerpc: Don't use __put_user() in patch_instruction
  powerpc: Make sure IPI handlers see data written by IPI senders
  powerpc: Restore correct DSCR in context switch
  powerpc: Fix DSCR inheritance in copy_thread()
  powerpc: Keep thread.dscr and thread.dscr_inherit in sync
  powerpc: Update DSCR on all CPUs when writing sysfs dscr_default
  powerpc/powernv: Always go into nap mode when CPU is offline
  powerpc: Give hypervisor decrementer interrupts their own handler
  powerpc/vphn: Fix arch_update_cpu_topology() return value
  ARM: gemini: fix the gemini build
  ...

Conflicts:
	drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
	drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 009ac285fea..c66fb875104 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1928,6 +1928,17 @@ this_zone_full:
 		zlc_active = 0;
 		goto zonelist_scan;
 	}
+
+	if (page)
+		/*
+		 * page->pfmemalloc is set when ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS was
+		 * necessary to allocate the page. The expectation is
+		 * that the caller is taking steps that will free more
+		 * memory. The caller should avoid the page being used
+		 * for !PFMEMALLOC purposes.
+		 */
+		page->pfmemalloc = !!(alloc_flags & ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS);
+
 	return page;
 }
 
@@ -2091,7 +2102,7 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	struct zonelist *zonelist, enum zone_type high_zoneidx,
 	nodemask_t *nodemask, int alloc_flags, struct zone *preferred_zone,
 	int migratetype, bool sync_migration,
-	bool *deferred_compaction,
+	bool *contended_compaction, bool *deferred_compaction,
 	unsigned long *did_some_progress)
 {
 	struct page *page;
@@ -2106,7 +2117,8 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 
 	current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
 	*did_some_progress = try_to_compact_pages(zonelist, order, gfp_mask,
-						nodemask, sync_migration);
+						nodemask, sync_migration,
+						contended_compaction);
 	current->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
 	if (*did_some_progress != COMPACT_SKIPPED) {
 
@@ -2152,7 +2164,7 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	struct zonelist *zonelist, enum zone_type high_zoneidx,
 	nodemask_t *nodemask, int alloc_flags, struct zone *preferred_zone,
 	int migratetype, bool sync_migration,
-	bool *deferred_compaction,
+	bool *contended_compaction, bool *deferred_compaction,
 	unsigned long *did_some_progress)
 {
 	return NULL;
@@ -2325,6 +2337,7 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	unsigned long did_some_progress;
 	bool sync_migration = false;
 	bool deferred_compaction = false;
+	bool contended_compaction = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * In the slowpath, we sanity check order to avoid ever trying to
@@ -2389,14 +2402,6 @@ rebalance:
 				zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask,
 				preferred_zone, migratetype);
 		if (page) {
-			/*
-			 * page->pfmemalloc is set when ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS was
-			 * necessary to allocate the page. The expectation is
-			 * that the caller is taking steps that will free more
-			 * memory. The caller should avoid the page being used
-			 * for !PFMEMALLOC purposes.
-			 */
-			page->pfmemalloc = true;
 			goto got_pg;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2422,6 +2427,7 @@ rebalance:
 					nodemask,
 					alloc_flags, preferred_zone,
 					migratetype, sync_migration,
+					&contended_compaction,
 					&deferred_compaction,
 					&did_some_progress);
 	if (page)
@@ -2431,10 +2437,11 @@ rebalance:
 	/*
 	 * If compaction is deferred for high-order allocations, it is because
 	 * sync compaction recently failed. In this is the case and the caller
-	 * has requested the system not be heavily disrupted, fail the
-	 * allocation now instead of entering direct reclaim
+	 * requested a movable allocation that does not heavily disrupt the
+	 * system then fail the allocation instead of entering direct reclaim.
 	 */
-	if (deferred_compaction && (gfp_mask & __GFP_NO_KSWAPD))
+	if ((deferred_compaction || contended_compaction) &&
+						(gfp_mask & __GFP_NO_KSWAPD))
 		goto nopage;
 
 	/* Try direct reclaim and then allocating */
@@ -2505,6 +2512,7 @@ rebalance:
 					nodemask,
 					alloc_flags, preferred_zone,
 					migratetype, sync_migration,
+					&contended_compaction,
 					&deferred_compaction,
 					&did_some_progress);
 		if (page)
@@ -2569,8 +2577,6 @@ retry_cpuset:
 		page = __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_mask, order,
 				zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask,
 				preferred_zone, migratetype);
-	else
-		page->pfmemalloc = false;
 
 	trace_mm_page_alloc(page, order, gfp_mask, migratetype);