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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index c43789388cd..805165bcd3d 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -235,10 +235,9 @@ static bool suitable_migration_target(struct page *page)
}
/*
- * Isolate free pages onto a private freelist. Caller must hold zone->lock.
- * If @strict is true, will abort returning 0 on any invalid PFNs or non-free
- * pages inside of the pageblock (even though it may still end up isolating
- * some pages).
+ * Isolate free pages onto a private freelist. If @strict is true, will abort
+ * returning 0 on any invalid PFNs or non-free pages inside of the pageblock
+ * (even though it may still end up isolating some pages).
*/
static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(struct compact_control *cc,
unsigned long blockpfn,
@@ -677,6 +676,13 @@ static void isolate_freepages(struct zone *zone,
pfn -= pageblock_nr_pages) {
unsigned long isolated;
+ /*
+ * This can iterate a massively long zone without finding any
+ * suitable migration targets, so periodically check if we need
+ * to schedule.
+ */
+ cond_resched();
+
if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
continue;