1 files changed, 43 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 5cbf64dd79c..ba4e87df3fc 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -579,6 +579,40 @@ redo:
 	put_page(page);		/* drop ref from isolate */
 }
 
+enum page_references {
+	PAGEREF_RECLAIM,
+	PAGEREF_RECLAIM_CLEAN,
+	PAGEREF_ACTIVATE,
+};
+
+static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
+						  struct scan_control *sc)
+{
+	unsigned long vm_flags;
+	int referenced;
+
+	referenced = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
+	if (!referenced)
+		return PAGEREF_RECLAIM;
+
+	/* Lumpy reclaim - ignore references */
+	if (sc->order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER)
+		return PAGEREF_RECLAIM;
+
+	/*
+	 * Mlock lost the isolation race with us.  Let try_to_unmap()
+	 * move the page to the unevictable list.
+	 */
+	if (vm_flags & VM_LOCKED)
+		return PAGEREF_RECLAIM;
+
+	if (page_mapping_inuse(page))
+		return PAGEREF_ACTIVATE;
+
+	/* Reclaim if clean, defer dirty pages to writeback */
+	return PAGEREF_RECLAIM_CLEAN;
+}
+
 /*
  * shrink_page_list() returns the number of reclaimed pages
  */
@@ -590,16 +624,15 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 	struct pagevec freed_pvec;
 	int pgactivate = 0;
 	unsigned long nr_reclaimed = 0;
-	unsigned long vm_flags;
 
 	cond_resched();
 
 	pagevec_init(&freed_pvec, 1);
 	while (!list_empty(page_list)) {
+		enum page_references references;
 		struct address_space *mapping;
 		struct page *page;
 		int may_enter_fs;
-		int referenced;
 
 		cond_resched();
 
@@ -641,17 +674,14 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 				goto keep_locked;
 		}
 
-		referenced = page_referenced(page, 1,
-						sc->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
-		/*
-		 * In active use or really unfreeable?  Activate it.
-		 * If page which have PG_mlocked lost isoltation race,
-		 * try_to_unmap moves it to unevictable list
-		 */
-		if (sc->order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER &&
-					referenced && page_mapping_inuse(page)
-					&& !(vm_flags & VM_LOCKED))
+		references = page_check_references(page, sc);
+		switch (references) {
+		case PAGEREF_ACTIVATE:
 			goto activate_locked;
+		case PAGEREF_RECLAIM:
+		case PAGEREF_RECLAIM_CLEAN:
+			; /* try to reclaim the page below */
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Anonymous process memory has backing store?
@@ -685,7 +715,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
 		}
 
 		if (PageDirty(page)) {
-			if (sc->order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER && referenced)
+			if (references == PAGEREF_RECLAIM_CLEAN)
 				goto keep_locked;
 			if (!may_enter_fs)
 				goto keep_locked;