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diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index da959952b9f..798842a2247 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
#include <trace/events/writeback.h>
/*
+ * Sleep at most 200ms at a time in balance_dirty_pages().
+ */
+#define MAX_PAUSE max(HZ/5, 1)
+
+/*
* Estimate write bandwidth at 200ms intervals.
*/
#define BANDWIDTH_INTERVAL max(HZ/5, 1)
@@ -399,6 +404,11 @@ unsigned long determine_dirtyable_memory(void)
return x + 1; /* Ensure that we never return 0 */
}
+static unsigned long hard_dirty_limit(unsigned long thresh)
+{
+ return max(thresh, global_dirty_limit);
+}
+
/*
* global_dirty_limits - background-writeback and dirty-throttling thresholds
*
@@ -723,6 +733,29 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
io_schedule_timeout(pause);
trace_balance_dirty_wait(bdi);
+ dirty_thresh = hard_dirty_limit(dirty_thresh);
+ /*
+ * max-pause area. If dirty exceeded but still within this
+ * area, no need to sleep for more than 200ms: (a) 8 pages per
+ * 200ms is typically more than enough to curb heavy dirtiers;
+ * (b) the pause time limit makes the dirtiers more responsive.
+ */
+ if (nr_dirty < dirty_thresh +
+ dirty_thresh / DIRTY_MAXPAUSE_AREA &&
+ time_after(jiffies, start_time + MAX_PAUSE))
+ break;
+ /*
+ * pass-good area. When some bdi gets blocked (eg. NFS server
+ * not responding), or write bandwidth dropped dramatically due
+ * to concurrent reads, or dirty threshold suddenly dropped and
+ * the dirty pages cannot be brought down anytime soon (eg. on
+ * slow USB stick), at least let go of the good bdi's.
+ */
+ if (nr_dirty < dirty_thresh +
+ dirty_thresh / DIRTY_PASSGOOD_AREA &&
+ bdi_dirty < bdi_thresh)
+ break;
+
/*
* Increase the delay for each loop, up to our previous
* default of taking a 100ms nap.