1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 7f79b78bc829..0b9f577b1a2a 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2170,6 +2170,18 @@ static inline void boost_watermark(struct zone *zone)
 
         max_boost = mult_frac(zone->_watermark[WMARK_HIGH],
                         watermark_boost_factor, 10000);
+
+        /*
+         * high watermark may be uninitialised if fragmentation occurs
+         * very early in boot so do not boost. We do not fall
+         * through and boost by pageblock_nr_pages as failing
+         * allocations that early means that reclaim is not going
+         * to help and it may even be impossible to reclaim the
+         * boosted watermark resulting in a hang.
+         */
+        if (!max_boost)
+                return;
+
         max_boost = max(pageblock_nr_pages, max_boost);
 
         zone->watermark_boost = min(zone->watermark_boost + pageblock_nr_pages,