3 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
index 06f8e3858251..57f7b1091511 100644
--- a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
+++ b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enum vm_event_item { PGPGIN, PGPGOUT, PSWPIN, PSWPOUT,
                 FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSTEAL_DIRECT),
                 FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSCAN_KSWAPD),
                 FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSCAN_DIRECT),
+                PGSCAN_DIRECT_THROTTLE,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
                 PGSCAN_ZONE_RECLAIM_FAILED,
 #endif
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 021a44a7bd20..88804017e7d6 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -2167,6 +2167,9 @@ static void throttle_direct_reclaim(gfp_t gfp_mask, struct zonelist *zonelist,
         if (pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pgdat))
                 return;
 
+        /* Account for the throttling */
+        count_vm_event(PGSCAN_DIRECT_THROTTLE);
+
         /*
          * If the caller cannot enter the filesystem, it's possible that it
          * is due to the caller holding an FS lock or performing a journal
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 1bbbbd9776ad..df7a6748231d 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ const char * const vmstat_text[] = {
         TEXTS_FOR_ZONES("pgsteal_direct")
         TEXTS_FOR_ZONES("pgscan_kswapd")
         TEXTS_FOR_ZONES("pgscan_direct")
+        "pgscan_direct_throttle",
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
         "zone_reclaim_failed",