1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ae28c22a7fdb..2dbb2fc68837 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1794,6 +1794,10 @@ rebalance:
         if (p->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
                 goto nopage;
 
+        /* Avoid allocations with no watermarks from looping endlessly */
+        if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) && !(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOFAIL))
+                goto nopage;
+
         /* Try direct reclaim and then allocating */
         page = __alloc_pages_direct_reclaim(gfp_mask, order,
                                         zonelist, high_zoneidx,