1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index b2d21e06d45d..a8cfa9cc6e86 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1847,6 +1847,7 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_reclaim(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
         struct page *page = NULL;
         struct reclaim_state reclaim_state;
         struct task_struct *p = current;
+        bool drained = false;
 
         cond_resched();
 
@@ -1865,14 +1866,25 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_reclaim(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 
         cond_resched();
 
-        if (order != 0)
-                drain_all_pages();
+        if (unlikely(!(*did_some_progress)))
+                return NULL;
 
-        if (likely(*did_some_progress))
-                page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask, nodemask, order,
+retry:
+        page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask, nodemask, order,
                                         zonelist, high_zoneidx,
                                         alloc_flags, preferred_zone,
                                         migratetype);
+
+        /*
+         * If an allocation failed after direct reclaim, it could be because
+         * pages are pinned on the per-cpu lists. Drain them and try again
+         */
+        if (!page && !drained) {
+                drain_all_pages();
+                drained = true;
+                goto retry;
+        }
+
         return page;
 }