Replace vma_start_write() with vma_start_write_killable(), improving reaction time to the kill signal. Replace vma_start_write() in collapse_huge_page(). Suggested-by: Matthew Wilcox Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) --- mm/khugepaged.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/khugepaged.c b/mm/khugepaged.c index d06d84219e1b..a1825a4dec8b 100644 --- a/mm/khugepaged.c +++ b/mm/khugepaged.c @@ -1166,7 +1166,10 @@ static enum scan_result collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long a if (result != SCAN_SUCCEED) goto out_up_write; /* check if the pmd is still valid */ - vma_start_write(vma); + if (vma_start_write_killable(vma)) { + result = SCAN_FAIL; + goto out_up_write; + } result = check_pmd_still_valid(mm, address, pmd); if (result != SCAN_SUCCEED) goto out_up_write; -- 2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog