unsigned long nr_pages;
nr_pages = zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES);
- nr_pages -= min(nr_pages, zone->dirty_balance_reserve);
+ /*
+ * Pages reserved for the kernel should not be considered
+ * dirtyable, to prevent a situation where reclaim has to
+ * clean pages in order to balance the zones.
+ */
+ nr_pages -= min(nr_pages, zone->totalreserve_pages);
nr_pages += zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE_FILE);
nr_pages += zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_FILE);
unsigned long x;
x = global_page_state(NR_FREE_PAGES);
- x -= min(x, dirty_balance_reserve);
+ /*
+ * Pages reserved for the kernel should not be considered
+ * dirtyable, to prevent a situation where reclaim has to
+ * clean pages in order to balance the zones.
+ */
+ x -= min(x, totalreserve_pages);
x += global_page_state(NR_INACTIVE_FILE);
x += global_page_state(NR_ACTIVE_FILE);