+ /*
+ * Prevent the reclaimer from falling into the cache trap: as
+ * cache pages start out inactive, every cache fault will tip
+ * the scan balance towards the file LRU. And as the file LRU
+ * shrinks, so does the window for rotation from references.
+ * This means we have a runaway feedback loop where a tiny
+ * thrashing file LRU becomes infinitely more attractive than
+ * anon pages. Try to detect this based on file LRU size.
+ */
+ if (global_reclaim(sc)) {
+ unsigned long free = zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES);
+
+ if (unlikely(file + free <= high_wmark_pages(zone))) {
+ scan_balance = SCAN_ANON;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ }
+