1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index f09148e..78a17b8 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ static void dispose_list(struct list_head *head)
 		list_del_init(&inode->i_lru);
 
 		evict(inode);
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -592,6 +593,7 @@ void evict_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
 	struct inode *inode, *next;
 	LIST_HEAD(dispose);
 
+again:
 	spin_lock(&sb->s_inode_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(inode, next, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
 		if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
@@ -607,6 +609,18 @@ void evict_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
 		inode_lru_list_del(inode);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		list_add(&inode->i_lru, &dispose);
+
+		/*
+		 * We can have a ton of inodes to evict at unmount time given
+		 * enough memory, check to see if we need to go to sleep for a
+		 * bit so we don't livelock.
+		 */
+		if (need_resched()) {
+			spin_unlock(&sb->s_inode_list_lock);
+			cond_resched();
+			dispose_list(&dispose);
+			goto again;
+		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sb->s_inode_list_lock);