--- a/mm/page_counter.c~mm-page_counter-remove-an-incorrect-call-to-propagate_protected_usage +++ a/mm/page_counter.c @@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ bool page_counter_try_charge(struct page new = atomic_long_add_return(nr_pages, &c->usage); if (new > c->max) { atomic_long_sub(nr_pages, &c->usage); - propagate_protected_usage(c, new); /* * This is racy, but we can live with some * inaccuracy in the failcnt which is only used