1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 067cf7d3daf5..b2920ae87a61 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -2148,18 +2148,22 @@ alloc_pages_vma(gfp_t gfp, int order, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		nmask = policy_nodemask(gfp, pol);
 		if (!nmask || node_isset(hpage_node, *nmask)) {
 			mpol_cond_put(pol);
+			/*
+			 * First, try to allocate THP only on local node, but
+			 * don't reclaim unnecessarily, just compact.
+			 */
 			page = __alloc_pages_node(hpage_node,
-						gfp | __GFP_THISNODE, order);
+				gfp | __GFP_THISNODE | __GFP_NORETRY, order);
 
 			/*
 			 * If hugepage allocations are configured to always
 			 * synchronous compact or the vma has been madvised
 			 * to prefer hugepage backing, retry allowing remote
-			 * memory as well.
+			 * memory with both reclaim and compact as well.
 			 */
 			if (!page && (gfp & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM))
 				page = __alloc_pages_node(hpage_node,
-						gfp | __GFP_NORETRY, order);
+								gfp, order);
 
 			goto out;
 		}