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diff --git a/mm/thrash.c b/mm/thrash.c
index 42ffb0179271..e53f7d02c17c 100644
--- a/mm/thrash.c
+++ b/mm/thrash.c
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ void grab_swap_token(struct mm_struct *mm)
if (!swap_token_mm)
goto replace_token;
+ /*
+ * Usually, we don't need priority aging because long interval faults
+ * makes priority decrease quickly. But there is one exception. If the
+ * token owner task is sleeping, it never make long interval faults.
+ * Thus, we need a priority aging mechanism instead. The requirements
+ * of priority aging are
+ * 1) An aging interval is reasonable enough long. Too short aging
+ * interval makes quick swap token lost and decrease performance.
+ * 2) The swap token owner task have to get priority aging even if
+ * it's under sleep.
+ */
if ((global_faults - last_aging) > TOKEN_AGING_INTERVAL) {
swap_token_mm->token_priority /= 2;
last_aging = global_faults;