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diff --git a/fs/proc/meminfo.c b/fs/proc/meminfo.c
index a77d2b299199..24270eceddbf 100644
--- a/fs/proc/meminfo.c
+++ b/fs/proc/meminfo.c
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ static int meminfo_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
unsigned long committed;
struct vmalloc_info vmi;
long cached;
+ long available;
+ unsigned long pagecache;
+ unsigned long wmark_low = 0;
unsigned long pages[NR_LRU_LISTS];
+ struct zone *zone;
int lru;
/*
@@ -47,12 +51,44 @@ static int meminfo_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
for (lru = LRU_BASE; lru < NR_LRU_LISTS; lru++)
pages[lru] = global_page_state(NR_LRU_BASE + lru);
+ for_each_zone(zone)
+ wmark_low += zone->watermark[WMARK_LOW];
+
+ /*
+ * Estimate the amount of memory available for userspace allocations,
+ * without causing swapping.
+ *
+ * Free memory cannot be taken below the low watermark, before the
+ * system starts swapping.
+ */
+ available = i.freeram - wmark_low;
+
+ /*
+ * Not all the page cache can be freed, otherwise the system will
+ * start swapping. Assume at least half of the page cache, or the
+ * low watermark worth of cache, needs to stay.
+ */
+ pagecache = pages[LRU_ACTIVE_FILE] + pages[LRU_INACTIVE_FILE];
+ pagecache -= min(pagecache / 2, wmark_low);
+ available += pagecache;
+
+ /*
+ * Part of the reclaimable swap consists of items that are in use,
+ * and cannot be freed. Cap this estimate at the low watermark.
+ */
+ available += global_page_state(NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE) -
+ min(global_page_state(NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE) / 2, wmark_low);
+
+ if (available < 0)
+ available = 0;
+
/*
* Tagged format, for easy grepping and expansion.
*/
seq_printf(m,
"MemTotal: %8lu kB\n"
"MemFree: %8lu kB\n"
+ "MemAvailable: %8lu kB\n"
"Buffers: %8lu kB\n"
"Cached: %8lu kB\n"
"SwapCached: %8lu kB\n"
@@ -105,6 +141,7 @@ static int meminfo_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
,
K(i.totalram),
K(i.freeram),
+ K(available),
K(i.bufferram),
K(cached),
K(total_swapcache_pages()),