+ /*
+ * We need to avoid excessive windup on filesystem shrinkers
+ * due to large numbers of GFP_NOFS allocations causing the
+ * shrinkers to return -1 all the time. This results in a large
+ * nr being built up so when a shrink that can do some work
+ * comes along it empties the entire cache due to nr >>>
+ * max_pass. This is bad for sustaining a working set in
+ * memory.
+ *
+ * Hence only allow the shrinker to scan the entire cache when
+ * a large delta change is calculated directly.
+ */
+ if (delta < max_pass / 4)
+ total_scan = min(total_scan, max_pass / 2);
+