Index: linux-2.6.20-rc6/mm/page-writeback.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.20-rc6.orig/mm/page-writeback.c 2007-01-26 08:05:12.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.6.20-rc6/mm/page-writeback.c 2007-01-26 08:05:21.000000000 -0800 @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static unsigned long determine_available x -= zone_page_state(z, NR_FREE_PAGES) + zone_page_state(z, NR_INACTIVE) - + zone_page_state(z, NR_INACTIVE); + + zone_page_state(z, NR_ACTIVE); } }