--- mm/page_alloc.c.orig	Thu Sep 21 20:02:54 2000
+++ mm/page_alloc.c	Thu Sep 21 20:49:35 2000
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@
 	int direct_reclaim = 0;
 	unsigned int gfp_mask = zonelist->gfp_mask;
 	struct page * page = NULL;
+	int try_again_loops = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocations put pressure on the VM subsystem.
@@ -320,8 +321,10 @@
 	/*
 	 * Are we low on inactive pages?
 	 */
-	if (inactive_shortage() > inactive_target / 2 && free_shortage())
+	if (inactive_shortage() > inactive_target / 2 && free_shortage()) {
+	  printk("VM: inactive shortage wake kswapd\n");
 		wakeup_kswapd(0);
+	}
 
 try_again:
 	/*
@@ -410,6 +413,7 @@
 		 * piece of free memory.
 		 */
 		if (order > 0 && (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT)) {
+		  printk("VM: higher order");
 			zone = zonelist->zones;
 			/* First, clean some dirty pages. */
 			page_launder(gfp_mask, 1);
@@ -444,7 +448,9 @@
 		 * processes, etc).
 		 */
 		if (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) {
-			try_to_free_pages(gfp_mask);
+			int success = try_to_free_pages(gfp_mask);
+         printk("VM: try_to_free_pages (result: %d) try_again # %d\n",
+                success, ++try_again_loops);   
 			memory_pressure++;
 			goto try_again;
 		}