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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index e3d2c7dd59b..ea78fa101ad 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ static unsigned long one_ul = 1;
static int one_hundred = 100;
static int one_thousand = 1000;
+/* this is needed for the proc_doulongvec_minmax of vm_dirty_bytes */
+static unsigned long dirty_bytes_min = 2 * PAGE_SIZE;
+
/* this is needed for the proc_dointvec_minmax for [fs_]overflow UID and GID */
static int maxolduid = 65535;
static int minolduid;
@@ -1006,7 +1009,7 @@ static struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = &dirty_bytes_handler,
.strategy = &sysctl_intvec,
- .extra1 = &one_ul,
+ .extra1 = &dirty_bytes_min,
},
{
.procname = "dirty_writeback_centisecs",