diff -Nrup linux-2.6.23-rc6.org/include/linux/swap.h linux-2.6.23-rc6/include/linux/swap.h
--- linux-2.6.23-rc6.org/include/linux/swap.h	2007-09-14 16:49:57.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.23-rc6/include/linux/swap.h	2007-09-14 16:58:48.000000000 +0900
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ extern void FASTCALL(mark_page_accessed(
 extern void lru_add_drain(void);
 extern int lru_add_drain_all(void);
 extern int rotate_reclaimable_page(struct page *page);
+extern void move_tail_pages(void);
 extern void swap_setup(void);
 
 /* linux/mm/vmscan.c */
diff -Nrup linux-2.6.23-rc6.org/mm/swap.c linux-2.6.23-rc6/mm/swap.c
--- linux-2.6.23-rc6.org/mm/swap.c	2007-07-09 08:32:17.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.23-rc6/mm/swap.c	2007-09-18 18:49:07.000000000 +0900
@@ -94,24 +94,62 @@ void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pa
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_pages_list);
 
 /*
+ * pagevec_move_tail() must be called with IRQ disabled. 
+ * Otherwise this may cause nasty races.
+ */
+static void pagevec_move_tail(struct pagevec *pvec)
+{
+	int i;
+	int pgmoved = 0;
+	struct zone *zone = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < pagevec_count(pvec); i++) {
+		struct page *page = pvec->pages[i];
+		struct zone *pagezone = page_zone(page);
+
+		if (pagezone != zone) {
+			if (zone)
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lru_lock, flags);
+			zone = pagezone;
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lru_lock, flags);
+		}
+		if (PageLRU(page) && !PageActive(page)) {
+			list_move_tail(&page->lru, &zone->inactive_list);
+			pgmoved++;
+		}
+	}
+	if (zone)
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lru_lock, flags);
+	__count_vm_events(PGROTATED, pgmoved);
+	release_pages(pvec->pages, pvec->nr, pvec->cold);
+	pagevec_reinit(pvec);
+}
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pagevec, rotate_pvecs) = { 0, };
+
+void move_tail_pages()
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct pagevec *pvec;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	pvec = &__get_cpu_var(rotate_pvecs);
+	if (pagevec_count(pvec))
+		pagevec_move_tail(pvec);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+/*
  * Writeback is about to end against a page which has been marked for immediate
  * reclaim.  If it still appears to be reclaimable, move it to the tail of the
- * inactive list.  The page still has PageWriteback set, which will pin it.
- *
- * We don't expect many pages to come through here, so don't bother batching
- * things up.
- *
- * To avoid placing the page at the tail of the LRU while PG_writeback is still
- * set, this function will clear PG_writeback before performing the page
- * motion.  Do that inside the lru lock because once PG_writeback is cleared
- * we may not touch the page.
+ * inactive list.
  *
  * Returns zero if it cleared PG_writeback.
  */
 int rotate_reclaimable_page(struct page *page)
 {
-	struct zone *zone;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	struct pagevec *pvec;
 
 	if (PageLocked(page))
 		return 1;
@@ -122,15 +160,15 @@ int rotate_reclaimable_page(struct page 
 	if (!PageLRU(page))
 		return 1;
 
-	zone = page_zone(page);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lru_lock, flags);
 	if (PageLRU(page) && !PageActive(page)) {
-		list_move_tail(&page->lru, &zone->inactive_list);
-		__count_vm_event(PGROTATED);
+		page_cache_get(page);
+		pvec = &__get_cpu_var(rotate_pvecs);
+		if (!pagevec_add(pvec, page))
+			pagevec_move_tail(pvec);
 	}
 	if (!test_clear_page_writeback(page))
 		BUG();
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lru_lock, flags);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -495,6 +533,23 @@ static int cpu_swap_callback(struct noti
 	}
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
+
+static int cpu_movetail_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+				 unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct pagevec *pvec;
+
+	if (action == CPU_DEAD || action == CPU_DEAD_FROZEN) {
+		local_irq_save(flags);
+		pvec = &per_cpu(rotate_pvecs, (long)hcpu);
+		if (pagevec_count(pvec))
+			pagevec_move_tail(pvec);
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
@@ -516,5 +571,6 @@ void __init swap_setup(void)
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	hotcpu_notifier(cpu_swap_callback, 0);
+	hotcpu_notifier(cpu_movetail_callback, 0);
 #endif
 }
diff -Nrup linux-2.6.23-rc6.org/mm/vmscan.c linux-2.6.23-rc6/mm/vmscan.c
--- linux-2.6.23-rc6.org/mm/vmscan.c	2007-09-14 16:49:57.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.23-rc6/mm/vmscan.c	2007-09-14 16:58:48.000000000 +0900
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_inactive_lis
 
 	pagevec_init(&pvec, 1);
 
+	move_tail_pages();
 	lru_add_drain();
 	spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
 	do {