diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index c3bd834..5dbf13f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			* of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			goto retry;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c b/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
index b92e609..b2f2d2d 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would have
diff --git a/arch/cris/mm/fault.c b/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
index 45fd542..73312ab 100644
--- a/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
index 06695cc..513b74c 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 				current->min_flt++;
 			if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 				flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+				flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 				goto retry;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index 8443daf..6cf0341 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 			current->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
index aeebbb7..a563727 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
index eb365d6..714b35a 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 			current->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index c14f6df..9f51348 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
index 40f850e..e2bfafc 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index 5495ebe9..0a6b283 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			goto retry;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index ac9122c..04ad400 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 			goto retry;
 		}
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
index 3bdc1ad..cbbdcad 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
index 77ac917..e98bfda 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
index 1fe0429..413d292 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/tile/mm/fault.c b/arch/tile/mm/fault.c
index 84ce7ab..fe811fa 100644
--- a/arch/tile/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/tile/mm/fault.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /*
 			  * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
index 0353b98..0f00e9c 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 				current->min_flt++;
 			if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 				flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+				flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 				goto retry;
 			}
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index a530b23..8e13ecb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1220,6 +1220,7 @@
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			goto retry;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
index 5a74c53..2c2f710 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 			current->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry