diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 33fc0302e29..6f6a575e77a 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -702,6 +702,23 @@ static unsigned int get_swappiness(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
 	return swappiness;
 }
 
+static int mem_cgroup_count_children_cb(struct mem_cgroup *mem, void *data)
+{
+	int *val = data;
+	(*val)++;
+	return 0;
+}
+/*
+ * This function returns the number of memcg under hierarchy tree. Returns
+ * 1(self count) if no children.
+ */
+static int mem_cgroup_count_children(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
+{
+	int num = 0;
+ 	mem_cgroup_walk_tree(mem, &num, mem_cgroup_count_children_cb);
+	return num;
+}
+
 /*
  * Visit the first child (need not be the first child as per the ordering
  * of the cgroup list, since we track last_scanned_child) of @mem and use
@@ -750,9 +767,11 @@ mem_cgroup_select_victim(struct mem_cgroup *root_mem)
  *
  * We give up and return to the caller when we visit root_mem twice.
  * (other groups can be removed while we're walking....)
+ *
+ * If shrink==true, for avoiding to free too much, this returns immedieately.
  */
 static int mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(struct mem_cgroup *root_mem,
-						gfp_t gfp_mask, bool noswap)
+				   gfp_t gfp_mask, bool noswap, bool shrink)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup *victim;
 	int ret, total = 0;
@@ -771,6 +790,13 @@ static int mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(struct mem_cgroup *root_mem,
 		ret = try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pages(victim, gfp_mask, noswap,
 						   get_swappiness(victim));
 		css_put(&victim->css);
+		/*
+		 * At shrinking usage, we can't check we should stop here or
+		 * reclaim more. It's depends on callers. last_scanned_child
+		 * will work enough for keeping fairness under tree.
+		 */
+		if (shrink)
+			return ret;
 		total += ret;
 		if (mem_cgroup_check_under_limit(root_mem))
 			return 1 + total;
@@ -856,7 +882,7 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			goto nomem;
 
 		ret = mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(mem_over_limit, gfp_mask,
-							noswap);
+							noswap, false);
 		if (ret)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1489,7 +1515,8 @@ int mem_cgroup_shrink_usage(struct page *page,
 		return 0;
 
 	do {
-		progress = mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(mem, gfp_mask, true);
+		progress = mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(mem,
+					gfp_mask, true, false);
 		progress += mem_cgroup_check_under_limit(mem);
 	} while (!progress && --retry);
 
@@ -1504,11 +1531,21 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(set_limit_mutex);
 static int mem_cgroup_resize_limit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 				unsigned long long val)
 {
-
-	int retry_count = MEM_CGROUP_RECLAIM_RETRIES;
+	int retry_count;
 	int progress;
 	u64 memswlimit;
 	int ret = 0;
+	int children = mem_cgroup_count_children(memcg);
+	u64 curusage, oldusage;
+
+	/*
+	 * For keeping hierarchical_reclaim simple, how long we should retry
+	 * is depends on callers. We set our retry-count to be function
+	 * of # of children which we should visit in this loop.
+	 */
+	retry_count = MEM_CGROUP_RECLAIM_RETRIES * children;
+
+	oldusage = res_counter_read_u64(&memcg->res, RES_USAGE);
 
 	while (retry_count) {
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
@@ -1534,8 +1571,13 @@ static int mem_cgroup_resize_limit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 			break;
 
 		progress = mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(memcg, GFP_KERNEL,
-							   false);
-  		if (!progress)			retry_count--;
+						   false, true);
+		curusage = res_counter_read_u64(&memcg->res, RES_USAGE);
+		/* Usage is reduced ? */
+  		if (curusage >= oldusage)
+			retry_count--;
+		else
+			oldusage = curusage;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1544,13 +1586,16 @@ static int mem_cgroup_resize_limit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 int mem_cgroup_resize_memsw_limit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 				unsigned long long val)
 {
-	int retry_count = MEM_CGROUP_RECLAIM_RETRIES;
+	int retry_count;
 	u64 memlimit, oldusage, curusage;
-	int ret;
+	int children = mem_cgroup_count_children(memcg);
+	int ret = -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!do_swap_account)
 		return -EINVAL;
-
+	/* see mem_cgroup_resize_res_limit */
+ 	retry_count = children * MEM_CGROUP_RECLAIM_RETRIES;
+	oldusage = res_counter_read_u64(&memcg->memsw, RES_USAGE);
 	while (retry_count) {
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			ret = -EINTR;
@@ -1574,11 +1619,13 @@ int mem_cgroup_resize_memsw_limit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 		if (!ret)
 			break;
 
-		oldusage = res_counter_read_u64(&memcg->memsw, RES_USAGE);
-		mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(memcg, GFP_KERNEL, true);
+		mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(memcg, GFP_KERNEL, true, true);
 		curusage = res_counter_read_u64(&memcg->memsw, RES_USAGE);
+		/* Usage is reduced ? */
 		if (curusage >= oldusage)
 			retry_count--;
+		else
+			oldusage = curusage;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }