+ free = global_page_state(NR_FREE_PAGES);
+ free += global_page_state(NR_FILE_PAGES);
+
+ /*
+ * shmem pages shouldn't be counted as free in this
+ * case, they can't be purged, only swapped out, and
+ * that won't affect the overall amount of available
+ * memory in the system.
+ */
+ free -= global_page_state(NR_SHMEM);