diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index c63c8e47be57..1c9d097d7e48 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -787,10 +787,15 @@ struct percpu_counter vm_committed_as ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
  * balancing memory across competing virtual machines that are hosted.
  * Several metrics drive this policy engine including the guest reported
  * memory commitment.
+ *
+ * The time cost of this is very low for small platforms, and for big
+ * platform like a 2S/36C/72T Skylake server, in worst case where
+ * vm_committed_as's spinlock is under severe contention, the time cost
+ * could be about 30~40 microseconds.
  */
 unsigned long vm_memory_committed(void)
 {
-	return percpu_counter_read_positive(&vm_committed_as);
+	return percpu_counter_sum_positive(&vm_committed_as);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vm_memory_committed);