Index: sys/dev/vnd.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/src/sys/dev/vnd.c,v
retrieving revision 1.288
diff -p -u -r1.288 vnd.c
--- sys/dev/vnd.c	14 Mar 2023 12:55:43 -0000	1.288
+++ sys/dev/vnd.c	19 May 2023 08:57:05 -0000
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ __KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: vnd.c,v 1.28
 #include <sys/compat_stub.h>
 #include <sys/atomic.h>
 
+#include <uvm/uvm.h>
+
 #include <net/zlib.h>
 
 #include <miscfs/genfs/genfs.h>
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ vndstrategy(struct buf *bp)
 		 * thread to add requests, as a wedge on vnd queues
 		 * requests with biodone() -> dkstart() -> vndstrategy().
 		 */
-		if (curlwp != vnd->sc_kthread) {
+		if (curlwp != vnd->sc_kthread && curlwp != uvm.pagedaemon_lwp) {
 			while (vnd->sc_pending >= VND_MAXPENDING(vnd))
 				tsleep(&vnd->sc_pending, PRIBIO, "vndpc", 0);
 		}