diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 0bb3e0a..9efd34f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -879,7 +879,8 @@
 
 static void task_numa_placement(struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	int seq;
+	int seq, nid, max_nid = -1;
+	unsigned long max_faults = 0;
 
 	if (!p->mm)	/* for example, ksmd faulting in a user's mm */
 		return;
@@ -889,7 +890,19 @@
 	p->numa_scan_seq = seq;
 	p->numa_scan_period_max = task_scan_max(p);
 
-	/* FIXME: Scheduling placement policy hints go here */
+	/* Find the node with the highest number of faults */
+	for_each_online_node(nid) {
+		unsigned long faults = p->numa_faults[nid];
+		p->numa_faults[nid] >>= 1;
+		if (faults > max_faults) {
+			max_faults = faults;
+			max_nid = nid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Update the tasks preferred node if necessary */
+	if (max_faults && max_nid != p->numa_preferred_nid)
+		p->numa_preferred_nid = max_nid;
 }
 
 /*