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SubjectRe: [PATCH v5 4/4] memcg: implement memory thresholds
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:57:59 +0200
"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@shutemov.name> wrote:

> It allows to register multiple memory and memsw thresholds and gets
> notifications when it crosses.
>
> To register a threshold application need:
> - create an eventfd;
> - open memory.usage_in_bytes or memory.memsw.usage_in_bytes;
> - write string like "<event_fd> <memory.usage_in_bytes> <threshold>" to
> cgroup.event_control.
>
> Application will be notified through eventfd when memory usage crosses
> threshold in any direction.
>
> It's applicable for root and non-root cgroup.
>
> It uses stats to track memory usage, simmilar to soft limits. It checks
> if we need to send event to userspace on every 100 page in/out. I guess
> it's good compromise between performance and accuracy of thresholds.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@shutemov.name>

Changelog per patch is recommended. But ok. Much easier to read than
previous one. Thank you!

Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>

> ---
> Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt | 19 +++-
> mm/memcontrol.c | 312 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 330 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
> index b871f25..195af07 100644
> --- a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
> @@ -414,7 +414,24 @@ NOTE1: Soft limits take effect over a long period of time, since they involve
> NOTE2: It is recommended to set the soft limit always below the hard limit,
> otherwise the hard limit will take precedence.
>
> -8. TODO
> +8. Memory thresholds
> +
> +Memory controler implements memory thresholds using cgroups notification
> +API (see cgroups.txt). It allows to register multiple memory and memsw
> +thresholds and gets notifications when it crosses.
> +
> +To register a threshold application need:
> + - create an eventfd using eventfd(2);
> + - open memory.usage_in_bytes or memory.memsw.usage_in_bytes;
> + - write string like "<event_fd> <memory.usage_in_bytes> <threshold>" to
> + cgroup.event_control.
> +
> +Application will be notified through eventfd when memory usage crosses
> +threshold in any direction.
> +
> +It's applicable for root and non-root cgroup.
> +
> +9. TODO
>
> 1. Add support for accounting huge pages (as a separate controller)
> 2. Make per-cgroup scanner reclaim not-shared pages first
> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> index c36d4f3..5d4bd0b 100644
> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
> * Copyright 2007 OpenVZ SWsoft Inc
> * Author: Pavel Emelianov <xemul@openvz.org>
> *
> + * Memory thresholds
> + * Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation
> + * Author: Kirill A. Shutemov
> + *
> * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> @@ -39,6 +43,8 @@
> #include <linux/mm_inline.h>
> #include <linux/page_cgroup.h>
> #include <linux/cpu.h>
> +#include <linux/eventfd.h>
> +#include <linux/sort.h>
> #include "internal.h"
>
> #include <asm/uaccess.h>
> @@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ static int really_do_swap_account __initdata = 1; /* for remember boot option*/
> #endif
>
> #define SOFTLIMIT_EVENTS_THRESH (1000)
> +#define THRESHOLDS_EVENTS_THRESH (100)
>
> /*
> * Statistics for memory cgroup.
> @@ -72,6 +79,8 @@ enum mem_cgroup_stat_index {
> MEM_CGROUP_STAT_SWAPOUT, /* # of pages, swapped out */
> MEM_CGROUP_STAT_SOFTLIMIT, /* decrements on each page in/out.
> used by soft limit implementation */
> + MEM_CGROUP_STAT_THRESHOLDS, /* decrements on each page in/out.
> + used by threshold implementation */
>
> MEM_CGROUP_STAT_NSTATS,
> };
> @@ -175,6 +184,23 @@ struct mem_cgroup_tree {
>
> static struct mem_cgroup_tree soft_limit_tree __read_mostly;
>
> +struct mem_cgroup_threshold {
> + struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd;
> + u64 threshold;
> +};
> +
> +struct mem_cgroup_threshold_ary {
> + /* An array index points to threshold just below usage. */
> + atomic_t current_threshold;
> + /* Size of entries[] */
> + unsigned int size;
> + /* Array of thresholds */
> + struct mem_cgroup_threshold entries[0];
> +};
> +
> +static bool mem_cgroup_threshold_check(struct mem_cgroup* mem);
> +static void mem_cgroup_threshold(struct mem_cgroup* mem);
> +
> /*
> * The memory controller data structure. The memory controller controls both
> * page cache and RSS per cgroup. We would eventually like to provide
> @@ -226,6 +252,15 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
> /* set when res.limit == memsw.limit */
> bool memsw_is_minimum;
>
> + /* protect arrays of thresholds */
> + struct mutex thresholds_lock;
> +
> + /* thresholds for memory usage. RCU-protected */
> + struct mem_cgroup_threshold_ary *thresholds;
> +
> + /* thresholds for mem+swap usage. RCU-protected */
> + struct mem_cgroup_threshold_ary *memsw_thresholds;
> +
> /*
> * statistics. This must be placed at the end of memcg.
> */
> @@ -518,6 +553,8 @@ static void mem_cgroup_charge_statistics(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
> __mem_cgroup_stat_add_safe(cpustat,
> MEM_CGROUP_STAT_PGPGOUT_COUNT, 1);
> __mem_cgroup_stat_add_safe(cpustat, MEM_CGROUP_STAT_SOFTLIMIT, -1);
> + __mem_cgroup_stat_add_safe(cpustat, MEM_CGROUP_STAT_THRESHOLDS, -1);
> +
> put_cpu();
> }
>
> @@ -1503,6 +1540,8 @@ charged:
> if (mem_cgroup_soft_limit_check(mem))
> mem_cgroup_update_tree(mem, page);
> done:
> + if (mem_cgroup_threshold_check(mem))
> + mem_cgroup_threshold(mem);
> return 0;
> nomem:
> css_put(&mem->css);
> @@ -2068,6 +2107,8 @@ __mem_cgroup_uncharge_common(struct page *page, enum charge_type ctype)
>
> if (mem_cgroup_soft_limit_check(mem))
> mem_cgroup_update_tree(mem, page);
> + if (mem_cgroup_threshold_check(mem))
> + mem_cgroup_threshold(mem);
> /* at swapout, this memcg will be accessed to record to swap */
> if (ctype != MEM_CGROUP_CHARGE_TYPE_SWAPOUT)
> css_put(&mem->css);
> @@ -3064,12 +3105,280 @@ static int mem_cgroup_swappiness_write(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft,
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static bool mem_cgroup_threshold_check(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
> +{
> + bool ret = false;
> + int cpu;
> + s64 val;
> + struct mem_cgroup_stat_cpu *cpustat;
> +
> + cpu = get_cpu();
> + cpustat = &mem->stat.cpustat[cpu];
> + val = __mem_cgroup_stat_read_local(cpustat, MEM_CGROUP_STAT_THRESHOLDS);
> + if (unlikely(val < 0)) {
> + __mem_cgroup_stat_set_safe(cpustat, MEM_CGROUP_STAT_THRESHOLDS,
> + THRESHOLDS_EVENTS_THRESH);
> + ret = true;
> + }
> + put_cpu();
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static void __mem_cgroup_threshold(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, bool swap)
> +{
> + struct mem_cgroup_threshold_ary *t;
> + u64 usage;
> + int i;
> +
> + rcu_read_lock();
> + if (!swap) {
> + t = rcu_dereference(memcg->thresholds);
> + } else {
> + t = rcu_dereference(memcg->memsw_thresholds);
> + }
> +
> + if (!t)
> + goto unlock;
> +
> + usage = mem_cgroup_usage(memcg, swap);
> +
> + /*
> + * current_threshold points to threshold just below usage.
> + * If it's not true, a threshold was crossed after last
> + * call of __mem_cgroup_threshold().
> + */
> + i = atomic_read(&t->current_threshold);
> +
> + /*
> + * Iterate backward over array of thresholds starting from
> + * current_threshold and check if a threshold is crossed.
> + * If none of thresholds below usage is crossed, we read
> + * only one element of the array here.
> + */
> + for(; i > 0 && unlikely(t->entries[i].threshold > usage); i--) {
> + eventfd_signal(t->entries[i].eventfd, 1);
> + }
> +
> + /* i = current_threshold + 1 */
> + i++;
> +
> + /*
> + * Iterate forward over array of thresholds starting from
> + * current_threshold+1 and check if a threshold is crossed.
> + * If none of thresholds above usage is crossed, we read
> + * only one element of the array here.
> + */
> + for(; i < t->size && unlikely(t->entries[i].threshold <= usage); i++) {
> + eventfd_signal(t->entries[i].eventfd, 1);
> + }
> +
> + /* Update current_threshold */
> + atomic_set(&t->current_threshold, i - 1);
> +unlock:
> + rcu_read_unlock();
> +}
> +
> +static void mem_cgroup_threshold(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +{
> + __mem_cgroup_threshold(memcg, false);
> + if (do_swap_account)
> + __mem_cgroup_threshold(memcg, true);
> +}
> +
> +static int compare_thresholds(const void *a, const void *b)
> +{
> + const struct mem_cgroup_threshold *_a = a;
> + const struct mem_cgroup_threshold *_b = b;
> +
> + return _a->threshold - _b->threshold;
> +}
> +
> +static int mem_cgroup_register_event(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft,
> + struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd, const char *args)
> +{
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_cont(cgrp);
> + struct mem_cgroup_threshold_ary *thresholds, *thresholds_new;
> + int type = MEMFILE_TYPE(cft->private);
> + u64 threshold, usage;
> + int size;
> + int i, ret;
> +
> + ret = res_counter_memparse_write_strategy(args, &threshold);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + mutex_lock(&memcg->thresholds_lock);
> + if (type == _MEM)
> + thresholds = memcg->thresholds;
> + else if (type == _MEMSWAP)
> + thresholds = memcg->memsw_thresholds;
> + else
> + BUG();
> +
> + usage = mem_cgroup_usage(memcg, type == _MEMSWAP);
> +
> + /* Check if a threshold crossed before adding a new one */
> + if (thresholds)
> + __mem_cgroup_threshold(memcg, type == _MEMSWAP);
> +
> + if (thresholds)
> + size = thresholds->size + 1;
> + else
> + size = 1;
> +
> + /* Allocate memory for new array of thresholds */
> + thresholds_new = kmalloc(sizeof(*thresholds_new) +
> + size * sizeof(struct mem_cgroup_threshold),
> + GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!thresholds_new) {
> + ret = -ENOMEM;
> + goto unlock;
> + }
> + thresholds_new->size = size;
> +
> + /* Copy thresholds (if any) to new array */
> + if (thresholds)
> + memcpy(thresholds_new->entries, thresholds->entries,
> + thresholds->size *
> + sizeof(struct mem_cgroup_threshold));
> + /* Add new threshold */
> + thresholds_new->entries[size - 1].eventfd = eventfd;
> + thresholds_new->entries[size - 1].threshold = threshold;
> +
> + /* Sort thresholds. Registering of new threshold isn't time-critical */
> + sort(thresholds_new->entries, size,
> + sizeof(struct mem_cgroup_threshold),
> + compare_thresholds, NULL);
> +
> + /* Find current threshold */
> + atomic_set(&thresholds_new->current_threshold, -1);
> + for(i = 0; i < size; i++) {
> + if (thresholds_new->entries[i].threshold < usage) {
> + /*
> + * thresholds_new->current_threshold will not be used
> + * until rcu_assign_pointer(), so it's safe to increment
> + * it here.
> + */
> + atomic_inc(&thresholds_new->current_threshold);
> + }
> + }
> +
> + /*
> + * We need to increment refcnt to be sure that all thresholds
> + * will be unregistered before calling __mem_cgroup_free()
> + */
> + mem_cgroup_get(memcg);
> +
> + if (type == _MEM)
> + rcu_assign_pointer(memcg->thresholds, thresholds_new);
> + else
> + rcu_assign_pointer(memcg->memsw_thresholds, thresholds_new);
> +
> + /* To be sure that nobody uses thresholds before freeing it */
> + synchronize_rcu();
> +
> + kfree(thresholds);
> +unlock:
> + mutex_unlock(&memcg->thresholds_lock);
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int mem_cgroup_unregister_event(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft,
> + struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd)
> +{
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_cont(cgrp);
> + struct mem_cgroup_threshold_ary *thresholds, *thresholds_new;
> + int type = MEMFILE_TYPE(cft->private);
> + u64 usage;
> + int size = 0;
> + int i, j, ret;
> +
> + mutex_lock(&memcg->thresholds_lock);
> + if (type == _MEM)
> + thresholds = memcg->thresholds;
> + else if (type == _MEMSWAP)
> + thresholds = memcg->memsw_thresholds;
> + else
> + BUG();
> +
> + /*
> + * Something went wrong if we trying to unregister a threshold
> + * if we don't have thresholds
> + */
> + BUG_ON(!thresholds);
> +
> + usage = mem_cgroup_usage(memcg, type == _MEMSWAP);
> +
> + /* Check if a threshold crossed before removing */
> + __mem_cgroup_threshold(memcg, type == _MEMSWAP);
> +
> + /* Calculate new number of threshold */
> + for(i = 0; i < thresholds->size; i++) {
> + if (thresholds->entries[i].eventfd != eventfd)
> + size++;
> + }
> +
> + /* Set thresholds array to NULL if we don't have thresholds */
> + if (!size) {
> + thresholds_new = NULL;
> + goto assign;
> + }
> +
> + /* Allocate memory for new array of thresholds */
> + thresholds_new = kmalloc(sizeof(*thresholds_new) +
> + size * sizeof(struct mem_cgroup_threshold),
> + GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!thresholds_new) {
> + ret = -ENOMEM;
> + goto unlock;
> + }
> + thresholds_new->size = size;
> +
> + /* Copy thresholds and find current threshold */
> + atomic_set(&thresholds_new->current_threshold, -1);
> + for(i = 0, j = 0; i < thresholds->size; i++) {
> + if (thresholds->entries[i].eventfd == eventfd)
> + continue;
> +
> + thresholds_new->entries[j] = thresholds->entries[i];
> + if (thresholds_new->entries[j].threshold < usage) {
> + /*
> + * thresholds_new->current_threshold will not be used
> + * until rcu_assign_pointer(), so it's safe to increment
> + * it here.
> + */
> + atomic_inc(&thresholds_new->current_threshold);
> + }
> + j++;
> + }
> +
> +assign:
> + if (type == _MEM)
> + rcu_assign_pointer(memcg->thresholds, thresholds_new);
> + else
> + rcu_assign_pointer(memcg->memsw_thresholds, thresholds_new);
> +
> + /* To be sure that nobody uses thresholds before freeing it */
> + synchronize_rcu();
> +
> + for(i = 0; i < thresholds->size - size; i++)
> + mem_cgroup_put(memcg);
> +
> + kfree(thresholds);
> +unlock:
> + mutex_unlock(&memcg->thresholds_lock);
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
>
> static struct cftype mem_cgroup_files[] = {
> {
> .name = "usage_in_bytes",
> .private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(_MEM, RES_USAGE),
> .read_u64 = mem_cgroup_read,
> + .register_event = mem_cgroup_register_event,
> + .unregister_event = mem_cgroup_unregister_event,
> },
> {
> .name = "max_usage_in_bytes",
> @@ -3121,6 +3430,8 @@ static struct cftype memsw_cgroup_files[] = {
> .name = "memsw.usage_in_bytes",
> .private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(_MEMSWAP, RES_USAGE),
> .read_u64 = mem_cgroup_read,
> + .register_event = mem_cgroup_register_event,
> + .unregister_event = mem_cgroup_unregister_event,
> },
> {
> .name = "memsw.max_usage_in_bytes",
> @@ -3360,6 +3671,7 @@ mem_cgroup_create(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cont)
> if (parent)
> mem->swappiness = get_swappiness(parent);
> atomic_set(&mem->refcnt, 1);
> + mutex_init(&mem->thresholds_lock);
> return &mem->css;
> free_out:
> __mem_cgroup_free(mem);
> --
> 1.6.5.7
>
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