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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/4] memcg: fix rmdir, force_empty with THP
On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:41:08 +0100
Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:43:48AM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> >
> > Now, when THP is enabled, memcg's rmdir() function is broken
> > because move_account() for THP page is not supported.
> >
> > This will cause account leak or -EBUSY issue at rmdir().
> > This patch fixes the issue by supporting move_account() THP pages.
> >
> > Changelog:
> > - style fix.
> > - add compound_lock for avoiding races.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
> > ---
> > mm/memcontrol.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> > 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > Index: mmotm-0107/mm/memcontrol.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- mmotm-0107.orig/mm/memcontrol.c
> > +++ mmotm-0107/mm/memcontrol.c
>
> > @@ -2267,6 +2274,8 @@ static int mem_cgroup_move_parent(struct
> > struct cgroup *cg = child->css.cgroup;
> > struct cgroup *pcg = cg->parent;
> > struct mem_cgroup *parent;
> > + int charge = PAGE_SIZE;
>
> No need to initialize, you assign it unconditionally below.
>
> It's also a bit unfortunate that the parameter/variable with this
> meaning appears under a whole bunch of different names. page_size,
> charge_size, and now charge. Could you stick with page_size?
>

charge_size != page_size.

Clean up as you like, later. I'll Ack.

> > @@ -2278,17 +2287,23 @@ static int mem_cgroup_move_parent(struct
> > goto out;
> > if (isolate_lru_page(page))
> > goto put;
> > + /* The page is isolated from LRU and we have no race with splitting */
> > + charge = PAGE_SIZE << compound_order(page);
>
> Why is LRU isolation preventing the splitting?
>

That's my mistake of comment, which was in the older patch.
I use compound_lock now. I'll post clean up.

> I think we need the compound lock to get a stable read, like
> compound_trans_order() does.
>

Thanks,
-Kame

> Hannes
>
> > parent = mem_cgroup_from_cont(pcg);
> > - ret = __mem_cgroup_try_charge(NULL, gfp_mask, &parent, false,
> > - PAGE_SIZE);
> > + ret = __mem_cgroup_try_charge(NULL, gfp_mask, &parent, false, charge);
> > if (ret || !parent)
> > goto put_back;
> >
> > - ret = mem_cgroup_move_account(pc, child, parent, true);
> > + if (charge > PAGE_SIZE)
> > + flags = compound_lock_irqsave(page);
> > +
> > + ret = mem_cgroup_move_account(pc, child, parent, true, charge);
> > if (ret)
> > - mem_cgroup_cancel_charge(parent, PAGE_SIZE);
> > + mem_cgroup_cancel_charge(parent, charge);
> > put_back:
> > + if (charge > PAGE_SIZE)
> > + compound_unlock_irqrestore(page, flags);
> > putback_lru_page(page);
> > put:
> > put_page(page);



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