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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/6] memcg: new force_empty and move_account
Thank yoy for review!

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:38:04 -0700
Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:59:12 +0900 KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
>
> > Documentation/controllers/memory.txt | 10 -
> > mm/memcontrol.c | 267 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> > 2 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
> >
> > Index: mmotm-2.6.27-rc7+/mm/memcontrol.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- mmotm-2.6.27-rc7+.orig/mm/memcontrol.c
> > +++ mmotm-2.6.27-rc7+/mm/memcontrol.c
> > @@ -538,6 +533,24 @@ nomem:
> > return -ENOMEM;
> > }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * mem_cgroup_try_charge - get charge of PAGE_SIZE.
> > + * @mm: an mm_struct which is charged against. (when *memcg is NULL)
> > + * @gfp_mask: gfp_mask for reclaim.
> > + * @memcg: a pointer to memory cgroup which is charged against.
> > + *
> > + * charge aginst memory cgroup pointed by *memcg. if *memcg == NULL, estimated
> > + * memory cgroup from @mm is got and stored in *memcg.
> > + *
> > + * Retruns 0 if success. -ENOMEM at failure.
> > + */
> > +
> > +int mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
> > + gfp_t mask, struct mem_cgroup **memcg)
> > +{
> > + return __mem_cgroup_try_charge(mm, mask, memcg, false);
> > +}
> > +
> > /*
> > * commit a charge got by mem_cgroup_try_charge() and makes page_cgroup to be
> > * USED state. If already USED, uncharge and return.
> > @@ -567,11 +580,109 @@ static void __mem_cgroup_commit_charge(s
> > mz = page_cgroup_zoneinfo(pc);
> >
> > spin_lock_irqsave(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
> > - __mem_cgroup_add_list(mz, pc);
> > + __mem_cgroup_add_list(mz, pc, true);
> > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
> > unlock_page_cgroup(pc);
> > }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * mem_cgroup_move_account - move account of the page
> > + * @pc ... page_cgroup of the page.
> > + * @from ... mem_cgroup which the page is moved from.
> > + * @to ... mem_cgroup which the page is moved to. @from != @to.
>
> Bad kernel-doc format. Use (e.g.)
> * @pc: page_cgroup of the page
>
Hmm, sorry.

> as was done in the function above.
>
> > + *
> > + * The caller must confirm following.
> > + * 1. disable irq.
> > + * 2. lru_lock of old mem_cgroup(@from) should be held.
> > + *
> > + * returns 0 at success,
> > + * returns -EBUSY when lock is busy or "pc" is unstable.
> > + *
> > + * This function do "uncharge" from old cgroup but doesn't do "charge" to
>
> does
>
will fix.

> > + * new cgroup. It should be done by a caller.
> > + */
> > +
> > +static int mem_cgroup_move_account(struct page_cgroup *pc,
> > + struct mem_cgroup *from, struct mem_cgroup *to)
> > +{
> ...
> > +}
> > +
> > Index: mmotm-2.6.27-rc7+/Documentation/controllers/memory.txt
> > ===================================================================
> > --- mmotm-2.6.27-rc7+.orig/Documentation/controllers/memory.txt
> > +++ mmotm-2.6.27-rc7+/Documentation/controllers/memory.txt
> > @@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ The memory.force_empty gives an interfac
> >
> > # echo 1 > memory.force_empty
> >
> > -will drop all charges in cgroup. Currently, this is maintained for test.
> > +Will move account to parent. if parenet is full, will try to free pages.
>
> If parent
>
Ah, sorry.

> > +If both of a parent and a child are busy, return -EBUSY;
>
> maybe:
> If both parent and child are busy, return -EBUSY.
>
will fix.


> > +This file, memory.force_empty, is just for debug purpose.
> >
> > 4. Testing
> >
> > @@ -242,8 +244,10 @@ reclaimed.
> >
> > A cgroup can be removed by rmdir, but as discussed in sections 4.1 and 4.2, a
> > cgroup might have some charge associated with it, even though all
> > -tasks have migrated away from it. Such charges are automatically dropped at
> > -rmdir() if there are no tasks.
> > +tasks have migrated away from it.
> > +Such charges are moved to its parent as mush as possible and freed if parent
>
> much
>
will fix

> > +seems to be full. (see force_empty)
>
> seems?? Is it questionable/unsure?
>

It's unstable state. If someone frees some page, it's not full.
But "seems" is not good, I'll remove "seems".

Thanks,
-Kame




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