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SubjectRe: [PATCH][RFC] add MAP_UNLOCKED mmap flag
On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 07:27:56PM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 07:11:06PM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > > If application does mlockall(MCL_FUTURE) it is no longer possible to
> > > > mmap file bigger than main memory or allocate big area of anonymous
> > > > memory. Sometimes it is desirable to lock everything related to program
> > > > execution into memory, but still be able to mmap big file or allocate
> > > > huge amount of memory and allow OS to swap them on demand. MAP_UNLOCKED
> > > > allows to do that.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>
> > >
> > > Why don't you use explicit munlock()?
> > Because mmap will fail before I'll have a chance to run munlock on it.
> > Actually when I run my process inside memory limited container host dies
> > (I suppose trashing, but haven't checked).
> >
> > > Plus, Can you please elabrate which workload nedd this feature?
> > >
> > I wanted to run kvm with qemu process locked in memory, but guest memory
> > unlocked. And guest memory is bigger then host memory in the case I am
> > testing. I found out that it is impossible currently.
>
> 1. process creation (qemu)
> 2. load all library
Can't control this if program has plugging. Not qemu case
though.

> 3. mlockall(MCL_CURRENT)
> 4. load guest OS
And what about all other allocations qemu does during its life time? Not
all of them will be small enough to be from brk area.

>
> is impossible? why?
>
Because what you are proposing is not the same as mlockall(MCL_CURRENT|MCL_FUTURE);
You essentially say that MCL_FUTURE is not needed.

--
Gleb.


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