Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/12] netvm: Prevent a stream-specific deadlock | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Date | Tue, 15 May 2012 11:47:14 +0200 |
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On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 10:14 +0100, Mel Gorman wrote: > @@ -289,6 +289,18 @@ void sk_clear_memalloc(struct sock *sk) > sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_MEMALLOC); > sk->sk_allocation &= ~__GFP_MEMALLOC; > static_key_slow_dec(&memalloc_socks); > + > + /* > + * SOCK_MEMALLOC is allowed to ignore rmem limits to ensure forward > + * progress of swapping. However, if SOCK_MEMALLOC is cleared while > + * it has rmem allocations there is a risk that the user of the > + * socket cannot make forward progress due to exceeding the rmem > + * limits. By rights, sk_clear_memalloc() should only be called > + * on sockets being torn down but warn and reset the accounting if > + * that assumption breaks. > + */ > + if (WARN_ON(sk->sk_forward_alloc))
WARN_ON_ONCE() perhaps?
> + sk_mem_reclaim(sk); > }
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