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SubjectRe: [patch] mm, oom: prevent additional oom kills before memory is freed
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Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Thu 15-06-17 14:03:35, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Thu 15-06-17 20:32:39, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> > > @@ -556,25 +553,21 @@ static void oom_reap_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
> > > struct mm_struct *mm = tsk->signal->oom_mm;
> > >
> > > /* Retry the down_read_trylock(mmap_sem) a few times */
> > > - while (attempts++ < MAX_OOM_REAP_RETRIES && !__oom_reap_task_mm(tsk, mm))
> > > + while (__oom_reap_task_mm(tsk, mm), !test_bit(MMF_OOM_SKIP, &mm->flags)
> > > + && attempts++ < MAX_OOM_REAP_RETRIES)
> > > schedule_timeout_idle(HZ/10);
> > >
> > > - if (attempts <= MAX_OOM_REAP_RETRIES)
> > > - goto done;
> > > -
> > > -
> > > - pr_info("oom_reaper: unable to reap pid:%d (%s)\n",
> > > - task_pid_nr(tsk), tsk->comm);
> > > - debug_show_all_locks();
> > > -
> > > -done:
> > > - tsk->oom_reaper_list = NULL;
> > > -
> > > /*
> > > * Hide this mm from OOM killer because it has been either reaped or
> > > * somebody can't call up_write(mmap_sem).
> > > */
> > > - set_bit(MMF_OOM_SKIP, &mm->flags);
> > > + if (!test_and_set_bit(MMF_OOM_SKIP, &mm->flags)) {
> > > + pr_info("oom_reaper: unable to reap pid:%d (%s)\n",
> > > + task_pid_nr(tsk), tsk->comm);
> > > + debug_show_all_locks();
> > > + }
> > > +
> >
> > How does this _solve_ anything? Why would you even retry when you
> > _know_ that the reference count dropped to zero. It will never
> > increment. So the above is basically just schedule_timeout_idle(HZ/10) *
> > MAX_OOM_REAP_RETRIES before we set MMF_OOM_SKIP.

If the OOM reaper knows that mm->users == 0, it gives __mmput() some time
to "complete exit_mmap() etc. and set MMF_OOM_SKIP". If __mmput() released
some memory, subsequent OOM killer invocation is automatically avoided.
If __mmput() did not release some memory, let the OOM killer invoke again.

>
> Just to make myself more clear. The above assumes that the victim hasn't
> passed exit_mmap and MMF_OOM_SKIP in __mmput. Which is the case we want to
> address here.

David is trying to avoid setting MMF_OOM_SKIP when the OOM reaper found that
mm->users == 0. But we must not wait forever because __mmput() might fail to
release some memory immediately. If __mmput() did not release some memory within
schedule_timeout_idle(HZ/10) * MAX_OOM_REAP_RETRIES sleep, let the OOM killer
invoke again. So, this is the case we want to address here, isn't it?

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