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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 6/9] mm: multigenerational lru: aging
On Tue 11-01-22 18:01:29, Yu Zhao wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 05:57:39PM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Tue 04-01-22 13:22:25, Yu Zhao wrote:
> > [...]
> > > +static void walk_mm(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct mm_struct *mm, struct lru_gen_mm_walk *walk)
> > > +{
> > > + static const struct mm_walk_ops mm_walk_ops = {
> > > + .test_walk = should_skip_vma,
> > > + .p4d_entry = walk_pud_range,
> > > + };
> > > +
> > > + int err;
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
> > > + struct mem_cgroup *memcg = lruvec_memcg(lruvec);
> > > +#endif
> > > +
> > > + walk->next_addr = FIRST_USER_ADDRESS;
> > > +
> > > + do {
> > > + unsigned long start = walk->next_addr;
> > > + unsigned long end = mm->highest_vm_end;
> > > +
> > > + err = -EBUSY;
> > > +
> > > + rcu_read_lock();
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
> > > + if (memcg && atomic_read(&memcg->moving_account))
> > > + goto contended;
> > > +#endif
> >
> > Why do you need to check for moving_account?
>
> This check, if succeeds, blocks memcg migration.

OK, I can see that you rely on the RCU here for the synchronization. A
comment which mentions mem_cgroup_move_charge would be helpful for
clarity. Is there any reason you are not using folio_memcg_lock in the
pte walk instead?
--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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