From: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>,
Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>,
Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>,
Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>,
Meta kernel team <kernel-team@meta.com>,
cgroups@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] memcg: group the write-hot fields of struct mem_cgroup
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 20:05:19 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260905030522.1887837-4-shakeel.butt@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260905030522.1887837-1-shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
These fields are written on the charge, reclaim and socket paths:
socket_pressure written by reclaim, read on every socket charge
memory_events bumped for this memcg and every ancestor, so a
busy child dirties the whole chain
memory_events_local
vmpressure written on every reclaim iteration
private_id_ref written on every swap charge and uncharge
kmem_stat
high_irq_work, high_work
They are spread over the struct today and share cache lines with
read-mostly fields. Put them in one cache line group.
socket_pressure is kept next to memory_events because
mem_cgroup_sk_under_memory_pressure() reads one and bumps the other.
Add memcg_struct_check() so the build fails if a field lands outside
its group.
No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
---
include/linux/memcontrol.h | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
mm/memcontrol.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index 46fc99786ebd..32b77ec5ba98 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
/* Private memcg ID. Used to ID objects that outlive the cgroup */
int private_id;
- refcount_t private_id_ref;
/* Accounted resources */
struct page_counter memory; /* Both v1 & v2 */
@@ -195,15 +194,45 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
struct page_counter memsw; /* v1 only */
};
- /* registered local peak watchers */
- struct list_head memory_peaks;
- struct list_head swap_peaks;
- spinlock_t peaks_lock;
+ /* Written on the charge, reclaim and socket paths. */
+ __cacheline_group_begin_aligned(memcg_write_hot);
+ /*
+ * Hint of reclaim pressure for socket memory management. Note
+ * that this indicator should NOT be used in legacy cgroup mode
+ * where socket memory is accounted/charged separately.
+ */
+ u64 socket_pressure;
+#if BITS_PER_LONG < 64
+ seqlock_t socket_pressure_seqlock;
+#endif
+ /*
+ * memory.events is bumped for this memcg and all its ancestors, so a
+ * busy child dirties every ancestor.
+ */
+ atomic_long_t memory_events[MEMCG_NR_MEMORY_EVENTS];
+ atomic_long_t memory_events_local[MEMCG_NR_MEMORY_EVENTS];
+
+ /* vmpressure notifications. Written on every reclaim iteration. */
+ struct vmpressure vmpressure;
+
+ /* Written on every swap charge and uncharge. */
+ refcount_t private_id_ref;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG_NMI_SAFETY_REQUIRES_ATOMIC
+ /* MEMCG_KMEM for nmi context */
+ atomic_t kmem_stat;
+#endif
/* Range enforcement for interrupt charges */
struct irq_work high_irq_work;
struct work_struct high_work;
+ __cacheline_group_end_aligned(memcg_write_hot);
+
+ /* registered local peak watchers */
+ struct list_head memory_peaks;
+ struct list_head swap_peaks;
+ spinlock_t peaks_lock;
+
#ifdef CONFIG_ZSWAP
unsigned long zswap_max;
@@ -214,9 +243,6 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
bool zswap_writeback;
#endif
- /* vmpressure notifications */
- struct vmpressure vmpressure;
-
/*
* Should the OOM killer kill all belonging tasks, had it kill one?
*/
@@ -232,23 +258,6 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
/* memory.stat */
struct memcg_vmstats *vmstats;
- /* memory.events */
- atomic_long_t memory_events[MEMCG_NR_MEMORY_EVENTS];
- atomic_long_t memory_events_local[MEMCG_NR_MEMORY_EVENTS];
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG_NMI_SAFETY_REQUIRES_ATOMIC
- /* MEMCG_KMEM for nmi context */
- atomic_t kmem_stat;
-#endif
- /*
- * Hint of reclaim pressure for socket memroy management. Note
- * that this indicator should NOT be used in legacy cgroup mode
- * where socket memory is accounted/charged separately.
- */
- u64 socket_pressure;
-#if BITS_PER_LONG < 64
- seqlock_t socket_pressure_seqlock;
-#endif
int kmemcg_id;
#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index c42297ae3b0e..2e209dedeb4f 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -5726,6 +5726,36 @@ __setup("cgroup.memory=", cgroup_memory);
* basically everything that doesn't depend on a specific mem_cgroup structure
* should be initialized from here.
*/
+/*
+ * Fields are grouped by access pattern. Putting a field in the wrong group
+ * breaks the build here.
+ */
+static void __init memcg_struct_check(void)
+{
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ socket_pressure);
+#if BITS_PER_LONG < 64
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ socket_pressure_seqlock);
+#endif
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ memory_events);
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ memory_events_local);
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ vmpressure);
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ private_id_ref);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG_NMI_SAFETY_REQUIRES_ATOMIC
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ kmem_stat);
+#endif
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ high_irq_work);
+ CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct mem_cgroup, memcg_write_hot,
+ high_work);
+}
+
int __init mem_cgroup_init(void)
{
unsigned int memcg_size;
@@ -5739,6 +5769,8 @@ int __init mem_cgroup_init(void)
*/
BUILD_BUG_ON(MEMCG_CHARGE_BATCH > S32_MAX / PAGE_SIZE);
+ memcg_struct_check();
+
cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_MM_MEMCQ_DEAD, "mm/memctrl:dead", NULL,
memcg_hotplug_cpu_dead);
--
2.53.0-Meta
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-05 3:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-05 3:05 [PATCH 0/6] memcg: group struct fields by access pattern Shakeel Butt
2026-09-05 3:05 ` [PATCH 1/6] memcg: move per-node objcg to the read-mostly fields Shakeel Butt
2026-09-05 3:05 ` [PATCH 2/6] memcg: split mem_cgroup_private_id into two fields Shakeel Butt
2026-09-05 3:05 ` Shakeel Butt [this message]
2026-09-05 3:05 ` [PATCH 4/6] memcg: group the cold fields of struct mem_cgroup Shakeel Butt
2026-09-05 3:05 ` [PATCH 5/6] memcg: group the read-mostly " Shakeel Butt
2026-09-05 3:05 ` [PATCH 6/6] memcg: group the fields of struct mem_cgroup_per_node Shakeel Butt
2026-09-05 23:34 ` [PATCH 0/6] memcg: group struct fields by access pattern Andrew Morton
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