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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Jingbo Xu <jefflexu@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: guro@fb.com, lizefan.x@bytedance.com, hannes@cmpxchg.org,
	cgroups@vger.kernel.org, jack@suse.cz,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, brauner@kernel.org, willy@infradead.org,
	joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] writeback, cgroup: switch inodes with dirty timestamps to release dying cgwbs
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:43:53 -1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZS-aydAgB5SIkHyk@slm.duckdns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20231013055208.15457-1-jefflexu@linux.alibaba.com>

On Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 01:52:08PM +0800, Jingbo Xu wrote:
> The cgwb cleanup routine will try to release the dying cgwb by switching
> the attached inodes.  It fetches the attached inodes from wb->b_attached
> list, omitting the fact that inodes only with dirty timestamps reside in
> wb->b_dirty_time list, which is the case when lazytime is enabled.  This
> causes enormous zombie memory cgroup when lazytime is enabled, as inodes
> with dirty timestamps can not be switched to a live cgwb for a long time.
> 
> It is reasonable not to switch cgwb for inodes with dirty data, as
> otherwise it may break the bandwidth restrictions.  However since the
> writeback of inode metadata is not accounted for, let's also switch
> inodes with dirty timestamps to avoid zombie memory and block cgroups
> when laztytime is enabled.
> 
> Fixs: c22d70a162d3 ("writeback, cgroup: release dying cgwbs by switching attached inodes")
> Signed-off-by: Jingbo Xu <jefflexu@linux.alibaba.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

      parent reply	other threads:[~2023-10-18  8:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-10-13  5:52 [PATCH v2] writeback, cgroup: switch inodes with dirty timestamps to release dying cgwbs Jingbo Xu
2023-10-13  9:48 ` Jan Kara
2023-10-18  8:43 ` Tejun Heo [this message]

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