* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-02-28 14:14 ` [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy Johannes Weiner
@ 2012-02-28 15:46 ` Konstantin Khlebnikov
2012-02-29 0:39 ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
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From: Konstantin Khlebnikov @ 2012-02-28 15:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Johannes Weiner
Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki, Michal Hocko, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Johannes Weiner wrote:
> The rmap walker checking page table references has historically
> ignored references from VMAs that were not part of the memcg that was
> being reclaimed during memcg hard limit reclaim.
>
> When transitioning global reclaim to memcg hierarchy reclaim, I missed
> that bit and now references from outside a memcg are ignored even
> during global reclaim.
>
> Reverting back to traditional behaviour - count all references during
> global reclaim and only mind references of the memcg being reclaimed
> during limit reclaim would be one option.
>
> However, the more generic idea is to ignore references exactly then
> when they are outside the hierarchy that is currently under reclaim;
> because only then will their reclamation be of any use to help the
> pressure situation. It makes no sense to ignore references from a
> sibling memcg and then evict a page that will be immediately refaulted
> by that sibling which contributes to the same usage of the common
> ancestor under reclaim.
>
> The solution: make the rmap walker ignore references from VMAs that
> are not part of the hierarchy that is being reclaimed.
>
> Flat limit reclaim will stay the same, hierarchical limit reclaim will
> mind the references only to pages that the hierarchy owns. Global
> reclaim, since it reclaims from all memcgs, will be fixed to regard
> all references.
>
> Reported-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov<khlebnikov@openvz.org>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner<hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Thanks, it makes my patchset smaller.
One note below.
> ---
> include/linux/memcontrol.h | 6 +++++-
> mm/memcontrol.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
> mm/vmscan.c | 6 ++++--
> 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> index 8537c5d..661b54a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> +++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ extern void mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(struct page *page);
> extern void mem_cgroup_uncharge_cache_page(struct page *page);
>
> extern void mem_cgroup_out_of_memory(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t gfp_mask);
> +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *, struct mem_cgroup *);
> int task_in_mem_cgroup(struct task_struct *task, const struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
>
> extern struct mem_cgroup *try_get_mem_cgroup_from_page(struct page *page);
> @@ -88,10 +89,13 @@ static inline
> int mm_match_cgroup(const struct mm_struct *mm, const struct mem_cgroup *cgroup)
> {
> struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
> + int match;
> +
> rcu_read_lock();
> memcg = mem_cgroup_from_task(rcu_dereference((mm)->owner));
> + match = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(cgroup, memcg);
I'm afraid mm->owner and memcg can be NULL here,
for example if sys_exit() is raced with sys_swapoff, so
match = memcg && __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(cgroup, memcg);
would be better.
> rcu_read_unlock();
> - return cgroup == memcg;
> + return match;
> }
>
> extern struct cgroup_subsys_state *mem_cgroup_css(struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> index b4622fb..21004df 100644
> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -1044,17 +1044,23 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_lru_move_lists(struct zone *zone,
> * Checks whether given mem is same or in the root_mem_cgroup's
> * hierarchy subtree
> */
> -static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> - struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> {
> - bool ret;
> -
> if (root_memcg == memcg)
> return true;
> if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy)
> return false;
> + return css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css,&root_memcg->css);
> +}
> +
> +static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +{
> + bool ret;
> +
> rcu_read_lock();
> - ret = css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css,&root_memcg->css);
> + ret = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(root_memcg, memcg);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> return ret;
> }
> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> index c631234..120646e 100644
> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> unsigned long vm_flags;
>
> - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup,&vm_flags);
> + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> + &vm_flags);
> referenced_page = TestClearPageReferenced(page);
>
> /* Lumpy reclaim - ignore references */
> @@ -1710,7 +1711,8 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages,
> continue;
> }
>
> - if (page_referenced(page, 0, mz->mem_cgroup,&vm_flags)) {
> + if (page_referenced(page, 0, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> + &vm_flags)) {
> nr_rotated += hpage_nr_pages(page);
> /*
> * Identify referenced, file-backed active pages and
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* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-02-28 14:14 ` [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy Johannes Weiner
2012-02-28 15:46 ` Konstantin Khlebnikov
@ 2012-02-29 0:39 ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2012-02-29 2:02 ` Johannes Weiner
2012-03-14 14:25 ` Michal Hocko
2012-03-14 17:54 ` Michal Hocko
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From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki @ 2012-02-29 0:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Johannes Weiner
Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov, Michal Hocko, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:14:49 +0100
Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org> wrote:
> The rmap walker checking page table references has historically
> ignored references from VMAs that were not part of the memcg that was
> being reclaimed during memcg hard limit reclaim.
>
> When transitioning global reclaim to memcg hierarchy reclaim, I missed
> that bit and now references from outside a memcg are ignored even
> during global reclaim.
>
> Reverting back to traditional behaviour - count all references during
> global reclaim and only mind references of the memcg being reclaimed
> during limit reclaim would be one option.
>
> However, the more generic idea is to ignore references exactly then
> when they are outside the hierarchy that is currently under reclaim;
> because only then will their reclamation be of any use to help the
> pressure situation. It makes no sense to ignore references from a
> sibling memcg and then evict a page that will be immediately refaulted
> by that sibling which contributes to the same usage of the common
> ancestor under reclaim.
>
> The solution: make the rmap walker ignore references from VMAs that
> are not part of the hierarchy that is being reclaimed.
>
> Flat limit reclaim will stay the same, hierarchical limit reclaim will
> mind the references only to pages that the hierarchy owns. Global
> reclaim, since it reclaims from all memcgs, will be fixed to regard
> all references.
>
> Reported-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@openvz.org>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
> ---
> include/linux/memcontrol.h | 6 +++++-
> mm/memcontrol.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
> mm/vmscan.c | 6 ++++--
> 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> index 8537c5d..661b54a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> +++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ extern void mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(struct page *page);
> extern void mem_cgroup_uncharge_cache_page(struct page *page);
>
> extern void mem_cgroup_out_of_memory(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t gfp_mask);
> +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *, struct mem_cgroup *);
> int task_in_mem_cgroup(struct task_struct *task, const struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
>
> extern struct mem_cgroup *try_get_mem_cgroup_from_page(struct page *page);
> @@ -88,10 +89,13 @@ static inline
> int mm_match_cgroup(const struct mm_struct *mm, const struct mem_cgroup *cgroup)
> {
> struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
> + int match;
> +
> rcu_read_lock();
> memcg = mem_cgroup_from_task(rcu_dereference((mm)->owner));
> + match = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(cgroup, memcg);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> - return cgroup == memcg;
> + return match;
> }
>
> extern struct cgroup_subsys_state *mem_cgroup_css(struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> index b4622fb..21004df 100644
> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -1044,17 +1044,23 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_lru_move_lists(struct zone *zone,
> * Checks whether given mem is same or in the root_mem_cgroup's
> * hierarchy subtree
> */
> -static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> - struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> {
> - bool ret;
> -
> if (root_memcg == memcg)
> return true;
> if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy)
> return false;
> + return css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> +}
> +
> +static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +{
> + bool ret;
> +
> rcu_read_lock();
> - ret = css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> + ret = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(root_memcg, memcg);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> return ret;
> }
> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> index c631234..120646e 100644
> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> unsigned long vm_flags;
>
> - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
> + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> + &vm_flags);
I'm sorry if I don't understand the codes... !sc->target_mem_cgroup case is handled ?
Thanks,
-Kame
> referenced_page = TestClearPageReferenced(page);
>
> /* Lumpy reclaim - ignore references */
> @@ -1710,7 +1711,8 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages,
> continue;
> }
>
> - if (page_referenced(page, 0, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags)) {
> + if (page_referenced(page, 0, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> + &vm_flags)) {
> nr_rotated += hpage_nr_pages(page);
> /*
> * Identify referenced, file-backed active pages and
> --
> 1.7.7.6
>
>
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* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-02-29 0:39 ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
@ 2012-02-29 2:02 ` Johannes Weiner
2012-02-29 3:08 ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
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From: Johannes Weiner @ 2012-02-29 2:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov, Michal Hocko, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 09:39:46AM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:14:49 +0100
> Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org> wrote:
> > --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> > +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> > @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> > int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> > unsigned long vm_flags;
> >
> > - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
> > + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> > + &vm_flags);
>
>
> I'm sorry if I don't understand the codes... !sc->target_mem_cgroup case is handled ?
Yes, but it's not obvious from the diff alone. page_referenced() does
this:
/*
* If we are reclaiming on behalf of a cgroup, skip
* counting on behalf of references from different
* cgroups
*/
if (memcg && !mm_match_cgroup(vma->vm_mm, memcg))
continue;
As a result, !sc->target_mem_cgroup -- global reclaim -- will never
ignore references, or put differently, respect references from all
memcgs, which is what we want.
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* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-02-29 2:02 ` Johannes Weiner
@ 2012-02-29 3:08 ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
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From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki @ 2012-02-29 3:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Johannes Weiner
Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov, Michal Hocko, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:02:46 +0100
Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 09:39:46AM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:14:49 +0100
> > Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org> wrote:
> > > --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> > > +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> > > @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> > > int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> > > unsigned long vm_flags;
> > >
> > > - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
> > > + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> > > + &vm_flags);
> >
> >
> > I'm sorry if I don't understand the codes... !sc->target_mem_cgroup case is handled ?
>
> Yes, but it's not obvious from the diff alone. page_referenced() does
> this:
>
> /*
> * If we are reclaiming on behalf of a cgroup, skip
> * counting on behalf of references from different
> * cgroups
> */
> if (memcg && !mm_match_cgroup(vma->vm_mm, memcg))
> continue;
>
> As a result, !sc->target_mem_cgroup -- global reclaim -- will never
> ignore references, or put differently, respect references from all
> memcgs, which is what we want.
>
Ah, thank you.
Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
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* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-02-28 14:14 ` [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy Johannes Weiner
2012-02-28 15:46 ` Konstantin Khlebnikov
2012-02-29 0:39 ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
@ 2012-03-14 14:25 ` Michal Hocko
2012-03-14 16:21 ` Johannes Weiner
2012-03-14 17:54 ` Michal Hocko
3 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread
From: Michal Hocko @ 2012-03-14 14:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Johannes Weiner
Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Tue 28-02-12 15:14:49, Johannes Weiner wrote:
[...]
> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> index b4622fb..21004df 100644
> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -1044,17 +1044,23 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_lru_move_lists(struct zone *zone,
> * Checks whether given mem is same or in the root_mem_cgroup's
> * hierarchy subtree
> */
> -static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> - struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> {
> - bool ret;
> -
> if (root_memcg == memcg)
> return true;
> if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy)
> return false;
> + return css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> +}
> +
> +static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +{
> + bool ret;
> +
> rcu_read_lock();
> - ret = css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> + ret = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(root_memcg, memcg);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> return ret;
> }
> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> index c631234..120646e 100644
> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> unsigned long vm_flags;
>
> - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
> + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> + &vm_flags);
> referenced_page = TestClearPageReferenced(page);
Maybe a stupid question but isn't target_mem_cgroup NULL in the global
reclaim case? And we doesn't handle that in __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree...
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* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-03-14 14:25 ` Michal Hocko
@ 2012-03-14 16:21 ` Johannes Weiner
2012-03-14 17:53 ` Michal Hocko
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From: Johannes Weiner @ 2012-03-14 16:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michal Hocko
Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 03:25:19PM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Tue 28-02-12 15:14:49, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> [...]
> > diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> > index b4622fb..21004df 100644
> > --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> > +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> > @@ -1044,17 +1044,23 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_lru_move_lists(struct zone *zone,
> > * Checks whether given mem is same or in the root_mem_cgroup's
> > * hierarchy subtree
> > */
> > -static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> > - struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> > +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> > + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> > {
> > - bool ret;
> > -
> > if (root_memcg == memcg)
> > return true;
> > if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy)
> > return false;
> > + return css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> > + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> > +{
> > + bool ret;
> > +
> > rcu_read_lock();
> > - ret = css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> > + ret = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(root_memcg, memcg);
> > rcu_read_unlock();
> > return ret;
> > }
> > diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> > index c631234..120646e 100644
> > --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> > +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> > @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> > int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> > unsigned long vm_flags;
> >
> > - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
> > + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> > + &vm_flags);
> > referenced_page = TestClearPageReferenced(page);
>
> Maybe a stupid question but isn't target_mem_cgroup NULL in the global
> reclaim case? And we doesn't handle that in __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree...
It's intentional, page_referenced() does not call into same_or_subtree
if the group is NULL. As a result, no references are filtered, they
all matter in the global reclaim case.
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* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-03-14 16:21 ` Johannes Weiner
@ 2012-03-14 17:53 ` Michal Hocko
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From: Michal Hocko @ 2012-03-14 17:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Johannes Weiner
Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Wed 14-03-12 17:21:29, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 03:25:19PM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Tue 28-02-12 15:14:49, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > [...]
> > > diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> > > index b4622fb..21004df 100644
> > > --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> > > +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> > > @@ -1044,17 +1044,23 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_lru_move_lists(struct zone *zone,
> > > * Checks whether given mem is same or in the root_mem_cgroup's
> > > * hierarchy subtree
> > > */
> > > -static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> > > - struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> > > +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> > > + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> > > {
> > > - bool ret;
> > > -
> > > if (root_memcg == memcg)
> > > return true;
> > > if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy)
> > > return false;
> > > + return css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> > > + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> > > +{
> > > + bool ret;
> > > +
> > > rcu_read_lock();
> > > - ret = css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> > > + ret = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(root_memcg, memcg);
> > > rcu_read_unlock();
> > > return ret;
> > > }
> > > diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> > > index c631234..120646e 100644
> > > --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> > > +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> > > @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> > > int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> > > unsigned long vm_flags;
> > >
> > > - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
> > > + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> > > + &vm_flags);
> > > referenced_page = TestClearPageReferenced(page);
> >
> > Maybe a stupid question but isn't target_mem_cgroup NULL in the global
> > reclaim case? And we doesn't handle that in __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree...
>
> It's intentional, page_referenced() does not call into same_or_subtree
> if the group is NULL. As a result, no references are filtered, they
> all matter in the global reclaim case.
You are right of course. Sorry I am probably still in the vacation
mode...
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* Re: [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy
2012-02-28 14:14 ` [patch 2/2] mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy Johannes Weiner
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
2012-03-14 14:25 ` Michal Hocko
@ 2012-03-14 17:54 ` Michal Hocko
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From: Michal Hocko @ 2012-03-14 17:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Johannes Weiner
Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Tue 28-02-12 15:14:49, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> The rmap walker checking page table references has historically
> ignored references from VMAs that were not part of the memcg that was
> being reclaimed during memcg hard limit reclaim.
>
> When transitioning global reclaim to memcg hierarchy reclaim, I missed
> that bit and now references from outside a memcg are ignored even
> during global reclaim.
>
> Reverting back to traditional behaviour - count all references during
> global reclaim and only mind references of the memcg being reclaimed
> during limit reclaim would be one option.
>
> However, the more generic idea is to ignore references exactly then
> when they are outside the hierarchy that is currently under reclaim;
> because only then will their reclamation be of any use to help the
> pressure situation. It makes no sense to ignore references from a
> sibling memcg and then evict a page that will be immediately refaulted
> by that sibling which contributes to the same usage of the common
> ancestor under reclaim.
>
> The solution: make the rmap walker ignore references from VMAs that
> are not part of the hierarchy that is being reclaimed.
>
> Flat limit reclaim will stay the same, hierarchical limit reclaim will
> mind the references only to pages that the hierarchy owns. Global
> reclaim, since it reclaims from all memcgs, will be fixed to regard
> all references.
>
> Reported-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@openvz.org>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz>
> ---
> include/linux/memcontrol.h | 6 +++++-
> mm/memcontrol.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
> mm/vmscan.c | 6 ++++--
> 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> index 8537c5d..661b54a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> +++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ extern void mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(struct page *page);
> extern void mem_cgroup_uncharge_cache_page(struct page *page);
>
> extern void mem_cgroup_out_of_memory(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t gfp_mask);
> +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *, struct mem_cgroup *);
> int task_in_mem_cgroup(struct task_struct *task, const struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
>
> extern struct mem_cgroup *try_get_mem_cgroup_from_page(struct page *page);
> @@ -88,10 +89,13 @@ static inline
> int mm_match_cgroup(const struct mm_struct *mm, const struct mem_cgroup *cgroup)
> {
> struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
> + int match;
> +
> rcu_read_lock();
> memcg = mem_cgroup_from_task(rcu_dereference((mm)->owner));
> + match = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(cgroup, memcg);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> - return cgroup == memcg;
> + return match;
> }
>
> extern struct cgroup_subsys_state *mem_cgroup_css(struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> index b4622fb..21004df 100644
> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -1044,17 +1044,23 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_lru_move_lists(struct zone *zone,
> * Checks whether given mem is same or in the root_mem_cgroup's
> * hierarchy subtree
> */
> -static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> - struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> {
> - bool ret;
> -
> if (root_memcg == memcg)
> return true;
> if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy)
> return false;
> + return css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> +}
> +
> +static bool mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const struct mem_cgroup *root_memcg,
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> +{
> + bool ret;
> +
> rcu_read_lock();
> - ret = css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css);
> + ret = __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(root_memcg, memcg);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> return ret;
> }
> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> index c631234..120646e 100644
> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> @@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page,
> int referenced_ptes, referenced_page;
> unsigned long vm_flags;
>
> - referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags);
> + referenced_ptes = page_referenced(page, 1, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> + &vm_flags);
> referenced_page = TestClearPageReferenced(page);
>
> /* Lumpy reclaim - ignore references */
> @@ -1710,7 +1711,8 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages,
> continue;
> }
>
> - if (page_referenced(page, 0, mz->mem_cgroup, &vm_flags)) {
> + if (page_referenced(page, 0, sc->target_mem_cgroup,
> + &vm_flags)) {
> nr_rotated += hpage_nr_pages(page);
> /*
> * Identify referenced, file-backed active pages and
> --
> 1.7.7.6
>
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