From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tejun Heo Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] decrement static keys on real destroy time Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 11:12:50 -0700 Message-ID: <20120514181250.GD2366@google.com> References: <1336767077-25351-1-git-send-email-glommer@parallels.com> <1336767077-25351-3-git-send-email-glommer@parallels.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: cgroups-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-mm-Bw31MaZKKs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org, devel-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Li Zefan , Johannes Weiner , Michal Hocko To: Glauber Costa Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1336767077-25351-3-git-send-email-glommer-bzQdu9zFT3WakBO8gow8eQ@public.gmane.org> Sender: cgroups-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 05:11:17PM -0300, Glauber Costa wrote: > We call the destroy function when a cgroup starts to be removed, > such as by a rmdir event. > > However, because of our reference counters, some objects are still > inflight. Right now, we are decrementing the static_keys at destroy() > time, meaning that if we get rid of the last static_key reference, > some objects will still have charges, but the code to properly > uncharge them won't be run. > > This becomes a problem specially if it is ever enabled again, because > now new charges will be added to the staled charges making keeping > it pretty much impossible. > > We just need to be careful with the static branch activation: > since there is no particular preferred order of their activation, > we need to make sure that we only start using it after all > call sites are active. This is achieved by having a per-memcg > flag that is only updated after static_key_slow_inc() returns. > At this time, we are sure all sites are active. > > This is made per-memcg, not global, for a reason: > it also has the effect of making socket accounting more > consistent. The first memcg to be limited will trigger static_key() > activation, therefore, accounting. But all the others will then be > accounted no matter what. After this patch, only limited memcgs > will have its sockets accounted. > > [v2: changed a tcp limited flag for a generic proto limited flag ] > [v3: update the current active flag only after the static_key update ] > [v4: disarm_static_keys() inside free_work ] > [v5: got rid of tcp_limit_mutex, now in the static_key interface ] > > Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa > CC: Tejun Heo > CC: Li Zefan > CC: Kamezawa Hiroyuki > CC: Johannes Weiner > CC: Michal Hocko Generally looks sane to me. Please feel free to addmy Reviewed-by. > + if (val == RESOURCE_MAX) > + cg_proto->active = false; > + else if (val != RESOURCE_MAX) { Minor nitpick: CodingStyle says not to omit { } if other branches need them. Thanks. -- tejun