Re: [PATCH] use vmalloc for mem_cgroup allocation.

From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Date: Mon Apr 14 2008 - 22:03:17 EST


On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:57:17 +0800
Li Zefan <lizf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > #include <asm/uaccess.h>
> >
> > @@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ mem_cgroup_create(struct cgroup_subsys *
> > mem = &init_mem_cgroup;
> > page_cgroup_cache = KMEM_CACHE(page_cgroup, SLAB_PANIC);
> > } else
> > - mem = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mem_cgroup), GFP_KERNEL);
> > + mem = vmalloc(sizeof(struct mem_cgroup));
> >
>
> memset(mem, 0, sizeof(*mem));
>
ok, will rewrite.

> should we initialize it with 0?
>
yes. (at least, per-cpu stat. mem->css, per-node pointer, ... should be zero.)

Thanks,
-Kame


> > if (mem == NULL)
> > return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > @@ -1011,7 +1012,7 @@ free_out:
> > for_each_node_state(node, N_POSSIBLE)
> > free_mem_cgroup_per_zone_info(mem, node);
> > if (cont->parent != NULL)
> > - kfree(mem);
> > + vfree(mem);
> > return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > }
> >
> > @@ -1031,7 +1032,7 @@ static void mem_cgroup_destroy(struct cg
> > for_each_node_state(node, N_POSSIBLE)
> > free_mem_cgroup_per_zone_info(mem, node);
> >
> > - kfree(mem_cgroup_from_cont(cont));
> > + vfree(mem_cgroup_from_cont(cont));
> > }
> >
> > static int mem_cgroup_populate(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
> >
> >
>

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