Re: [PATCH 7/9] memcg : mem+swap controlelr core

From: Li Zefan
Date: Thu Nov 20 2008 - 21:40:28 EST


> @@ -513,12 +531,25 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struc
> css_get(&mem->css);
> }
>
> + while (1) {

This loop will never break out if memory.limit_in_bytes is too low.

Actually, when I set the limit to 0 and moved a task into the cgroup and let
the task allocate a page, then the whole system froze, and I had to reset
my machine.

And small memory.limit will make the process stuck:
# mkdir /memcg/0
# echo 40K > /memcg/0/memory.limit_in_bytes
# echo $$ > tasks
# ls
(stuck)

(another console)
# echo 100K > /memcg/0/memory.limit_in_bytes
(then the above 'ls' can continue)

> + int ret;
> + bool noswap = false;
>
> - while (unlikely(res_counter_charge(&mem->res, PAGE_SIZE))) {
> + ret = res_counter_charge(&mem->res, PAGE_SIZE);
> + if (likely(!ret)) {
> + if (!do_swap_account)
> + break;
> + ret = res_counter_charge(&mem->memsw, PAGE_SIZE);
> + if (likely(!ret))
> + break;
> + /* mem+swap counter fails */
> + res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, PAGE_SIZE);
> + noswap = true;
> + }
> if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT))
> goto nomem;
>
> - if (try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pages(mem, gfp_mask))
> + if (try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pages(mem, gfp_mask, noswap))
> continue;
>
> /*
> @@ -527,8 +558,13 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struc
> * moved to swap cache or just unmapped from the cgroup.
> * Check the limit again to see if the reclaim reduced the
> * current usage of the cgroup before giving up
> + *
> */
> - if (res_counter_check_under_limit(&mem->res))
> + if (!do_swap_account &&
> + res_counter_check_under_limit(&mem->res))
> + continue;
> + if (do_swap_account &&
> + res_counter_check_under_limit(&mem->memsw))
> continue;
>
> if (!nr_retries--) {


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