Re: [PATCH 4/4] memcg: fix rmdir, force_empty with THP

From: Johannes Weiner
Date: Thu Jan 20 2011 - 08:41:25 EST


On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:43:48AM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
>
> Now, when THP is enabled, memcg's rmdir() function is broken
> because move_account() for THP page is not supported.
>
> This will cause account leak or -EBUSY issue at rmdir().
> This patch fixes the issue by supporting move_account() THP pages.
>
> Changelog:
> - style fix.
> - add compound_lock for avoiding races.
>
> Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/memcontrol.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> Index: mmotm-0107/mm/memcontrol.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mmotm-0107.orig/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ mmotm-0107/mm/memcontrol.c

> @@ -2267,6 +2274,8 @@ static int mem_cgroup_move_parent(struct
> struct cgroup *cg = child->css.cgroup;
> struct cgroup *pcg = cg->parent;
> struct mem_cgroup *parent;
> + int charge = PAGE_SIZE;

No need to initialize, you assign it unconditionally below.

It's also a bit unfortunate that the parameter/variable with this
meaning appears under a whole bunch of different names. page_size,
charge_size, and now charge. Could you stick with page_size?

> @@ -2278,17 +2287,23 @@ static int mem_cgroup_move_parent(struct
> goto out;
> if (isolate_lru_page(page))
> goto put;
> + /* The page is isolated from LRU and we have no race with splitting */
> + charge = PAGE_SIZE << compound_order(page);

Why is LRU isolation preventing the splitting?

I think we need the compound lock to get a stable read, like
compound_trans_order() does.

Hannes

> parent = mem_cgroup_from_cont(pcg);
> - ret = __mem_cgroup_try_charge(NULL, gfp_mask, &parent, false,
> - PAGE_SIZE);
> + ret = __mem_cgroup_try_charge(NULL, gfp_mask, &parent, false, charge);
> if (ret || !parent)
> goto put_back;
>
> - ret = mem_cgroup_move_account(pc, child, parent, true);
> + if (charge > PAGE_SIZE)
> + flags = compound_lock_irqsave(page);
> +
> + ret = mem_cgroup_move_account(pc, child, parent, true, charge);
> if (ret)
> - mem_cgroup_cancel_charge(parent, PAGE_SIZE);
> + mem_cgroup_cancel_charge(parent, charge);
> put_back:
> + if (charge > PAGE_SIZE)
> + compound_unlock_irqrestore(page, flags);
> putback_lru_page(page);
> put:
> put_page(page);
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