Re: [PATCH] mm/mglru: fix cgroup OOM during MGLRU state switching
From: Andrew Morton
Date: Sat Feb 28 2026 - 15:02:08 EST
On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 00:10:08 +0800 Leno Hou <lenohou@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When the Multi-Gen LRU (MGLRU) state is toggled dynamically, a race
> condition exists between the state switching and the memory reclaim
> path. This can lead to unexpected cgroup OOM kills, even when plenty of
> reclaimable memory is available.
>
> ...
>
Nice description, thanks. I'll queue this for testing while we await
comments.
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Please avoid using the ^---$ separator in changelogs - it means "end of
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> Signed-off-by: Leno Hou <lenohou@xxxxxxxxx>
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Ditto.