[RFC PATCH 1/9 v2] cgroup: Introduce memory_tiered_limits cgroup mount option
From: Joshua Hahn
Date: Thu Apr 23 2026 - 16:38:32 EST
Introduce a cgroup mount option memory_tiered_limits to enable
tier-proportional scaling of the memory cgroup controller limits
memory.{min, low, high, max}.
The mount option currently does not have any effect.
Later commits will scale memcg limits proportional to the system's
toptier:total capacity ratio.
Signed-off-by: Joshua Hahn <joshua.hahnjy@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/cgroup-defs.h | 5 +++++
include/linux/memcontrol.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c | 12 ++++++++++++
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
index bb92f5c169ca2..0b6861f4faece 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ enum {
* Enable legacy local pids.events.
*/
CGRP_ROOT_PIDS_LOCAL_EVENTS = (1 << 20),
+
+ /*
+ * Enable tier-proportional scaling of limits for the memory controller.
+ */
+ CGRP_ROOT_MEMORY_TIERED_LIMITS = (1 << 21),
};
/* cftype->flags */
diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index dc3fa687759b4..be45641e890e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -533,6 +533,15 @@ static inline bool mem_cgroup_disabled(void)
return !cgroup_subsys_enabled(memory_cgrp_subsys);
}
+static inline bool mem_cgroup_tiered_limits(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+ return cgrp_dfl_root.flags & CGRP_ROOT_MEMORY_TIERED_LIMITS;
+#else
+ return false;
+#endif
+}
+
static inline void mem_cgroup_protection(struct mem_cgroup *root,
struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
unsigned long *min,
@@ -1084,6 +1093,11 @@ static inline bool mem_cgroup_disabled(void)
return true;
}
+static inline bool mem_cgroup_tiered_limits(void)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+
static inline void memcg_memory_event(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
enum memcg_memory_event event)
{
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index babf7b4560488..6a34d0e179dc5 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -1989,6 +1989,7 @@ enum cgroup2_param {
Opt_memory_recursiveprot,
Opt_memory_hugetlb_accounting,
Opt_pids_localevents,
+ Opt_memory_tiered_limits,
nr__cgroup2_params
};
@@ -1999,6 +2000,7 @@ static const struct fs_parameter_spec cgroup2_fs_parameters[] = {
fsparam_flag("memory_recursiveprot", Opt_memory_recursiveprot),
fsparam_flag("memory_hugetlb_accounting", Opt_memory_hugetlb_accounting),
fsparam_flag("pids_localevents", Opt_pids_localevents),
+ fsparam_flag("memory_tiered_limits", Opt_memory_tiered_limits),
{}
};
@@ -2031,6 +2033,9 @@ static int cgroup2_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param
case Opt_pids_localevents:
ctx->flags |= CGRP_ROOT_PIDS_LOCAL_EVENTS;
return 0;
+ case Opt_memory_tiered_limits:
+ ctx->flags |= CGRP_ROOT_MEMORY_TIERED_LIMITS;
+ return 0;
}
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -2072,6 +2077,11 @@ static void apply_cgroup_root_flags(unsigned int root_flags)
cgrp_dfl_root.flags |= CGRP_ROOT_PIDS_LOCAL_EVENTS;
else
cgrp_dfl_root.flags &= ~CGRP_ROOT_PIDS_LOCAL_EVENTS;
+
+ if (root_flags & CGRP_ROOT_MEMORY_TIERED_LIMITS)
+ cgrp_dfl_root.flags |= CGRP_ROOT_MEMORY_TIERED_LIMITS;
+ else
+ cgrp_dfl_root.flags &= ~CGRP_ROOT_MEMORY_TIERED_LIMITS;
}
}
@@ -2089,6 +2099,8 @@ static int cgroup_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct kernfs_root *kf_root
seq_puts(seq, ",memory_hugetlb_accounting");
if (cgrp_dfl_root.flags & CGRP_ROOT_PIDS_LOCAL_EVENTS)
seq_puts(seq, ",pids_localevents");
+ if (cgrp_dfl_root.flags & CGRP_ROOT_MEMORY_TIERED_LIMITS)
+ seq_puts(seq, ",memory_tiered_limits");
return 0;
}
--
2.52.0