[PATCH 1/2] mm/page_counter: decouple peak_reset from peak_write
From: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo
Date: Wed May 06 2026 - 08:00:21 EST
Create a new function of_peak_reset that resets the page_counter peak for a
given writer. This should allow it to be reused by other cgroups.
Signed-off-by: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/cgroup-defs.h | 6 ++++++
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
mm/memcontrol.c | 42 ++++++++----------------------------------
3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
index f42563739d2e..a85044cb0553 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/bpf-cgroup-defs.h>
#include <linux/psi_types.h>
+#include <linux/page_counter.h>
#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
@@ -868,11 +869,16 @@ struct cgroup_subsys {
extern struct percpu_rw_semaphore cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem;
extern bool cgroup_enable_per_threadgroup_rwsem;
+#define OFP_PEAK_UNSET (((-1UL)))
+
struct cgroup_of_peak {
unsigned long value;
struct list_head list;
};
+void of_peak_reset(struct cgroup_of_peak *ofp, struct page_counter *pc,
+ struct list_head *watchers);
+
/**
* cgroup_threadgroup_change_begin - threadgroup exclusion for cgroups
* @tsk: target task
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 45c0b1ed687a..9b98a5cccf0e 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -1981,6 +1981,38 @@ struct cgroup_of_peak *of_peak(struct kernfs_open_file *of)
return &ctx->peak;
}
+/**
+ * of_peak_reset - reset peak
+ * @ofp: open file context
+ * @pc: counter
+ * @watchers: list of other open file contexts
+ *
+ * This function updates all contexts in @watchers to the new usage of @pc.
+ * If @ofp is not in the list yet, that is, if its value is
+ * %OFP_PEAK_UNSET, it is added to @watchers list.
+ *
+ * A lock must be used to protect @watchers.
+ */
+void of_peak_reset(struct cgroup_of_peak *ofp, struct page_counter *pc,
+ struct list_head *watchers)
+{
+ unsigned long usage;
+ struct cgroup_of_peak *peer_ctx;
+
+ usage = page_counter_read(pc);
+ WRITE_ONCE(pc->local_watermark, usage);
+
+ list_for_each_entry(peer_ctx, watchers, list)
+ if (usage > peer_ctx->value)
+ WRITE_ONCE(peer_ctx->value, usage);
+
+ /* initial write, register watcher */
+ if (ofp->value == OFP_PEAK_UNSET)
+ list_add(&ofp->list, watchers);
+
+ WRITE_ONCE(ofp->value, usage);
+}
+
static void apply_cgroup_root_flags(unsigned int root_flags)
{
if (current->nsproxy->cgroup_ns == &init_cgroup_ns) {
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index c03d4787d466..8754927070d3 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -4517,8 +4517,6 @@ static u64 memory_current_read(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
return (u64)page_counter_read(&memcg->memory) * PAGE_SIZE;
}
-#define OFP_PEAK_UNSET (((-1UL)))
-
static int peak_show(struct seq_file *sf, void *v, struct page_counter *pc)
{
struct cgroup_of_peak *ofp = of_peak(sf->private);
@@ -4563,45 +4561,18 @@ static void peak_release(struct kernfs_open_file *of)
spin_unlock(&memcg->peaks_lock);
}
-static ssize_t peak_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf, size_t nbytes,
- loff_t off, struct page_counter *pc,
- struct list_head *watchers)
+static ssize_t memory_peak_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
+ size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
{
- unsigned long usage;
- struct cgroup_of_peak *peer_ctx;
struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_css(of_css(of));
struct cgroup_of_peak *ofp = of_peak(of);
spin_lock(&memcg->peaks_lock);
-
- usage = page_counter_read(pc);
- WRITE_ONCE(pc->local_watermark, usage);
-
- list_for_each_entry(peer_ctx, watchers, list)
- if (usage > peer_ctx->value)
- WRITE_ONCE(peer_ctx->value, usage);
-
- /* initial write, register watcher */
- if (ofp->value == OFP_PEAK_UNSET)
- list_add(&ofp->list, watchers);
-
- WRITE_ONCE(ofp->value, usage);
+ of_peak_reset(ofp, &memcg->memory, &memcg->memory_peaks);
spin_unlock(&memcg->peaks_lock);
-
return nbytes;
}
-static ssize_t memory_peak_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
- size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
-{
- struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_css(of_css(of));
-
- return peak_write(of, buf, nbytes, off, &memcg->memory,
- &memcg->memory_peaks);
-}
-
-#undef OFP_PEAK_UNSET
-
static int memory_min_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
{
return seq_puts_memcg_tunable(m,
@@ -5611,9 +5582,12 @@ static ssize_t swap_peak_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
{
struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_css(of_css(of));
+ struct cgroup_of_peak *ofp = of_peak(of);
- return peak_write(of, buf, nbytes, off, &memcg->swap,
- &memcg->swap_peaks);
+ spin_lock(&memcg->peaks_lock);
+ of_peak_reset(ofp, &memcg->swap, &memcg->swap_peaks);
+ spin_unlock(&memcg->peaks_lock);
+ return nbytes;
}
static int swap_high_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
--
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