Re: [PATCH] mm: memcg: fix slab over-accounting for in-object objcg metadata
From: Tao Cui
Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 09:48:52 EST
在 2026/8/12 20:48, Guopeng Zhang 写道:
> From: Guopeng Zhang <zhangguopeng@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> obj_full_size() adds the size of an obj_cgroup pointer to s->size to
> account for slabobj_ext storage, which normally resides outside the
> object.
>
> Since commit a77d6d338685 ("mm/slab: place slabobj_ext metadata in
> unused space within s->size"), slabobj_ext can reside in object padding
> already covered by s->size. The extra charge then accounts for the same
> memory twice.
>
> The per-slab obj_exts_in_object bit introduced by commit b5bc35ace2c5
> ("mm/slab: replace slab.stride with obj_exts_in_object") identifies this
> layout. Use it to omit the extra charge only for in-object metadata.
> Unlike in-object metadata, slab-leftover and separately allocated metadata
> are not covered by the per-object s->size charge, so retain the existing
> charge for those cases.
>
> Reported-by: Ran Xiaokai <ran.xiaokai@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260310113804.245647-1-ranxiaokai627@xxxxxxx/
> Fixes: a77d6d338685 ("mm/slab: place slabobj_ext metadata in unused space within s->size")
> Signed-off-by: Guopeng Zhang <zhangguopeng@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/memcontrol.c | 14 ++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> index d1312441a02b..aef480f46891 100644
> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -3526,12 +3526,16 @@ void obj_cgroup_uncharge(struct obj_cgroup *objcg, size_t size)
> refill_obj_stock(objcg, size, true);
> }
>
> -static inline size_t obj_full_size(struct kmem_cache *s)
> +static inline size_t obj_full_size(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab)
> {
> /*
> * For each accounted object there is an extra space which is used
> - * to store obj_cgroup membership. Charge it too.
> + * to store obj_cgroup membership. Charge it too, unless it is stored
> + * in object padding already covered by s->size.
> */
> + if (obj_exts_in_object(slab))
> + return s->size;
> +
> return s->size + sizeof(struct obj_cgroup *);
> }
>
> @@ -3539,7 +3543,6 @@ bool __memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
> gfp_t flags, unsigned int slab_alloc_flags,
> size_t size, void **p)
> {
> - size_t obj_size = obj_full_size(s);
> struct obj_cgroup *objcg;
> struct slab *slab;
> size_t i;
> @@ -3580,6 +3583,7 @@ bool __memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
> unsigned long obj_exts;
> struct slabobj_ext *obj_ext;
> struct obj_stock_pcp *stock;
> + size_t obj_size;
>
> slab = virt_to_slab(p[i]);
>
> @@ -3590,6 +3594,8 @@ bool __memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
> continue;
> }
>
> + obj_size = obj_full_size(s, slab);
> +
> /*
> * if we fail and size is 1, memcg_alloc_abort_single() will
> * just free the object, which is ok as we have not assigned
> @@ -3632,7 +3638,7 @@ bool __memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
> void __memcg_slab_free_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
> void **p, int objects, unsigned long obj_exts)
> {
> - size_t obj_size = obj_full_size(s);
> + size_t obj_size = obj_full_size(s, slab);
>
> for (int i = 0; i < objects; i++) {
> struct obj_cgroup *objcg;
>
> base-commit: e7f630142df2afccce90555e4972e60008222311
Reviewed-by: Tao Cui <cuitao@xxxxxxxxxx>