[PATCH mm-unstable v3 3/5] mm: increment gen # before restarting traversal

From: Kinsey Ho
Date: Tue Aug 27 2024 - 19:12:23 EST


The generation number in struct mem_cgroup_reclaim_iter should be
incremented on every round-trip. Currently, it is possible for a
concurrent reclaimer to jump in at the end of the hierarchy, causing a
traversal restart (resetting the iteration position) without
incrementing the generation number.

By resetting the position without incrementing the generation, it's
possible for another ongoing mem_cgroup_iter() thread to walk the tree
twice.

Move the traversal restart such that the generation number is
incremented before the restart.

Signed-off-by: Kinsey Ho <kinseyho@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/memcontrol.c | 22 ++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 67b1994377b7..51b194a4c375 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_iter(struct mem_cgroup *root,
root = root_mem_cgroup;

rcu_read_lock();
-
+restart:
if (reclaim) {
struct mem_cgroup_per_node *mz;

@@ -1024,14 +1024,6 @@ struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_iter(struct mem_cgroup *root,
for (;;) {
css = css_next_descendant_pre(css, &root->css);
if (!css) {
- /*
- * Reclaimers share the hierarchy walk, and a
- * new one might jump in right at the end of
- * the hierarchy - make sure they see at least
- * one group and restart from the beginning.
- */
- if (!prev)
- continue;
break;
}

@@ -1054,8 +1046,18 @@ struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_iter(struct mem_cgroup *root,
*/
(void)cmpxchg(&iter->position, pos, memcg);

- if (!memcg)
+ if (!memcg) {
iter->generation++;
+
+ /*
+ * Reclaimers share the hierarchy walk, and a
+ * new one might jump in right at the end of
+ * the hierarchy - make sure they see at least
+ * one group and restart from the beginning.
+ */
+ if (!prev)
+ goto restart;
+ }
}

out_unlock:
--
2.46.0.295.g3b9ea8a38a-goog