Re: [PATCH v2 13/28] mm: migrate: prevent memory cgroup release in folio_migrate_mapping()
From: Johannes Weiner
Date: Wed Dec 17 2025 - 17:14:32 EST
On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 03:27:37PM +0800, Qi Zheng wrote:
> From: Muchun Song <songmuchun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In the near future, a folio will no longer pin its corresponding
> memory cgroup. To ensure safety, it will only be appropriate to
> hold the rcu read lock or acquire a reference to the memory cgroup
> returned by folio_memcg(), thereby preventing it from being released.
>
> In the current patch, the rcu read lock is employed to safeguard
> against the release of the memory cgroup in folio_migrate_mapping().
>
> This serves as a preparatory measure for the reparenting of the
> LRU pages.
>
> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>