Re: [PATCH v2 12/28] mm: page_io: prevent memory cgroup release in page_io module

From: Shakeel Butt

Date: Fri Dec 19 2025 - 18:44:18 EST


On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 03:27:36PM +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 swap_writeout() and
> bio_associate_blkg_from_page().
>
> 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: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@xxxxxxxxx>