linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/6] memcg: remove refcnt

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Date:	Thu, 15 May 2008 12:34:23 +0900
From:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"xemul@...nvz.org" <xemul@...nvz.org>,
	"yamamoto@...inux.co.jp" <yamamoto@...inux.co.jp>,
	"hugh@...itas.com" <hugh@...itas.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/6] memcg: remove refcnt

On Thu, 15 May 2008 10:57:40 +0900
KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
> > > Index: linux-2.6.26-rc2/mm/shmem.c
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- linux-2.6.26-rc2.orig/mm/shmem.c
> > > +++ linux-2.6.26-rc2/mm/shmem.c
> > > @@ -961,13 +961,14 @@ found:
> > >  		shmem_swp_unmap(ptr);
> > >  	spin_unlock(&info->lock);
> > >  	radix_tree_preload_end();
> > > -uncharge:
> > > -	mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(page);
> > >  out:
> > >  	unlock_page(page);
> > >  	page_cache_release(page);
> > >  	iput(inode);		/* allows for NULL */
> > >  	return error;
> > > +uncharge:
> > > +	mem_cgroup_uncharge_cache_page(page);
> > > +	goto out;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > 
> > Seems the logic is changed here. is it intended ?
> > 
> intended. (if success, uncharge is not necessary because there is no refcnt.
> I'll add comment.
> 
But, it seems patch 6/6 doesn't seem to be optimal in this case.
and have some troubles...I'll find a workaround.
It seems that shmem's memcg is complicated...

Thanks,
-Kame


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