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Date:	Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:51:19 +0900
From:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"menage@...gle.com" <menage@...gle.com>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp" <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>,
	taka@...inux.co.jp
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/2] CGROUP ID and Hierarchy Code

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:35:33 +0900
KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:28:33 +0800
> Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
> > KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> > > Patches for CGROUP ID and Hierarchy Code.
> > > (based on mmotm Nov/24...I'll update later.)
> > > 
> > > CGROUP ID is a unique value for each cgroup (struct cgroup)
> > > Hierarchy Code is array of CGROUP ID which contains all ID od ancestors.
> > > and tries to remove cgroup_lock() to walk tree.
> > > 
> > > This is just an example-level patch but I'm now testing/refleshing this.
> > > Works well with memcg's hierarchy relcaim.
> > > Any comment is welcome.
> > > 
> > > -Kame
> > > 
> > > ==
> > > A toy patch for Cgroup ID and hierarchy code.
> > > 
> > > This patch tries to assing a ID to each cgroup. Attach unique ID to each
> > > cgroup and provides following functions.
> > > 
> > >  - cgroup_lookup(id)
> > >    returns cgroup of id.
> > >  - cgroup_get_next(id, root, foundid)
> > >    returns the next cgroup under "root" by scanning bitmap (not by tree-walk)
> > >  - cgroup_is_ancestor(cgroup, root)
> > >    returns true if "root" is ancestor of cgroup.
> > > 
> > > There is several reasons to develop this.
> > > 
> > > 	- While trying to implement hierarchy in memory cgroup, we had to
> > > 	  implement "walk under hierarchy" code.
> > > 	  Now it's consists of cgroup_lock and tree up-down code.
> > > 	  But taking "cgroup_lock" in walking tree can cause deadlocks.
> > >           cgroup_lock() is too big. Easier way is helpful.
> > > 
> > >  	- SwapCgroup uses array of "pointer" to record the owner of swaps.
> > > 	  By ID, we can reduce this to "short" or "int". This means ID is 
> > > 	  useful for reducing space consumption by pointer if the access cost
> > > 	  is not problem.
> > > 	  (I hear bio-cgroup will use the same kind of...)
> > > 
> > > Example) OOM-Killer under hierarchy.
> > > 	do {
> > > 		rcu_read_lock();
> > > 		next = cgroup_get_next(id, root, nextid);
> > > 		/* check sanity of next here */
> > > 		/* increment refcnt to "next" */
> > > 		rcu_read_unlock();
> > > 		if (!next)
> > > 			break;
> > 
> > It's not safe to use the cgroup returned by cgroup_get_next() outside rcu lock.
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------
> > cgroup_rmdir()
> >   (check refcnt == 0)
> > 			rcu_read_lock();
> > 			cgrp = cgroup_get_next()
> > 			(inc refcnt)
> > 			rcu_read_unlock();
> >   cgroup_id_detach()
> > cgroup_diput();
> >   kfree(cgrp);
> > 			use cgrp
> > ---------------------------------------------
> > 
> > I think the safe way is:
> > 
> > rcu_read_lock();
> > cgrp = cgroup_get_next()
> > if (!inc_not_zero(cgrp) {
> > 	rcu_read_unlock();
> > 	return NULL;
> > }
> > rcu_read_unlock();
> > return cgrp;
> > 
> > But it's also safe to use cgrp = list_entry(&parent->children.next) for the above
> > scenario, seems you don't have to invent this cgroup_get_next().
> > 
> But list-walk can't provide us view of hierarchy. Up-Down list walk is better ?
> please see memcg's code. it met some troubles.
> I'll make kfree(cgrp) to be called by RCU.
> 
One more thing, I didn't mentioned that "increment cgroup's refcnt"
My intention was to "increment subsystem's private refcnt".
Sorry for bad text.

"Increaseing cgroup's refcnt" is bad because the user may see unexpected -EBUSY.
Just delaying free() is better (and I'll use free by RCU.)

Thanks,
-Kame


> Thanks,
> -Kame
> 
> 
> > > 		cgroup_scan_tasks(select_bad_process);
> > > 	} while (1);
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Characteristics: 
> > > 	- Each cgroup get new ID when created.
> > > 	- cgroup ID contains "ID" and "Depth in tree" and hierarchy code.
> > > 	- hierarchy code is array of IDs of ancestors.
> > > 
> > > Consideration:
> > > 	- gang lookup if necessary.
> > > 	- I'd like to use  "(unsigned)short" to cgroup_id for saving space...
> > > 	- MAX_DEPTH is bad ?
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
> > > 
> > >  include/linux/cgroup.h |   42 +++++++++++
> > >  include/linux/idr.h    |    1 
> > >  kernel/cgroup.c        |  180 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > >  lib/idr.c              |   46 ++++++++++++
> > >  4 files changed, 266 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > Index: mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/include/linux/cgroup.h
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24.orig/include/linux/cgroup.h
> > > +++ mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/include/linux/cgroup.h
> > > @@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ struct cgroup_subsys_state {
> > >  	unsigned long flags;
> > >  };
> > >  
> > > +/*
> > > + * Cgroup ID for *internal* identification and lookup. For user-land,"path"
> > > + * of cgroup works well.
> > > + */
> > > +#define MAX_CGROUP_DEPTH	(10)
> > > +struct cgroup_id {
> > > +	struct cgroup *myself;
> > > +	unsigned int  id;
> > > +	atomic_t      refcnt;
> > > +	unsigned int  depth;
> > > +	unsigned int  hierarchy_code[MAX_CGROUP_DEPTH];
> > > +	struct list_head list;
> > > +};
> > > +
> > >  /* bits in struct cgroup_subsys_state flags field */
> > >  enum {
> > >  	CSS_ROOT, /* This CSS is the root of the subsystem */
> > > @@ -145,6 +159,9 @@ struct cgroup {
> > >  	int pids_use_count;
> > >  	/* Length of the current tasks_pids array */
> > >  	int pids_length;
> > > +
> > > +	/* Cgroup ID */
> > > +	struct cgroup_id	*id;
> > >  };
> > >  
> > >  /* A css_set is a structure holding pointers to a set of
> > > @@ -393,6 +410,31 @@ void cgroup_iter_end(struct cgroup *cgrp
> > >  int cgroup_scan_tasks(struct cgroup_scanner *scan);
> > >  int cgroup_attach_task(struct cgroup *, struct task_struct *);
> > >  
> > > +/*
> > > + * For supporting cgroup lookup and hierarchy management.
> > > + * Giving Flat view of cgroup hierarchy rather than tree.
> > > + */
> > > +/* An interface for usual lookup */
> > > +struct cgroup *cgroup_lookup(int id);
> > > +/* get next cgroup under tree (for scan) */
> > > +struct cgroup *cgroup_get_next(int id, struct cgroup *root, int *foundid);
> > > +
> > > +static inline bool
> > > +cgroup_is_ancestor(struct cgroup *cur, struct cgroup *root)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct cgroup_id *curid = cur->id;
> > > +	struct cgroup_id *rootid = root->id;
> > > +
> > > +	return (curid->hierarchy_code[rootid->depth] = rootid->id);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static inline int cgroup_myid(struct cgroup *cgrp)
> > > +{
> > > +	return cgrp->id->id;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +/* TODO: gang lookup should be */
> > > +
> > >  #else /* !CONFIG_CGROUPS */
> > >  
> > >  static inline int cgroup_init_early(void) { return 0; }
> > > Index: mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/kernel/cgroup.c
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24.orig/kernel/cgroup.c
> > > +++ mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/kernel/cgroup.c
> > > @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
> > >  #include <linux/cgroupstats.h>
> > >  #include <linux/hash.h>
> > >  #include <linux/namei.h>
> > > -
> > > +#include <linux/idr.h>
> > >  #include <asm/atomic.h>
> > >  
> > >  static DEFINE_MUTEX(cgroup_mutex);
> > > @@ -547,6 +547,162 @@ void cgroup_unlock(void)
> > >  	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +
> > > +/*
> > > + * Cgroup ID and lookup functions.
> > > + * cgid->myself pointer is safe under rcu_read_lock() because d_put() of
> > > + * cgroup, which finally frees cgroup pointer, uses rcu_synchronize().
> > > + */
> > > +
> > > +static DEFINE_IDR(cgroup_idr);
> > > +static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cgroup_idr_lock);
> > > +
> > > +static int cgroup_prepare_id(struct cgroup *parent, struct cgroup_id **id)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct cgroup_id *newid;
> > > +	int myid, error;
> > > +
> > > +	/* check depth */
> > > +	if (parent && parent->id->depth + 1 >= MAX_CGROUP_DEPTH)
> > > +		return -ENOSPC;
> > > +	newid = kzalloc(sizeof(*newid), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > +	if (!newid)
> > > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > > +	/* get id */
> > > +	if (unlikely(!idr_pre_get(&cgroup_idr, GFP_KERNEL))) {
> > > +		error = -ENOMEM;
> > > +		goto err_out;
> > > +	}
> > > +	spin_lock_irq(&cgroup_idr_lock);
> > > +	error = idr_get_new(&cgroup_idr, newid, &myid);
> > > +	spin_unlock_irq(&cgroup_idr_lock);
> > > +	if (error)
> > > +		goto err_out;
> > > +
> > > +	newid->id = myid;
> > > +	atomic_set(&newid->refcnt, 1);
> > > +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&newid->list);
> > > +	*id = newid;
> > > +	return 0;
> > > +err_out:
> > > +	kfree(newid);
> > > +	return error;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void cgroup_id_put(struct cgroup_id *cgid)
> > > +{
> > > +	unsigned long flags;
> > > +
> > > +	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cgid->refcnt)) {
> > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cgroup_idr_lock, flags);
> > > +		idr_remove(&cgroup_idr, cgid->id);
> > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cgroup_idr_lock, flags);
> > > +		kfree(cgid);
> > > +	}
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void cgroup_id_attach(struct cgroup_id *cgid,
> > > +			     struct cgroup *cg, struct cgroup *parent)
> > > +{
> > > +	if (parent) {
> > > +		struct cgroup_id *parent_id = parent->id;
> > > +		int i;
> > > +
> > > +		cgid->depth = parent_id->depth + 1;
> > > +		/* Inherit hierarchy code from parent */
> > > +		for (i = 0; i < cgid->depth; i++) {
> > > +			cgid->hierarchy_code[i] =
> > > +				parent_id->hierarchy_code[i];
> > > +			cgid->hierarchy_code[cgid->depth] = cgid->id;
> > > +		}
> > > +	} else {
> > > +		cgid->depth = 0;
> > > +		cgid->hierarchy_code[0] = cgid->id;
> > > +	}
> > > +	rcu_assign_pointer(cgid->myself, cg);
> > > +	cg->id = cgid;
> > > +
> > > +	return;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void cgroup_id_detach(struct cgroup *cg)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct cgroup_id *id = cg->id;
> > > +
> > > +	rcu_assign_pointer(id->myself, NULL);
> > > +	cgroup_id_put(id);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +/**
> > > + * cgroup_lookup - lookup cgroup by id
> > > + * @id: the id of cgroup to be looked up
> > > + *
> > > + * Retruns pointer to cgroup if there is vald cgroup with id, NULL if not.
> > > + * Should be called under rcu_read_lock() or cgroup_lock().
> > > + */
> > > +
> > > +struct cgroup *cgroup_lookup(int id)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct cgroup *cgrp;
> > > +	struct cgroup_id *cgid;
> > > +
> > > +	rcu_read_lock();
> > > +	cgid = idr_find(&cgroup_idr, id);
> > > +	rcu_read_unlock();
> > > +
> > > +	if (unlikely(!cgid))
> > > +		return NULL;
> > > +
> > > +	cgrp = rcu_dereference(cgid->myself);
> > > +	if (unlikely(!cgrp || test_bit(CGRP_REMOVED, &cgrp->flags)))
> > > +		return NULL;
> > > +
> > > +	return cgrp;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +/**
> > > + * cgroup_get_next - lookup next cgroup under specified hierarchy.
> > > + * @id: current position of iteration.
> > > + * @root: search tree under this. .
> > > + * @foundid: position of found object.
> > > + *
> > > + * Search next cgroup under the specified hierarchy. If "cur" is NULL,
> > > + * start from root cgroup. Called under rcu_read_lock() or cgroup_lock()
> > > + * is necessary (to access a found cgroup.).
> > > + */
> > > +struct cgroup *cgroup_get_next(int id, struct cgroup *root, int *foundid)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct cgroup *ret = NULL;
> > > +	struct cgroup_id *tmp, *rootid;
> > > +	int tmpid, depth, targetid;
> > > +	unsigned long flags;
> > > +
> > > +	rootid = root->id;
> > > +	depth = rootid->depth;
> > > +	targetid = rootid->id;
> > > +	tmpid = id;
> > > +
> > > +	do {
> > > +		/* scan next entry from bitmap(tree) */
> > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cgroup_idr_lock, flags);
> > > +		tmp = idr_get_next(&cgroup_idr, &tmpid);
> > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cgroup_idr_lock, flags);
> > > +
> > > +		if (tmp) {
> > > +			ret = rcu_dereference(tmp->myself);
> > > +			/* Sanity check and check hierarchy */
> > > +			if (ret && !test_bit(CGRP_REMOVED, &ret->flags)
> > > +			    && tmp->hierarchy_code[depth] == targetid)
> > > +				break;
> > > +			tmpid = tmpid + 1;
> > > +		} else
> > > +			tmpid = 0;
> > > +	} while (1);
> > > +
> > > +	*foundid = tmpid;
> > > +	return ret;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  /*
> > >   * A couple of forward declarations required, due to cyclic reference loop:
> > >   * cgroup_mkdir -> cgroup_create -> cgroup_populate_dir ->
> > > @@ -991,6 +1147,7 @@ static int cgroup_get_sb(struct file_sys
> > >  		/* New superblock */
> > >  		struct cgroup *cgrp = &root->top_cgroup;
> > >  		struct inode *inode;
> > > +		struct cgroup_id *newid;
> > >  		int i;
> > >  
> > >  		BUG_ON(sb->s_root != NULL);
> > > @@ -998,6 +1155,11 @@ static int cgroup_get_sb(struct file_sys
> > >  		ret = cgroup_get_rootdir(sb);
> > >  		if (ret)
> > >  			goto drop_new_super;
> > > +
> > > +		ret = cgroup_prepare_id(NULL, &newid);
> > > +		if (ret)
> > > +			goto drop_new_super;
> > > +
> > >  		inode = sb->s_root->d_inode;
> > >  
> > >  		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
> > > @@ -1062,7 +1224,7 @@ static int cgroup_get_sb(struct file_sys
> > >  		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cgrp->sibling));
> > >  		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cgrp->children));
> > >  		BUG_ON(root->number_of_cgroups != 1);
> > > -
> > > +		cgroup_id_attach(newid, cgrp, NULL);
> > >  		cgroup_populate_dir(cgrp);
> > >  		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
> > >  		mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
> > > @@ -1997,6 +2159,7 @@ int cgroup_scan_tasks(struct cgroup_scan
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +
> > >  /*
> > >   * Stuff for reading the 'tasks' file.
> > >   *
> > > @@ -2349,11 +2512,18 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup 
> > >  	int err = 0;
> > >  	struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
> > >  	struct super_block *sb = root->sb;
> > > +	struct cgroup_id *cgid = NULL;
> > >  
> > >  	cgrp = kzalloc(sizeof(*cgrp), GFP_KERNEL);
> > >  	if (!cgrp)
> > >  		return -ENOMEM;
> > >  
> > > +	err = cgroup_prepare_id(parent, &cgid);
> > > +	if (err) {
> > > +		kfree(cgrp);
> > > +		return err;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > >  	/* Grab a reference on the superblock so the hierarchy doesn't
> > >  	 * get deleted on unmount if there are child cgroups.  This
> > >  	 * can be done outside cgroup_mutex, since the sb can't
> > > @@ -2394,6 +2564,8 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup 
> > >  	err = cgroup_populate_dir(cgrp);
> > >  	/* If err < 0, we have a half-filled directory - oh well ;) */
> > >  
> > > +	cgroup_id_attach(cgid, cgrp, parent);
> > > +
> > >  	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
> > >  	mutex_unlock(&cgrp->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
> > >  
> > > @@ -2415,7 +2587,7 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup 
> > >  
> > >  	/* Release the reference count that we took on the superblock */
> > >  	deactivate_super(sb);
> > > -
> > > +	cgroup_id_put(cgid);
> > >  	kfree(cgrp);
> > >  	return err;
> > >  }
> > > @@ -2494,6 +2666,8 @@ static int cgroup_rmdir(struct inode *un
> > >  		return -EBUSY;
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > > +	cgroup_id_detach(cgrp);
> > > +
> > >  	spin_lock(&release_list_lock);
> > >  	set_bit(CGRP_REMOVED, &cgrp->flags);
> > >  	if (!list_empty(&cgrp->release_list))
> > > Index: mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/include/linux/idr.h
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24.orig/include/linux/idr.h
> > > +++ mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/include/linux/idr.h
> > > @@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ int idr_get_new(struct idr *idp, void *p
> > >  int idr_get_new_above(struct idr *idp, void *ptr, int starting_id, int *id);
> > >  int idr_for_each(struct idr *idp,
> > >  		 int (*fn)(int id, void *p, void *data), void *data);
> > > +void *idr_get_next(struct idr *idp, int *nextid);
> > >  void *idr_replace(struct idr *idp, void *ptr, int id);
> > >  void idr_remove(struct idr *idp, int id);
> > >  void idr_remove_all(struct idr *idp);
> > > Index: mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/lib/idr.c
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24.orig/lib/idr.c
> > > +++ mmotm-2.6.28-Nov24/lib/idr.c
> > > @@ -573,6 +573,52 @@ int idr_for_each(struct idr *idp,
> > >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_for_each);
> > >  
> > >  /**
> > > + * idr_get_next - lookup next opbject of id to given id.
> > > + * @idp: idr handle
> > > + * @id:  pointer to lookup key
> > > + *
> > > + * Retruns pointer to registered object with id, which is next number to
> > > + * given id.
> > > + */
> > > +
> > > +void *idr_get_next(struct idr *idp, int *nextidp)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct idr_layer *p, *pa[MAX_LEVEL];
> > > +	struct idr_layer **paa = &pa[0];
> > > +	int id = *nextidp;
> > > +	int n, max;
> > > +
> > > +	/* find first ent */
> > > +	n = idp->layers * IDR_BITS;
> > > +	max = 1 << n;
> > > +	p = rcu_dereference(idp->top);
> > > +	if (!p)
> > > +		return NULL;
> > > +
> > > +	while (id < max) {
> > > +		while (n > 0 && p) {
> > > +			n -= IDR_BITS;
> > > +			*paa++ = p;
> > > +			p = rcu_dereference(p->ary[(id >> n) & IDR_MASK]);
> > > +		}
> > > +
> > > +		if (p) {
> > > +			*nextidp = id;
> > > +			return p;
> > > +		}
> > > +
> > > +		id += 1 << n;
> > > +		while (n < fls(id)) {
> > > +			n += IDR_BITS;
> > > +			p = *--paa;
> > > +		}
> > > +	}
> > > +	return NULL;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +
> > > +
> > > +/**
> > >   * idr_replace - replace pointer for given id
> > >   * @idp: idr handle
> > >   * @ptr: pointer you want associated with the id
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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