linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][BUGFIX] memcg: fix for deadlock between lock_page_cgroup and mapping tree

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Date:	Wed, 13 May 2009 13:11:28 +0900
From:	nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
cc:	Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>,
	Daisuke Nishimura <d-nishimura@....biglobe.ne.jp>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	mingo@...e.hu,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][BUGFIX] memcg: fix for deadlock between
 lock_page_cgroup and mapping tree_lock

> On Wed, 13 May 2009 09:32:50 +0900
> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 13 May 2009 09:28:28 +0900
>> Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp> wrote:
>> 
>> > On Wed, 13 May 2009 08:59:49 +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>> > > On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:58:23 +0900
>> > > Daisuke Nishimura <d-nishimura@....biglobe.ne.jp> wrote:
>> > > 
>> > > > On Tue, 12 May 2009 17:13:56 +0900
>> > > > KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>> > > > 
>> > > > > On Tue, 12 May 2009 17:00:07 +0900
>> > > > > Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp> wrote:
>> > > > > > hmm, I see.
>> > > > > > cache_charge is outside of tree_lock, so moving uncharge would make sense.
>> > > > > > IMHO, we should make the period of spinlock as small as possible,
>> > > > > > and charge/uncharge of pagecache/swapcache is protected by page lock, not tree_lock.
>> > > > > > 
>> > > > > How about this ?
>> > > > Looks good conceptually, but it cannot be built :)
>> > > > 
>> > > > It needs a fix like this.
>> > > > Passed build test with enabling/disabling both CONFIG_MEM_RES_CTLR
>> > > > and CONFIG_SWAP.
>> > > > 
>> > > ok, will update. can I add you Signed-off-by on the patch ?
>> > > 
>> > Sure.
>> > 
>> > 	Signed-off-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>
>> > 
>> > The patch(with my fix applied) seems to work fine, I need run it
>> > for more long time though.
>> > 
>> Ok, I'll treat this as an independent issue, not as "4/4".
>> 
> Could you merge mine and yours and send it to Andrew ?
> I think this is a fix for dead-lock and priority is very high.
> I foumd my system broken and installing the whole system again, now.
> So, I can't post patch today.
> 
Okey.

I'll post it soon.

Thanks,
Daisuke Nishimura.
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