linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] cgroup: fix permanent wait in rmdir

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Date:	Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:32:26 +0900 (JST)
From:	"KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki" <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	"KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki" <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp" <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>,
	"menage@...gle.com" <menage@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] cgroup: fix permanent wait in rmdir

Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> Ah, while I test 2.6.30-git18 (includes above patch), I don't see
>> above stack dump (with LIST_DEBUG=y) under quick memory pressure
>> test...
>
> Note, it still occurs even with latest -git (f234012).
>
Could you try this ? (Sorry, I can't send a patch right now)
== vmscan.c
865 static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
866                 struct list_head *src, struct list_head *dst,
867                 unsigned long *scanned, int order, int mode, int file)
868 {
869         unsigned long nr_taken = 0;
870         unsigned long scan;
871
<snip>
 930                         /* Check that we have not crossed a zone
boundary. */
931                         if (unlikely(page_zone_id(cursor_page) !=
zone_id))
932                                 continue;
933                         if (__isolate_lru_page(cursor_page, mode,
file) == 0) {
934                                 list_move(&cursor_page->lru, dst);
935                                 mem_cgroup_del_lru(page);
936                                 nr_taken++;
937                                 scan++;
938                         }


change line 935
from
  mem_cgroup_del_lru(page);
to
  mem_cgroup_del_lru(cursor_page);


Thanks,
-Kame




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