linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] memcg: oom notifier

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Date:	Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:54:20 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp" <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>,
	"kirill@...temov.name" <kirill@...temov.name>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] memcg: oom notifier

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:34:35 +0900
KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:

> +static int mem_cgroup_oom_register_event(struct cgroup *cgrp,
> +	struct cftype *cft, struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd, const char *args)
> +{
> +	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_cont(cgrp);
> +	struct mem_cgroup_eventfd_list *event;
> +	int type = MEMFILE_TYPE(cft->private);
> +	int ret = -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	BUG_ON(type != _OOM_TYPE);
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&memcg_oom_mutex);
> +
> +	event = kmalloc(sizeof(*event),	GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!event)
> +		goto unlock;
> +
> +	event->eventfd = eventfd;
> +	list_add(&event->list, &memcg->oom_notify);
> +
> +	/* already in OOM ? */
> +	if (atomic_read(&memcg->oom_lock))
> +		eventfd_signal(eventfd, 1);
> +	ret = 0;
> +unlock:
> +	mutex_unlock(&memcg_oom_mutex);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}

We can move that kmalloc() outside the lock.  It's more scalable and the
code's cleaner.

--- a/mm/memcontrol.c~memcg-oom-notifier-fix
+++ a/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -3603,27 +3603,23 @@ static int mem_cgroup_oom_register_event
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_cont(cgrp);
 	struct mem_cgroup_eventfd_list *event;
 	int type = MEMFILE_TYPE(cft->private);
-	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	BUG_ON(type != _OOM_TYPE);
 
-	mutex_lock(&memcg_oom_mutex);
-
 	event = kmalloc(sizeof(*event),	GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!event)
-		goto unlock;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	mutex_lock(&memcg_oom_mutex);
 	event->eventfd = eventfd;
 	list_add(&event->list, &memcg->oom_notify);
 
 	/* already in OOM ? */
 	if (atomic_read(&memcg->oom_lock))
 		eventfd_signal(eventfd, 1);
-	ret = 0;
-unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&memcg_oom_mutex);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mem_cgroup_oom_unregister_event(struct cgroup *cgrp,
_

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