linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] memcg : pass scan nodemask

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Date:	Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:59:53 +0200
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp" <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] memcg : pass scan nodemask

On Wed 27-07-11 14:47:42, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> 
> pass memcg's nodemask to try_to_free_pages().
> 
> try_to_free_pages can take nodemask as its argument but memcg
> doesn't pass it. Considering memcg can be used with cpuset on
> big NUMA, memcg should pass nodemask if available.
> 
> Now, memcg maintain nodemask with periodic updates. pass it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/memcontrol.h |    2 +-
>  mm/memcontrol.c            |    8 ++++++--
>  mm/vmscan.c                |    3 ++-
>  3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
[...]
> Index: mmotm-0710/mm/vmscan.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mmotm-0710.orig/mm/vmscan.c
> +++ mmotm-0710/mm/vmscan.c
> @@ -2280,6 +2280,7 @@ unsigned long try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pag
>  	unsigned long nr_reclaimed;
>  	unsigned long start, end;
>  	int nid;
> +	nodemask_t *mask;
>  	struct scan_control sc = {
>  		.may_writepage = !laptop_mode,
>  		.may_unmap = 1,
> @@ -2302,7 +2303,7 @@ unsigned long try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pag
>  	 * take care of from where we get pages. So the node where we start the
>  	 * scan does not need to be the current node.
>  	 */
> -	nid = mem_cgroup_select_victim_node(mem_cont);
> +	nid = mem_cgroup_select_victim_node(mem_cont, &mask);

The mask is not used anywhere AFAICS and using it is a point of the
patch AFAIU. I guess you wanted to use &sc.nodemask, right?

Other than that, looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
SUSE LINUX s.r.o.
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190 00 Praha 9    
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