linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 0/7] cgroup-aware OOM killer

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Date:   Wed, 1 Aug 2018 15:55:40 -0700
From:   Roman Gushchin <guro@...com>
To:     Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>
CC:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov.dev@...il.com>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, <kernel-team@...com>,
        <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 0/7] cgroup-aware OOM killer

On Thu, Aug 02, 2018 at 07:01:28AM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> On 2018/08/02 1:37, Roman Gushchin wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 11:14:01PM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> >> Can we temporarily drop cgroup-aware OOM killer from linux-next.git and
> >> apply my cleanup patch? Since the merge window is approaching, I really want to
> >> see how next -rc1 would look like...
> > 
> > Hi Tetsuo!
> > 
> > Has this cleanup patch been acked by somebody?
> 
> Not yet. But since Michal considers this cleanup as "a nice shortcut"
> ( https://marc.info/?i=20180607112836.GN32433@dhcp22.suse.cz ), I assume that
> I will get an ACK regarding this cleanup.
> 
> > Which problem does it solve?
> 
> It simplifies tricky out_of_memory() return value decision, and
> it also fixes a bug in your series which syzbot is pointing out.
> 
> > Dropping patches for making a cleanup (if it's a cleanup) sounds a bit strange.
> 
> What I need is a git tree which I can use as a baseline for making this cleanup.
> linux.git is not suitable because it does not include Michal's fix, but
> linux-next.git is not suitable because Michal's fix is overwritten by your series.
> I want a git tree which includes Michal's fix and does not include your series.
> 
> > 
> > Anyway, there is a good chance that current cgroup-aware OOM killer
> > implementation will be replaced by a lightweight version (memory.oom.group).
> > Please, take a look at it, probably your cleanup will not conflict with it
> > at all.
> 
> Then, please drop current cgroup-aware OOM killer implementation from linux-next.git .
> I want to see how next -rc1 would look like (for testing purpose) and want to use
> linux-next.git as a baseline (for making this cleanup).

I'll post memory.oom.group v2 later today, and if there will be no objections,
I'll ask Andrew to drop current memcg-aware OOM killer and replace it
with lightweight memory.oom.group.

These changes will be picked by linux-next in few days.

Thanks!