linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] No Reclaim LRU Infrastructure enhancement for memcgroup

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Message-ID: <483E155E.9050300@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:54 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@...com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] No Reclaim LRU Infrastructure enhancement for memcgroup

KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> Hi
> 
>> In my understanding, 2 checks we have to do.
>>
>> 1. When memcg finds PG_noreclaim page in its LRU, move it to noreclaim list of
>>    memcg.
>> 2. When PG_noreclaim page is moved back to generic LRU, memcg should move
>>    it on its list. (we have to add a hook somewhere.)
>>
>> But this may break current 'loose' synchronization between global LRU and
>> memcg's LRU. When PG_noreclaim page is put back into active/inactive LRU ?
>>
>> concerns are
>> A. how to implement '2'
> 
> I tried to implement it today.
> this patch is made against "[PATCH -mm 13/16] No Reclaim LRU Infrastructure"
> 
> 
>> B. race condtions.
> 
> don't worry :)
> it isn't big problem.
> 
> global lru is reclaimbale and memcg lru is noreclaimable
> 	-> we can repair at move lru of shrink_[in]active_page().
> 
> global lru is noreclaimbale and memcg lru is reclaimable
> 	-> we can repair mem_cgroup_isolate_pages()
> 
> 

I've tried these patches and I still get OOM killed. I'll investigate a bit more.


-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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