linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add file based RSS accounting for memory resource controller (v2)

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Message-ID: <20090417034539.GD18558@balbir.in.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:15:39 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
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>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add file based RSS accounting for memory resource
	controller (v2)

* KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> [2009-04-17 11:03:50]:

> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:10:42 +0530
> Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > * KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> [2009-04-17 09:14:59]:
> > 
> > > On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:33:16 +0530
> > > Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > * KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> [2009-04-16 17:15:35]:
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Sorry, some troubles found. Ignore above Ack. 3points now.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 1. get_cpu should be after (*)
> > > > > > ==mem_cgroup_update_mapped_file_stat()
> > > > > > +	int cpu = get_cpu();
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (!page_is_file_cache(page))
> > > > > > +		return;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (unlikely(!mm))
> > > > > > +		mm = &init_mm;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	mem = try_get_mem_cgroup_from_mm(mm);
> > > > > > +	if (!mem)
> > > > > > +		return;
> > > > > > + ----------------------------------------(*)
> > > > > > +	stat = &mem->stat;
> > > > > > +	cpustat = &stat->cpustat[cpu];
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	__mem_cgroup_stat_add_safe(cpustat, MEM_CGROUP_STAT_MAPPED_FILE, val);
> > > > > > +	put_cpu();
> > > > > > +}
> > > > > > ==
> > > > 
> > > > Yes or I should have a goto
> > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 2. In above, "mem" shouldn't be got from "mm"....please get "mem" from page_cgroup.
> > > > > > (Because it's file cache, pc->mem_cgroup is not NULL always.)
> > > > 
> > > > Hmmm.. not sure I understand this part. Are you suggesting that mm can
> > > > be NULL?
> > > No.
> > > 
> > > > I added the check for !mm as a safety check. Since this
> > > > routine is only called from rmap context, mm is not NULL, hence mem
> > > > should not be NULL. Did you find a race between mm->owner assignment
> > > > and lookup via mm->owner?
> > > > 
> > > No.
> > > 
> > > page_cgroup->mem_cgroup != try_get_mem_cgroup_from_mm(mm);  in many many cases.
> > > 
> > > For example, libc and /bin/*** is tend to be loaded into default cgroup at boot but
> > > used by many cgroups. But mapcount of page caches for /bin/*** is 0 if not running.
> > > 
> > > Then, File_Mapped can be greater than Cached easily if you use mm->owner.
> > > 
> > > I can't estimate RSS in *my* cgroup if File_Mapped includes pages which is under 
> > > other cgroups. It's meaningless.
> > > Especially, when Cached==0 but File_Mapped > 0, I think "oh, the kernel leaks somehing..hmm..."
> > > 
> > > By useing page_cgroup->mem_cgroup, we can avoid above mess.
> > 
> > Yes, I see your point. I wanted mapped_file to show up in the cgroup
> > that mapped the page. But this works for me as well, but that means
> > we'll nest the page cgroup lock under the PTE lock.
> 
> Don't worry. we do that nest at ANON's uncharge(), already.
> 
> About cost:
> 
> IIUC, the number of "mapcount 0->1/1->0" of file caches are much smaller than
> that of o Anon. And there will be not very much cache pingpong.
> 
> If you use PCG_MAPPED flag in page_cgroup (as my patch), you can use
> not-atomic version of set/clear when update is only under lock_page_cgroup().
> If you find better way, plz use it. But we can't avoid some kind of atomic ops
> for correct accounting, I think.
>

Can you sign off on your patch, so that I can take it with your
signed-off-by. I will also make some minor changes, get_cpu() is not
needed, since we are in preempt disable context. 

-- 
	Balbir
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