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Message-Id: <20090626150052.362e1819.nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>
Date:	Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:52 +0900
From:	Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>
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>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"lizf@...fujitsu.com" <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	"menage@...gle.com" <menage@...gle.com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] memcg: cgroup fix rmdir hang

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:10:20 +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> I hope this will be a final bullet..
> I myself think this one is enough simple and good.
I think so too :)
Using test_and_clear_bit() and checking CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR before sleeping
would be a good idea to make the patch simple.

> I'm sorry that we need test again.
No problem.
I'll test this one this weekend.


Thanks,
Daisuke Nishimura.

> ==
> From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
> 
> After commit: cgroup: fix frequent -EBUSY at rmdir
> 	      ec64f51545fffbc4cb968f0cea56341a4b07e85a
> cgroup's rmdir (especially against memcg) doesn't return -EBUSY
> by temporal ref counts. That commit expects all refs after pre_destroy()
> is temporary but...it wasn't. Then, rmdir can wait permanently.
> This patch tries to fix that and change followings.
> 
>  - set CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag before pre_destroy().
>  - clear CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag when the subsys finds racy case.
>    if there are sleeping ones, wakes them up.
>  - rmdir() sleeps only when CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag is set.
> 
> Changelog v2->v3:
>   - removed retry_rmdir() callback.
>   - make use of CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag more.
> 
> Reported-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>
> Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/cgroup.h |   13 +++++++++++++
>  kernel/cgroup.c        |   38 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  mm/memcontrol.c        |   25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  3 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25/include/linux/cgroup.h
> ===================================================================
> --- mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25.orig/include/linux/cgroup.h
> +++ mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25/include/linux/cgroup.h
> @@ -366,6 +366,19 @@ int cgroup_task_count(const struct cgrou
>  int cgroup_is_descendant(const struct cgroup *cgrp, struct task_struct *task);
>  
>  /*
> + * Allow to use CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag to check race with rmdir() for subsys.
> + * Subsys can call this function if it's necessary to call pre_destroy() again
> + * because it adds not-temporary refs to css after or while pre_destroy().
> + * The caller of this function should use css_tryget(), too.
> + */
> +void __cgroup_wakeup_rmdir_waiters(void);
> +static inline void cgroup_wakeup_rmdir_waiters(struct cgroup *cgrp)
> +{
> +	if (unlikely(test_and_clear_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags)))
> +		__cgroup_wakeup_rmdir_waiters();
> +}
> +
> +/*
>   * Control Group subsystem type.
>   * See Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt for details
>   */
> Index: mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25/kernel/cgroup.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25.orig/kernel/cgroup.c
> +++ mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25/kernel/cgroup.c
> @@ -734,14 +734,13 @@ static void cgroup_d_remove_dir(struct d
>   * reference to css->refcnt. In general, this refcnt is expected to goes down
>   * to zero, soon.
>   *
> - * CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag is modified under cgroup's inode->i_mutex;
> + * CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag is set under cgroup's inode->i_mutex;
>   */
>  DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(cgroup_rmdir_waitq);
>  
> -static void cgroup_wakeup_rmdir_waiters(const struct cgroup *cgrp)
> +void __cgroup_wakeup_rmdir_waiters(void)
>  {
> -	if (unlikely(test_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags)))
> -		wake_up_all(&cgroup_rmdir_waitq);
> +	wake_up_all(&cgroup_rmdir_waitq);
>  }
>  
>  static int rebind_subsystems(struct cgroupfs_root *root,
> @@ -2696,33 +2695,40 @@ again:
>  	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
>  
>  	/*
> +	 * css_put/get is provided for subsys to grab refcnt to css. In typical
> +	 * case, subsystem has no reference after pre_destroy(). But, under
> +	 * hierarchy management, some *temporal* refcnt can be hold.
> +	 * To avoid returning -EBUSY to a user, waitqueue is used. If subsys
> +	 * is really busy, it should return -EBUSY at pre_destroy(). wake_up
> +	 * is called when css_put() is called and refcnt goes down to 0.
> +	 * And this WAIT_ON_RMDIR flag is cleared when subsys detect a race
> +	 * condition under pre_destroy()->rmdir. If flag is cleared, we need
> +	 * to call pre_destroy(), again.
> +	 */
> +	set_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags);
> +
> +	/*
>  	 * Call pre_destroy handlers of subsys. Notify subsystems
>  	 * that rmdir() request comes.
>  	 */
>  	ret = cgroup_call_pre_destroy(cgrp);
> -	if (ret)
> +	if (ret) {
> +		clear_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags);
>  		return ret;
> +	}
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
>  	parent = cgrp->parent;
>  	if (atomic_read(&cgrp->count) || !list_empty(&cgrp->children)) {
> +		clear_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags);
>  		mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
>  		return -EBUSY;
>  	}
> -	/*
> -	 * css_put/get is provided for subsys to grab refcnt to css. In typical
> -	 * case, subsystem has no reference after pre_destroy(). But, under
> -	 * hierarchy management, some *temporal* refcnt can be hold.
> -	 * To avoid returning -EBUSY to a user, waitqueue is used. If subsys
> -	 * is really busy, it should return -EBUSY at pre_destroy(). wake_up
> -	 * is called when css_put() is called and refcnt goes down to 0.
> -	 */
> -	set_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags);
>  	prepare_to_wait(&cgroup_rmdir_waitq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
> -
>  	if (!cgroup_clear_css_refs(cgrp)) {
>  		mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
> -		schedule();
> +		if (test_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags))
> +			schedule();
>  		finish_wait(&cgroup_rmdir_waitq, &wait);
>  		clear_bit(CGRP_WAIT_ON_RMDIR, &cgrp->flags);
>  		if (signal_pending(current))
> Index: mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25/mm/memcontrol.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25.orig/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ mmotm-2.6.31-Jun25/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -1234,6 +1234,12 @@ static int mem_cgroup_move_account(struc
>  	ret = 0;
>  out:
>  	unlock_page_cgroup(pc);
> +	/*
> +	 * We charges against "to" which may not have any tasks. Then, "to"
> +	 * can be under rmdir(). But in current implementation, caller of
> +	 * this function is just force_empty() and it's garanteed that
> +	 * "to" is never removed. So, we don't check rmdir status here.
> +	 */
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> @@ -1455,6 +1461,7 @@ __mem_cgroup_commit_charge_swapin(struct
>  		return;
>  	if (!ptr)
>  		return;
> +	css_get(&ptr->css);
>  	pc = lookup_page_cgroup(page);
>  	mem_cgroup_lru_del_before_commit_swapcache(page);
>  	__mem_cgroup_commit_charge(ptr, pc, ctype);
> @@ -1484,7 +1491,13 @@ __mem_cgroup_commit_charge_swapin(struct
>  		}
>  		rcu_read_unlock();
>  	}
> -	/* add this page(page_cgroup) to the LRU we want. */
> +	/*
> +	 * At swapin, we may charge account against cgroup which has no tasks.
> +	 * So, rmdir()->pre_destroy() can be called while we do this charge.
> +	 * In that case, we need to call pre_destroy() again. check it here.
> +	 */
> +	cgroup_wakeup_rmdir_waiters(ptr->css.cgroup);
> +	css_put(&ptr->css);
>  
>  }
>  
> @@ -1691,7 +1704,7 @@ void mem_cgroup_end_migration(struct mem
>  
>  	if (!mem)
>  		return;
> -
> +	css_get(&mem->css);
>  	/* at migration success, oldpage->mapping is NULL. */
>  	if (oldpage->mapping) {
>  		target = oldpage;
> @@ -1731,6 +1744,14 @@ void mem_cgroup_end_migration(struct mem
>  	 */
>  	if (ctype == MEM_CGROUP_CHARGE_TYPE_MAPPED)
>  		mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(target);
> +	/*
> +	 * At migration, we may charge account against cgroup which has no tasks
> +	 * So, rmdir()->pre_destroy() can be called while we do this charge.
> +	 * In that case, we need to call pre_destroy() again. check it here.
> +	 */
> +	cgroup_wakeup_rmdir_waiters(mem->css.cgroup);
> +	css_put(&mem->css);
> +
>  }
>  
>  /*
> 
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