linux-kernel - Re: [patch] oom: dump stack and VM state when oom killer panics

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Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:22:58 +0900
From:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] oom: dump stack and VM state when oom killer panics

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:55:22 -0700 (PDT)
David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com> wrote:

> The oom killer header, including information such as the allocation order
> and gfp mask, current's cpuset and memory controller, call trace, and VM
> state information is currently only shown when the oom killer has
> selected a task to kill.
> 
> This information is omitted, however, when the oom killer panics either
> because of panic_on_oom sysctl settings or when no killable task was
> found.  It is still relevant to know crucial pieces of information such
> as the allocation order and VM state when diagnosing such issues,
> especially at boot.
> 
> This patch displays the oom killer header whenever it panics so that bug
> reports can include pertinent information to debug the issue, if
> possible.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>

Seems nice.
Reviewed-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>


> ---
>  mm/oom_kill.c |   45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  1 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
> --- a/mm/oom_kill.c
> +++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
> @@ -310,6 +310,23 @@ static void dump_tasks(const struct mem_cgroup *mem)
>  	} while_each_thread(g, p);
>  }
>  
> +static void dump_header(gfp_t gfp_mask, int order, struct mem_cgroup *mem)
> +{
> +	if (printk_ratelimit()) {
> +		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s invoked oom-killer: "
> +			"gfp_mask=0x%x, order=%d, oomkilladj=%d\n",
> +			current->comm, gfp_mask, order, current->oomkilladj);
> +		task_lock(current);
> +		cpuset_print_task_mems_allowed(current);
> +		task_unlock(current);
> +		dump_stack();
> +		mem_cgroup_print_oom_info(mem, current);
> +		show_mem();
> +		if (sysctl_oom_dump_tasks)
> +			dump_tasks(mem);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * Send SIGKILL to the selected  process irrespective of  CAP_SYS_RAW_IO
>   * flag though it's unlikely that  we select a process with CAP_SYS_RAW_IO
> @@ -392,20 +409,7 @@ static int oom_kill_process(struct task_struct *p, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order,
>  {
>  	struct task_struct *c;
>  
> -	if (printk_ratelimit()) {
> -		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s invoked oom-killer: "
> -			"gfp_mask=0x%x, order=%d, oomkilladj=%d\n",
> -			current->comm, gfp_mask, order, current->oomkilladj);
> -		task_lock(current);
> -		cpuset_print_task_mems_allowed(current);
> -		task_unlock(current);
> -		dump_stack();
> -		mem_cgroup_print_oom_info(mem, current);
> -		show_mem();
> -		if (sysctl_oom_dump_tasks)
> -			dump_tasks(mem);
> -	}
> -
> +	dump_header(gfp_mask, order, mem);
>  	/*
>  	 * If the task is already exiting, don't alarm the sysadmin or kill
>  	 * its children or threads, just set TIF_MEMDIE so it can die quickly
> @@ -540,6 +544,7 @@ retry:
>  	/* Found nothing?!?! Either we hang forever, or we panic. */
>  	if (!p) {
>  		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
> +		dump_header(gfp_mask, order, NULL);
>  		panic("Out of memory and no killable processes...\n");
>  	}
>  
> @@ -605,8 +610,10 @@ void out_of_memory(struct zonelist *zonelist, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order)
>  		/* Got some memory back in the last second. */
>  		return;
>  
> -	if (sysctl_panic_on_oom == 2)
> -		panic("out of memory. Compulsory panic_on_oom is selected.\n");
> +	if (sysctl_panic_on_oom == 2) {
> +		dump_header(gfp_mask, order, NULL);
> +		panic("Out of memory. Compulsory panic_on_oom is selected.\n");
> +	}
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Check if there were limitations on the allocation (only relevant for
> @@ -622,8 +629,10 @@ void out_of_memory(struct zonelist *zonelist, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order)
>  		break;
>  
>  	case CONSTRAINT_NONE:
> -		if (sysctl_panic_on_oom)
> -			panic("out of memory. panic_on_oom is selected\n");
> +		if (sysctl_panic_on_oom) {
> +			dump_header(gfp_mask, order, NULL);
> +			panic("Out of memory. panic_on_oom is selected.\n");
> +		}
>  		/* Fall-through */
>  	case CONSTRAINT_CPUSET:
>  		__out_of_memory(gfp_mask, order);
> --
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