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Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 18:20:20 -0400
From: Stephen Wilson <wilsons@...rt.ca>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 0/9] avoid allocation in show_numa_map()
Hi all,
This is version 2 of a patch series[1] aimed at removing repeated
allocation/free cycles happening in show_numa_maps() while we hold a reference
to an mm. The concern is that performing an allocation while referencing an mm
could lead to a stalemate in the oom killer as previously explained by Hugh
Dickins[2].
This series addresses all issues raised in the previous round and is organized
as follows:
Patches 1-6 convert show_numa_maps() to use the generic walk_page_range()
functionality instead of the mempolicy.c specific page table walking logic.
Also, get_vma_policy() and mpol_to_str() are exported. This makes the
show_numa_maps() implementation independent of mempolicy.c.
Patch 7 moves show_numa_maps() and supporting routines over to
fs/proc/task_mmu.c.
Finally, patches 8 and 9 provide minor cleanup and eliminate the troublesome
allocation.
These patches are based on mmotm-2011-05-12-15-52 and have been tested on a
dual node NUMA machine.
Thanks,
--
steve
[1] http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/27/578
[2] http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/25/496
Changes since v1:
- Fix compilation error when CONFIG_TMPFS=n.
- Traverse pte's with proper locking and checks.
Stephen Wilson (9):
mm: export get_vma_policy()
mm: use walk_page_range() instead of custom page table walking code
mm: remove MPOL_MF_STATS
mm: make gather_stats() type-safe and remove forward declaration
mm: remove check_huge_range()
mm: declare mpol_to_str() when CONFIG_TMPFS=n
mm: proc: move show_numa_map() to fs/proc/task_mmu.c
proc: make struct proc_maps_private truly private
proc: allocate storage for numa_maps statistics once
fs/proc/internal.h | 7 ++
fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 204 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/linux/mempolicy.h | 7 +-
include/linux/proc_fs.h | 8 --
mm/mempolicy.c | 164 +-----------------------------------
5 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 175 deletions(-)
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