linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/3] mm: hugetlb_controller: convert to lockless page counters

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Date:	Wed, 8 Oct 2014 08:39:38 -0400
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov@...allels.com>,
	Greg Thelen <gthelen@...gle.com>, Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>,
	cgroups@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/3] mm: hugetlb_controller: convert to lockless page
 counters

On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 05:21:49PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Wed 24-09-14 11:43:09, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > Abandon the spinlock-protected byte counters in favor of the unlocked
> > page counters in the hugetlb controller as well.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
> 
> One minor thing below:
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>

Thank you!

> >  static ssize_t hugetlb_cgroup_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
> >  				    char *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
> >  {
> > -	int idx, name, ret;
> > -	unsigned long long val;
> > +	int ret, idx;
> > +	unsigned long nr_pages;
> >  	struct hugetlb_cgroup *h_cg = hugetlb_cgroup_from_css(of_css(of));
> >  
> > +	if (hugetlb_cgroup_is_root(h_cg)) /* Can't set limit on root */
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +
> >  	buf = strstrip(buf);
> > +	ret = page_counter_memparse(buf, &nr_pages);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> > +
> >  	idx = MEMFILE_IDX(of_cft(of)->private);
> > -	name = MEMFILE_ATTR(of_cft(of)->private);
> >  
> > -	switch (name) {
> > +	switch (MEMFILE_ATTR(of_cft(of)->private)) {
> >  	case RES_LIMIT:
> > -		if (hugetlb_cgroup_is_root(h_cg)) {
> > -			/* Can't set limit on root */
> > -			ret = -EINVAL;
> > -			break;
> > -		}
> > -		/* This function does all necessary parse...reuse it */
> > -		ret = res_counter_memparse_write_strategy(buf, &val);
> > -		if (ret)
> > -			break;
> > -		val = ALIGN(val, 1ULL << huge_page_shift(&hstates[idx]));
> > -		ret = res_counter_set_limit(&h_cg->hugepage[idx], val);
> > +		nr_pages = ALIGN(nr_pages, 1UL<<huge_page_order(&hstates[idx]));
> 
> memcg doesn't round up to the next page so I guess we do not have to do
> it here as well.

That rounding was introduced very recently and for no good reason
except that "memcg rounds up too".  Meh.  I'll remove it.

Thanks!
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