linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mm/oom_kill: count global and memory cgroup oom kills

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Message-ID: <20170608094441.GD19866@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Thu, 8 Jun 2017 11:44:41 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Roman Guschin <guroan@...il.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm/oom_kill: count global and memory cgroup oom kills

On Mon 05-06-17 17:27:50, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote:
> 
> 
> On 05.06.2017 11:50, Michal Hocko wrote:
> >On Thu 25-05-17 13:28:30, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote:
[...]
> >>index 04c9143a8625..dd30a045ef5b 100644
> >>--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
> >>+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
> >>@@ -876,6 +876,11 @@ static void oom_kill_process(struct oom_control *oc, const char *message)
> >>  	/* Get a reference to safely compare mm after task_unlock(victim) */
> >>  	mm = victim->mm;
> >>  	mmgrab(mm);
> >>+
> >>+	/* Raise event before sending signal: reaper must see this */
> >>+	count_vm_event(OOM_KILL);
> >>+	mem_cgroup_count_vm_event(mm, OOM_KILL);
> >>+
> >>  	/*
> >>  	 * We should send SIGKILL before setting TIF_MEMDIE in order to prevent
> >>  	 * the OOM victim from depleting the memory reserves from the user
> >
> >Why don't you count tasks which share mm with the oom victim?
> 
> Yes, this makes sense. But these kills are not logged thus counter
> will differs from logged events.

Yes they are not but does that matter? Do we want _all_ or only some oom
kills being counted.

> Also these tasks might live in different cgroups, so counting to mm
> owner isn't correct.

Well, the situation with mm shared between different memcgs is always
hairy. We try to charge mm->owner but I suspect we are not consistent in
that. I would have to double check because it's been a long ago since
I've investigated that. My point is that once you count OOM kills you
should count all the tasks IMHO.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs