linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 RESEND] memcg: enable accounting for nft objects

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Date:   Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:23:35 +0300
From:   Vasily Averin <vasily.averin@...ux.dev>
To:     Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
        Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@...filter.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 RESEND] memcg: enable accounting for nft objects

On 3/28/22 11:15, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> I think nft_*.c files whose NFT_EXPR_STATEFUL flag is set on need to
> use this _ACCOUNT flag variant for objects that are dinamically
> allocated from the packet path.

Thank you for the hint.
I think you're right in general, such objects should be accounted too.
Though this requires additional research, because it is not clear for me,
where proper memcg can be found.
In case of nft it was quite easy, memcg was taken from current task.
However, the objects you specified seem can be allocated in other contexts.

Thank you,
	Vasily Averin