Message-ID: <fe0c8bb4-938f-4432-a0ff-584c7322a478@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:45:43 -0700
From: JP Kobryn <inwardvessel@...il.com>
To: Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>, shakeel.butt@...ux.dev,
 andrii@...nel.org, ast@...nel.org, mkoutny@...e.com, yosryahmed@...gle.com,
 hannes@...xchg.org, tj@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-mm@...ck.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...a.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] memcg: selftests for memcg stat kfuncs

On 10/15/25 10:04 PM, Yonghong Song wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/15/25 12:08 PM, JP Kobryn wrote:
>> Add test coverage for the kfuncs that fetch memcg stats. Using some 
>> common
>> stats, test before and after scenarios ensuring that the given stat
>> increases by some arbitrary amount. The stats selected cover the three
>> categories represented by the enums: node_stat_item, memcg_stat_item,
>> vm_event_item.
>>
>> Since only a subset of all stats are queried, use a static struct made up
>> of fields for each stat. Write to the struct with the fetched values when
>> the bpf program is invoked and read the fields in the user mode 
>> program for
>> verification.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: JP Kobryn <inwardvessel@...il.com>
>> ---
>>   .../testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_iter_memcg.h |  18 ++
>>   .../bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_iter_memcg.c        | 295 ++++++++++++++++++
>>   .../selftests/bpf/progs/cgroup_iter_memcg.c   |  61 ++++
>>   3 files changed, 374 insertions(+)
>>   create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_iter_memcg.h
>>   create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ 
>> cgroup_iter_memcg.c
>>   create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/ 
>> cgroup_iter_memcg.c
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_iter_memcg.h b/tools/ 
>> testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_iter_memcg.h
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..5f4c6502d9f1
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_iter_memcg.h
>> @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
>> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
>> +/* Copyright (c) 2025 Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates. */
>> +#ifndef __CGROUP_ITER_MEMCG_H
>> +#define __CGROUP_ITER_MEMCG_H
>> +
>> +struct memcg_query {
>> +    /* some node_stat_item's */
>> +    long nr_anon_mapped;
>> +    long nr_shmem;
>> +    long nr_file_pages;
>> +    long nr_file_mapped;
>> +    /* some memcg_stat_item */
>> +    long memcg_kmem;
>> +    /* some vm_event_item */
>> +    long pgfault;
>> +};
>> +
>> +#endif /* __CGROUP_ITER_MEMCG_H */
>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ 
>> cgroup_iter_memcg.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ 
>> cgroup_iter_memcg.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..264dc3c9ec30
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_iter_memcg.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +/* Copyright (c) 2025 Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates. */
>> +#include <test_progs.h>
>> +#include <bpf/libbpf.h>
>> +#include <bpf/btf.h>
>> +#include <fcntl.h>
>> +#include <sys/mman.h>
>> +#include <unistd.h>
>> +#include "cgroup_helpers.h"
>> +#include "cgroup_iter_memcg.h"
>> +#include "cgroup_iter_memcg.skel.h"
>> +
>> +int read_stats(struct bpf_link *link)
> 
> static int read_stats(...)
> 
>> +{
>> +    int fd, ret = 0;
>> +    ssize_t bytes;
>> +
>> +    fd = bpf_iter_create(bpf_link__fd(link));
>> +    if (!ASSERT_OK_FD(fd, "bpf_iter_create"))
>> +        return 1;
>> +
>> +    /*
>> +     * Invoke iter program by reading from its fd. We're not 
>> expecting any
>> +     * data to be written by the bpf program so the result should be 
>> zero.
>> +     * Results will be read directly through the custom data section
>> +     * accessible through skel->data_query.memcg_query.
>> +     */
>> +    bytes = read(fd, NULL, 0);
>> +    if (!ASSERT_EQ(bytes, 0, "read fd"))
>> +        ret = 1;
>> +
>> +    close(fd);
>> +    return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void test_anon(struct bpf_link *link,
>> +        struct memcg_query *memcg_query)
> 
> Alignment between arguments? Actually two arguments can be in the same 
> line.

Thanks. I was using a limit of 75 chars but will increase to 100 where
applicable.

[...]
>> +{
>> +    int fds[2];
>> +    int err;
>> +    ssize_t bytes;
>> +    size_t len;
>> +    char *buf;
>> +    long val;
>> +
>> +    len = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE) * 1024;
>> +
>> +    if (!ASSERT_OK(read_stats(link), "read stats"))
>> +        return;
>> +
>> +    val = memcg_query->memcg_kmem;
>> +    if (!ASSERT_GE(val, 0, "initial kmem val"))
>> +        return;
>> +
>> +    err = pipe2(fds, O_NONBLOCK);
>> +    if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "pipe"))
>> +        return;
>> +
>> +    buf = malloc(len);
> 
> buf could be NULL?

Thanks. I'll add the check unless this test is simplified and a buffer
is not needed for v3.

[...]
>> +
>> +    skel = cgroup_iter_memcg__open();
>> +    if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "cgroup_iter_memcg__open"))
>> +        goto cleanup_cgroup_fd;
>> +
>> +    err = cgroup_iter_memcg__load(skel);
>> +    if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "cgroup_iter_memcg__load"))
>> +        goto cleanup_skel;
> 
> The above two can be combined with cgroup_iter_memcg__open_and_load().

I'll do that in v3.

> 
>> +
>> +    DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_iter_attach_opts, opts);
>> +    union bpf_iter_link_info linfo = {
>> +        .cgroup.cgroup_fd = cgroup_fd,
>> +        .cgroup.order = BPF_CGROUP_ITER_SELF_ONLY,
>> +    };
>> +    opts.link_info = &linfo;
>> +    opts.link_info_len = sizeof(linfo);
>> +
>> +    link = bpf_program__attach_iter(skel->progs.cgroup_memcg_query, 
>> &opts);
>> +    if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "bpf_program__attach_iter"))
>> +        goto cleanup_cgroup_fd;
> 
> goto cleanup_skel;

Good catch.

> 
>> +
>> +    if (test__start_subtest("cgroup_iter_memcg__anon"))
>> +        test_anon(link, &skel->data_query->memcg_query);
>> +    if (test__start_subtest("cgroup_iter_memcg__shmem"))
>> +        test_shmem(link, &skel->data_query->memcg_query);
>> +    if (test__start_subtest("cgroup_iter_memcg__file"))
>> +        test_file(link, &skel->data_query->memcg_query);
>> +    if (test__start_subtest("cgroup_iter_memcg__kmem"))
>> +        test_kmem(link, &skel->data_query->memcg_query);
>> +    if (test__start_subtest("cgroup_iter_memcg__pgfault"))
>> +        test_pgfault(link, &skel->data_query->memcg_query);
>> +
>> +    bpf_link__destroy(link);
>> +cleanup_skel:
>> +    cgroup_iter_memcg__destroy(skel);
>> +cleanup_cgroup_fd:
>> +    close(cgroup_fd);
>> +    cleanup_cgroup_environment();
>> +}
>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/cgroup_iter_memcg.c b/ 
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/cgroup_iter_memcg.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..0d913d72b68d
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/cgroup_iter_memcg.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +/* Copyright (c) 2025 Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates. */
>> +#include <vmlinux.h>
>> +#include <bpf/bpf_core_read.h>
>> +#include "cgroup_iter_memcg.h"
>> +
>> +char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
>> +
>> +extern void memcg_flush_stats(struct cgroup *cgrp) __ksym;
>> +extern unsigned long memcg_stat_fetch(struct cgroup *cgrp,
>> +        enum memcg_stat_item item) __ksym;
>> +extern unsigned long memcg_node_stat_fetch(struct cgroup *cgrp,
>> +        enum node_stat_item item) __ksym;
>> +extern unsigned long memcg_vm_event_fetch(struct cgroup *cgrp,
>> +        enum vm_event_item item) __ksym;
> 
> The above four extern functions are not needed. They should be included
> in vmlinux.h if the latest pahole version (1.30) is used.

Thanks, was not aware of that. Will remove.

> 
>> +
>> +/* The latest values read are stored here. */
>> +struct memcg_query memcg_query SEC(".data.query");
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Helpers for fetching any of the three different types of memcg stats.
>> + * BPF core macros are used to ensure an enumerator is present in the 
>> given
>> + * kernel. Falling back on -1 indicates its absence.
>> + */
>> +#define node_stat_fetch_if_exists(cgrp, item) \
>> +    bpf_core_enum_value_exists(enum node_stat_item, item) ? \
>> +        memcg_node_stat_fetch((cgrp), bpf_core_enum_value( \
>> +                     enum node_stat_item, item)) : -1
>> +
>> +#define memcg_stat_fetch_if_exists(cgrp, item) \
>> +    bpf_core_enum_value_exists(enum memcg_stat_item, item) ? \
>> +        memcg_node_stat_fetch((cgrp), bpf_core_enum_value( \
>> +                     enum memcg_stat_item, item)) : -1
>> +
>> +#define vm_event_fetch_if_exists(cgrp, item) \
>> +    bpf_core_enum_value_exists(enum vm_event_item, item) ? \
>> +        memcg_vm_event_fetch((cgrp), bpf_core_enum_value( \
>> +                     enum vm_event_item, item)) : -1
>> +
>> +SEC("iter.s/cgroup")
>> +int cgroup_memcg_query(struct bpf_iter__cgroup *ctx)
>> +{
>> +    struct cgroup *cgrp = ctx->cgroup;
>> +
>> +    if (!cgrp)
>> +        return 1;
>> +
>> +    memcg_flush_stats(cgrp);
>> +
>> +    memcg_query.nr_anon_mapped = node_stat_fetch_if_exists(cgrp,
>> +            NR_ANON_MAPPED);
>> +    memcg_query.nr_shmem = node_stat_fetch_if_exists(cgrp, NR_SHMEM);
>> +    memcg_query.nr_file_pages = node_stat_fetch_if_exists(cgrp,
>> +            NR_FILE_PAGES);
>> +    memcg_query.nr_file_mapped = node_stat_fetch_if_exists(cgrp,
>> +            NR_FILE_MAPPED);
>> +    memcg_query.memcg_kmem = memcg_stat_fetch_if_exists(cgrp, 
>> MEMCG_KMEM);
>> +    memcg_query.pgfault = vm_event_fetch_if_exists(cgrp, PGFAULT);
> 
> There is a type mismatch:
> 
> +struct memcg_query {
> +    /* some node_stat_item's */
> +    long nr_anon_mapped;
> +    long nr_shmem;
> +    long nr_file_pages;
> +    long nr_file_mapped;
> +    /* some memcg_stat_item */
> +    long memcg_kmem;
> +    /* some vm_event_item */
> +    long pgfault;
> +};
> 
> memcg_query.nr_anon_mapped is long, but node_stat_fetch_if_exists
> (...) return value type is unsigned long. It would be good if two
> types are the same.

Good call, will do.

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