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author | KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> | 2009-01-07 21:08:31 -0500 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-01-08 11:31:10 -0500 |
commit | 03f3c433648a97ae7c86be789edba67690f6ea60 (patch) | |
tree | d92a17f6fe9d90d3a6b46762742ef239bf5ecc44 /Documentation | |
parent | 42e9abb628def2c335a4ecf130bb6c88d916d885 (diff) |
memcg: fix swap accounting leak
Fix swapin charge operation of memcg.
Now, memcg has hooks to swap-out operation and checks SwapCache is really
unused or not. That check depends on contents of struct page. I.e. If
PageAnon(page) && page_mapped(page), the page is recoginized as
still-in-use.
Now, reuse_swap_page() calles delete_from_swap_cache() before establishment
of any rmap. Then, in followinig sequence
(Page fault with WRITE)
try_charge() (charge += PAGESIZE)
commit_charge() (Check page_cgroup is used or not..)
reuse_swap_page()
-> delete_from_swapcache()
-> mem_cgroup_uncharge_swapcache() (charge -= PAGESIZE)
......
New charge is uncharged soon....
To avoid this, move commit_charge() after page_mapcount() goes up to 1.
By this,
try_charge() (usage += PAGESIZE)
reuse_swap_page() (may usage -= PAGESIZE if PCG_USED is set)
commit_charge() (If page_cgroup is not marked as PCG_USED,
add new charge.)
Accounting will be correct.
Changelog (v2) -> (v3)
- fixed invalid charge to swp_entry==0.
- updated documentation.
Changelog (v1) -> (v2)
- fixed comment.
[nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp: swap accounting leak doc fix]
Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
Acked-by: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Cc: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/controllers/memcg_test.txt | 41 |
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/controllers/memcg_test.txt b/Documentation/controllers/memcg_test.txt index c91f69b0b549..08d4d3ea0d79 100644 --- a/Documentation/controllers/memcg_test.txt +++ b/Documentation/controllers/memcg_test.txt | |||
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ | |||
1 | Memory Resource Controller(Memcg) Implementation Memo. | 1 | Memory Resource Controller(Memcg) Implementation Memo. |
2 | Last Updated: 2008/12/10 | 2 | Last Updated: 2008/12/15 |
3 | Base Kernel Version: based on 2.6.28-rc7-mm. | 3 | Base Kernel Version: based on 2.6.28-rc8-mm. |
4 | 4 | ||
5 | Because VM is getting complex (one of reasons is memcg...), memcg's behavior | 5 | Because VM is getting complex (one of reasons is memcg...), memcg's behavior |
6 | is complex. This is a document for memcg's internal behavior. | 6 | is complex. This is a document for memcg's internal behavior. |
@@ -111,9 +111,40 @@ Under below explanation, we assume CONFIG_MEM_RES_CTRL_SWAP=y. | |||
111 | (b) If the SwapCache has been mapped by processes, it has been | 111 | (b) If the SwapCache has been mapped by processes, it has been |
112 | charged already. | 112 | charged already. |
113 | 113 | ||
114 | In case (a), we charge it. In case (b), we don't charge it. | 114 | This swap-in is one of the most complicated work. In do_swap_page(), |
115 | (But racy state between (a) and (b) exists. We do check it.) | 115 | following events occur when pte is unchanged. |
116 | At charging, a charge recorded in swap_cgroup is moved to page_cgroup. | 116 | |
117 | (1) the page (SwapCache) is looked up. | ||
118 | (2) lock_page() | ||
119 | (3) try_charge_swapin() | ||
120 | (4) reuse_swap_page() (may call delete_swap_cache()) | ||
121 | (5) commit_charge_swapin() | ||
122 | (6) swap_free(). | ||
123 | |||
124 | Considering following situation for example. | ||
125 | |||
126 | (A) The page has not been charged before (2) and reuse_swap_page() | ||
127 | doesn't call delete_from_swap_cache(). | ||
128 | (B) The page has not been charged before (2) and reuse_swap_page() | ||
129 | calls delete_from_swap_cache(). | ||
130 | (C) The page has been charged before (2) and reuse_swap_page() doesn't | ||
131 | call delete_from_swap_cache(). | ||
132 | (D) The page has been charged before (2) and reuse_swap_page() calls | ||
133 | delete_from_swap_cache(). | ||
134 | |||
135 | memory.usage/memsw.usage changes to this page/swp_entry will be | ||
136 | Case (A) (B) (C) (D) | ||
137 | Event | ||
138 | Before (2) 0/ 1 0/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 | ||
139 | =========================================== | ||
140 | (3) +1/+1 +1/+1 +1/+1 +1/+1 | ||
141 | (4) - 0/ 0 - -1/ 0 | ||
142 | (5) 0/-1 0/ 0 -1/-1 0/ 0 | ||
143 | (6) - 0/-1 - 0/-1 | ||
144 | =========================================== | ||
145 | Result 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 | ||
146 | |||
147 | In any cases, charges to this page should be 1/ 1. | ||
117 | 148 | ||
118 | 4.2 Swap-out. | 149 | 4.2 Swap-out. |
119 | At swap-out, typical state transition is below. | 150 | At swap-out, typical state transition is below. |