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1Memory Resource Controller(Memcg) Implementation Memo. 1Memory Resource Controller(Memcg) Implementation Memo.
2Last Updated: 2009/1/20 2Last Updated: 2010/2
3Base Kernel Version: based on 2.6.29-rc2. 3Base Kernel Version: based on 2.6.33-rc7-mm(candidate for 34).
4 4
5Because VM is getting complex (one of reasons is memcg...), memcg's behavior 5Because VM is getting complex (one of reasons is memcg...), memcg's behavior
6is complex. This is a document for memcg's internal behavior. 6is complex. This is a document for memcg's internal behavior.
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Under below explanation, we assume CONFIG_MEM_RES_CTRL_SWAP=y.
337 race and lock dependency with other cgroup subsystems. 337 race and lock dependency with other cgroup subsystems.
338 338
339 example) 339 example)
340 # mount -t cgroup none /cgroup -t cpuset,memory,cpu,devices 340 # mount -t cgroup none /cgroup -o cpuset,memory,cpu,devices
341 341
342 and do task move, mkdir, rmdir etc...under this. 342 and do task move, mkdir, rmdir etc...under this.
343 343
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Under below explanation, we assume CONFIG_MEM_RES_CTRL_SWAP=y.
348 348
349 For example, test like following is good. 349 For example, test like following is good.
350 (Shell-A) 350 (Shell-A)
351 # mount -t cgroup none /cgroup -t memory 351 # mount -t cgroup none /cgroup -o memory
352 # mkdir /cgroup/test 352 # mkdir /cgroup/test
353 # echo 40M > /cgroup/test/memory.limit_in_bytes 353 # echo 40M > /cgroup/test/memory.limit_in_bytes
354 # echo 0 > /cgroup/test/tasks 354 # echo 0 > /cgroup/test/tasks
@@ -378,3 +378,42 @@ Under below explanation, we assume CONFIG_MEM_RES_CTRL_SWAP=y.
378 #echo 50M > memory.limit_in_bytes 378 #echo 50M > memory.limit_in_bytes
379 #echo 50M > memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes 379 #echo 50M > memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes
380 run 51M of malloc 380 run 51M of malloc
381
382 9.9 Move charges at task migration
383 Charges associated with a task can be moved along with task migration.
384
385 (Shell-A)
386 #mkdir /cgroup/A
387 #echo $$ >/cgroup/A/tasks
388 run some programs which uses some amount of memory in /cgroup/A.
389
390 (Shell-B)
391 #mkdir /cgroup/B
392 #echo 1 >/cgroup/B/memory.move_charge_at_immigrate
393 #echo "pid of the program running in group A" >/cgroup/B/tasks
394
395 You can see charges have been moved by reading *.usage_in_bytes or
396 memory.stat of both A and B.
397 See 8.2 of Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt to see what value should be
398 written to move_charge_at_immigrate.
399
400 9.10 Memory thresholds
401 Memory controler implements memory thresholds using cgroups notification
402 API. You can use Documentation/cgroups/cgroup_event_listener.c to test
403 it.
404
405 (Shell-A) Create cgroup and run event listener
406 # mkdir /cgroup/A
407 # ./cgroup_event_listener /cgroup/A/memory.usage_in_bytes 5M
408
409 (Shell-B) Add task to cgroup and try to allocate and free memory
410 # echo $$ >/cgroup/A/tasks
411 # a="$(dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=10)"
412 # a=
413
414 You will see message from cgroup_event_listener every time you cross
415 the thresholds.
416
417 Use /cgroup/A/memory.memsw.usage_in_bytes to test memsw thresholds.
418
419 It's good idea to test root cgroup as well.