struct pci_group_cpu is percpu allocated for each new cgroup and can consume a significant portion of all allocated memory on nodes with a large number of CPUs. Common part of the cgroup creation: Allocs Alloc $1*$2 Sum Allocation number size -------------------------------------------- 16 ~ 352 5632 5632 KERNFS 1 + 4096 4096 9728 (cgroup_mkdir+0xe4) 1 584 584 10312 (radix_tree_node_alloc.constprop.0+0x89) 1 192 192 10504 (__d_alloc+0x29) 2 72 144 10648 (avc_alloc_node+0x27) 2 64 128 10776 (percpu_ref_init+0x6a) 1 64 64 10840 (memcg_list_lru_alloc+0x21a) percpu: 1 + 192 192 192 call_site=psi_cgroup_alloc+0x1e 1 + 96 96 288 call_site=cgroup_rstat_init+0x5f 2 12 24 312 call_site=percpu_ref_init+0x23 1 6 6 318 call_site=__percpu_counter_init+0x22 '+' -- to be accounted, '~' -- partially accounted Signed-off-by: Vasily Averin <vvs@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/sched/psi.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/sched/psi.c b/kernel/sched/psi.c index a4fa3aadfcba..f0b25380cb12 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/psi.c +++ b/kernel/sched/psi.c @@ -957,7 +957,8 @@ int psi_cgroup_alloc(struct cgroup *cgroup) if (static_branch_likely(&psi_disabled)) return 0; - cgroup->psi.pcpu = alloc_percpu(struct psi_group_cpu); + cgroup->psi.pcpu = alloc_percpu_gfp(struct psi_group_cpu, + GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT); if (!cgroup->psi.pcpu) return -ENOMEM; group_init(&cgroup->psi); -- 2.36.1
