Re: [PATCH v3 00/35] Memory allocation profiling

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On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 11:48:41PM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 13.02.24 23:30, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 2:17 PM David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > On 13.02.24 23:09, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 11:04:58PM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> > > > > On 13.02.24 22:58, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 4:24 AM Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Mon 12-02-24 13:38:46, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> > > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > > > We're aiming to get this in the next merge window, for 6.9. The feedback
> > > > > > > > we've gotten has been that even out of tree this patchset has already
> > > > > > > > been useful, and there's a significant amount of other work gated on the
> > > > > > > > code tagging functionality included in this patchset [2].
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I suspect it will not come as a surprise that I really dislike the
> > > > > > > implementation proposed here. I will not repeat my arguments, I have
> > > > > > > done so on several occasions already.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Anyway, I didn't go as far as to nak it even though I _strongly_ believe
> > > > > > > this debugging feature will add a maintenance overhead for a very long
> > > > > > > time. I can live with all the downsides of the proposed implementation
> > > > > > > _as long as_ there is a wider agreement from the MM community as this is
> > > > > > > where the maintenance cost will be payed. So far I have not seen (m)any
> > > > > > > acks by MM developers so aiming into the next merge window is more than
> > > > > > > little rushed.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > We tried other previously proposed approaches and all have their
> > > > > > downsides without making maintenance much easier. Your position is
> > > > > > understandable and I think it's fair. Let's see if others see more
> > > > > > benefit than cost here.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Would it make sense to discuss that at LSF/MM once again, especially
> > > > > covering why proposed alternatives did not work out? LSF/MM is not "too far"
> > > > > away (May).
> > > > > 
> > > > > I recall that the last LSF/MM session on this topic was a bit unfortunate
> > > > > (IMHO not as productive as it could have been). Maybe we can finally reach a
> > > > > consensus on this.
> > > > 
> > > > I'd rather not delay for more bikeshedding. Before agreeing to LSF I'd
> > > > need to see a serious proposl - what we had at the last LSF was people
> > > > jumping in with half baked alternative proposals that very much hadn't
> > > > been thought through, and I see no need to repeat that.
> > > > 
> > > > Like I mentioned, there's other work gated on this patchset; if people
> > > > want to hold this up for more discussion they better be putting forth
> > > > something to discuss.
> > > 
> > > I'm thinking of ways on how to achieve Michal's request: "as long as
> > > there is a wider agreement from the MM community". If we can achieve
> > > that without LSF, great! (a bi-weekly MM meeting might also be an option)
> > 
> > There will be a maintenance burden even with the cleanest proposed
> > approach.
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > We worked hard to make the patchset as clean as possible and
> > if benefits still don't outweigh the maintenance cost then we should
> > probably stop trying.
> 
> Indeed.
> 
> > At LSF/MM I would rather discuss functonal
> > issues/requirements/improvements than alternative approaches to
> > instrument allocators.
> > I'm happy to arrange a separate meeting with MM folks if that would
> > help to progress on the cost/benefit decision.
> Note that I am only proposing ways forward.
> 
> If you think you can easily achieve what Michal requested without all that,
> good.

He requested something?




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