On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:47:24 -0700 Greg Thelen <gthelen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:42 PM, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki > <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > At reading Documentation/cgroup/memory.txt, I felt > > > > - old > > - hard to find it's supported what I want to do > > > > Hmm..maybe some rewrite will be necessary. > > > > == > > Documentation update. We have too much files now.... > > > > Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- > > 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > > > Index: mmotm-2.6.34-Mar24/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt > > =================================================================== > > --- mmotm-2.6.34-Mar24.orig/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt > > +++ mmotm-2.6.34-Mar24/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt > > @@ -4,16 +4,6 @@ NOTE: The Memory Resource Controller has > > to as the memory controller in this document. Do not confuse memory controller > > used here with the memory controller that is used in hardware. > > > > -Salient features > > - > > -a. Enable control of Anonymous, Page Cache (mapped and unmapped) and > > - Swap Cache memory pages. > > -b. The infrastructure allows easy addition of other types of memory to control > > -c. Provides *zero overhead* for non memory controller users > > -d. Provides a double LRU: global memory pressure causes reclaim from the > > - global LRU; a cgroup on hitting a limit, reclaims from the per > > - cgroup LRU > > - > > Benefits and Purpose of the memory controller > > > > The memory controller isolates the memory behaviour of a group of tasks > > @@ -33,6 +23,44 @@ d. A CD/DVD burner could control the amo > > e. There are several other use cases, find one or use the controller just > > for fun (to learn and hack on the VM subsystem). > > > > +Current Status: linux-2.6.34-mmotom(2010/March) > > + > > +Features: > > + - accounting anonymous pages, file caches, swap caches usage and limit them. > > + - private LRU and reclaim routine. (system's global LRU and private LRU > > + work independently from each other) > > + - optionaly, memory+swap usage > > + - hierarchical accounting > > + - softlimit > > + - moving(recharging) account at moving a task > > + - usage threshold notifier > > + - oom-killer disable and oom-notifier > > + - Root cgroup has no limit controls. > > + > > + Kernel memory and Hugepages are not under control yet. We just manage > > + pages on LRU. To add more controls, we have to take care of performance. > > + > > +Brief summary of control files. > > + > > + tasks # attach a task(thread) > > + cgroup.procs # attach a process(all threads under it) > > + cgroup.event_control # an interface for event_fd() > > + memory.usage_in_bytes # show current memory(RSS+Cache) usage. > > + memory.memsw.usage_in_bytes # show current memory+Swap usage. > > + memory.limit_in_bytes # set/show limit of memory usage > > + memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes # set/show limit of memory+Swap usage. > > + memory.failcnt # show the number of memory usage hit limits. > > + memory.memsw.failcnt # show the number of memory+Swap hit limits. > > + memory.max_usage_in_bytes # show max memory usage recorded. > > + memory.memsw.usage_in_bytes # show max memory+Swap usage recorded. > > + memory.stat # show various statistics. > > + memory.use_hierarchy # set/show hierarchical account enabled. > > + memory.force_empty # trigger forced move charge to parent. > > + memory.swappiness # set/show swappiness parameter of vmscan > > + (See sysctl's vm.swappiness) > > + memory.move_charge_at_immigrate# set/show controls of moving charges > > + memory.oom_control # set/show oom controls. > > + > > 1. History > > > > The memory controller has a long history. A request for comments for the memory > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in > > the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, > > see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . > > Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a> > > Two comments: > 1. Should we also include a description of the > memory.soft_limit_in_bytes control file in the "Brief summary" > section? > Oh, it's just a mistake. I'll fix. > 2. the subject of this thread misspelled "documentation > (s/documentaion/documentation/). Not a problem, but you might want to > fix it for eventually patch submission. > I'll use spell checker in the next post. Thanks, -Kame > -- > Greg > -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>