> +static unsigned long long > +memcg_hierarchical_free_pages(struct mem_cgroup *mem) > +{ > + struct cgroup *cgroup; > + unsigned long long min_free, free; > + > + min_free = res_counter_read_u64(&mem->res, RES_LIMIT) - > + res_counter_read_u64(&mem->res, RES_USAGE); > + cgroup = mem->css.cgroup; > + if (!mem->use_hierarchy) > + goto out; > + > + while (cgroup->parent) { > + cgroup = cgroup->parent; > + mem = mem_cgroup_from_cont(cgroup); > + if (!mem->use_hierarchy) > + break; > + free = res_counter_read_u64(&mem->res, RES_LIMIT) - > + res_counter_read_u64(&mem->res, RES_USAGE); > + min_free = min(min_free, free); > + } > +out: > + /* Translate free memory in pages */ > + return min_free >> PAGE_SHIFT; > +} > + I think you can simplify this function using parent_mem_cgroup(). unsigned long free, min_free = ULLONG_MAX; while (mem) { free = res_counter_read_u64(&mem->res, RES_LIMIT) - res_counter_read_u64(&mem->res, RES_USAGE); min_free = min(min_free, free); mem = parent_mem_cgroup(); } /* Translate free memory in pages */ return min_free >> PAGE_SHIFT; And, IMHO, we should return min(global_page_state(NR_FREE_PAGES), min_free >> PAGE_SHIFT). Because we are allowed to set no-limit(or a very big limit) in memcg, so min_free can be very big if we don't set a limit against all the memcg's in hierarchy. Thanks, Dasiuke Nishimura. -- 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>