This originally started as a simple patch to give vmalloc() some more verbose output on failure on top of the plain page allocator messages. Johannes suggested that it might be nicer to lead with the vmalloc() info _before_ the page allocator messages. But, I do think there's a lot of value in what __alloc_pages_slowpath() does with its filtering and so forth. This patch creates a new function which other allocators can call instead of relying on the internal page allocator warnings. It also gives this function private rate-limiting which separates it from other printk_ratelimit() users. --- linux-2.6.git-dave/include/linux/mm.h | 2 + linux-2.6.git-dave/mm/page_alloc.c | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff -puN include/linux/mm.h~break-out-alloc-failure-messages include/linux/mm.h --- linux-2.6.git/include/linux/mm.h~break-out-alloc-failure-messages 2011-04-08 13:07:18.978332687 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.git-dave/include/linux/mm.h 2011-04-08 13:07:18.990332675 -0700 @@ -1365,6 +1365,8 @@ extern void si_meminfo(struct sysinfo * extern void si_meminfo_node(struct sysinfo *val, int nid); extern int after_bootmem; +extern void nopage_warning(gfp_t gfp_mask, int order, const char *fmt, ...); + extern void setup_per_cpu_pageset(void); extern void zone_pcp_update(struct zone *zone); diff -puN mm/page_alloc.c~break-out-alloc-failure-messages mm/page_alloc.c --- linux-2.6.git/mm/page_alloc.c~break-out-alloc-failure-messages 2011-04-08 13:07:18.982332683 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.git-dave/mm/page_alloc.c 2011-04-08 13:07:18.990332675 -0700 @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ #include <trace/events/kmem.h> #include <linux/ftrace_event.h> #include <linux/memcontrol.h> +#include <linux/ratelimit.h> #include <asm/tlbflush.h> #include <asm/div64.h> @@ -1734,6 +1735,48 @@ static inline bool should_suppress_show_ return ret; } +static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(nopage_rs, + DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL, + DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST); + +void nopage_warning(gfp_t gfp_mask, int order, const char *fmt, ...) +{ + va_list args; + int r; + unsigned int filter = SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES; + const gfp_t wait = gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT; + + if ((gfp_mask & __GFP_NOWARN) || !__ratelimit(&nopage_rs)) + return; + + /* + * This documents exceptions given to allocations in certain + * contexts that are allowed to allocate outside current's set + * of allowed nodes. + */ + if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC)) + if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) || + (current->flags & (PF_MEMALLOC | PF_EXITING))) + filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES; + if (in_interrupt() || !wait) + filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES; + + if (fmt) { + printk(KERN_WARNING); + va_start(args, fmt); + r = vprintk(fmt, args); + va_end(args); + } + + printk(KERN_WARNING); + printk("%s: page allocation failure: order:%d, mode:0x%x\n", + current->comm, order, gfp_mask); + + dump_stack(); + if (!should_suppress_show_mem()) + show_mem(filter); +} + static inline int should_alloc_retry(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order, unsigned long pages_reclaimed) @@ -2176,27 +2219,7 @@ rebalance: } nopage: - if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOWARN) && printk_ratelimit()) { - unsigned int filter = SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES; - - /* - * This documents exceptions given to allocations in certain - * contexts that are allowed to allocate outside current's set - * of allowed nodes. - */ - if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC)) - if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) || - (current->flags & (PF_MEMALLOC | PF_EXITING))) - filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES; - if (in_interrupt() || !wait) - filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES; - - pr_warning("%s: page allocation failure. order:%d, mode:0x%x\n", - current->comm, order, gfp_mask); - dump_stack(); - if (!should_suppress_show_mem()) - show_mem(filter); - } + nopage_warning(gfp_mask, order, NULL); return page; got_pg: if (kmemcheck_enabled) _ -- 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/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>