On Wed 08-12-21 21:59:29, Joel Savitz wrote: > On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 11:05 AM Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx> wrote: [...] > > I have had a closer look and I guess I can see what you are trying to > > achieve. futex_exit_release is normally called from exit_mm context. You > > are likely seeing a situation when the oom victim is blocked and cannot > > exit. That is certainly possible but it shouldn't be a permanent state. > > So I would be more interested about your particular issue and how long > > the task has been stuck unable to exit. > > Before applying this patch I never saw a task eventually exit during > the reproduction of this system state. What has happened to the oom victim and why it has never exited? Side note. I have noticed that you have sent v2 with minor changes. It is usualy better to resolve review feedback before posting a new version. Discussion gets rather hard to follow otherwise. Thanks! -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs
