When __mem_cgroup_try_charge() decides to bypass a slab charge (because we are getting OOM killed or have a fatal signal pending), we may end up with a slab that belongs to a memcg, but wasn't charged to it. When we free such a slab page, we end up uncharging it from the memcg, even though it was never charged, which may lead to res_counter underflows. To avoid this, when a charge is bypassed, we force the charge, without checking for the bypass conditions or doing any reclaim. This may cause the cgroup's usage to temporarily go above its limit. Signed-off-by: Suleiman Souhlal <suleiman@xxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/memcontrol.c | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c index 72e83af..9f5e9d8 100644 --- a/mm/memcontrol.c +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c @@ -5672,16 +5672,27 @@ memcg_charge_kmem(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t gfp, long long delta) ret = 0; - _memcg = memcg; if (memcg && !mem_cgroup_test_flag(memcg, MEMCG_INDEPENDENT_KMEM_LIMIT)) { + _memcg = memcg; ret = __mem_cgroup_try_charge(NULL, gfp, delta / PAGE_SIZE, &_memcg, may_oom); if (ret == -ENOMEM) return ret; + else if (ret == -EINTR) { + /* + * __mem_cgroup_try_charge() chose to bypass to root due + * to OOM kill or fatal signal. + * Since our only options are to either fail the + * allocation or charge it to this cgroup, force the + * change, going above the limit if needed. + */ + ret = res_counter_charge_nofail(&memcg->res, delta, + &fail_res); + } } - if (memcg && _memcg == memcg) + if (memcg) ret = res_counter_charge(&memcg->kmem, delta, &fail_res); return ret; -- 1.7.7.3 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. 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>