Re: [PATCH V4 07/10] Add per-memcg zone "unreclaimable"

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2012/3/20 Ying Han <yinghan@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Zhu Yanhai <zhu.yanhai@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 2011/4/15 KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:54:26 -0700
>>> Ying Han <yinghan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> After reclaiming each node per memcg, it checks mem_cgroup_watermark_ok()
>>>> and breaks the priority loop if it returns true. The per-memcg zone will
>>>> be marked as "unreclaimable" if the scanning rate is much greater than the
>>>> reclaiming rate on the per-memcg LRU. The bit is cleared when there is a
>>>> page charged to the memcg being freed. Kswapd breaks the priority loop if
>>>> all the zones are marked as "unreclaimable".
>>>>
>>>> changelog v4..v3:
>>>> 1. split off from the per-memcg background reclaim patch in V3.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Ying Han <yinghan@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>>  include/linux/memcontrol.h |   30 ++++++++++++++
>>>>  include/linux/swap.h       |    2 +
>>>>  mm/memcontrol.c            |   96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>  mm/vmscan.c                |   19 +++++++++
>>>>  4 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
>>>> index d4ff7f2..a8159f5 100644
>>>> --- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
>>>> +++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
>>>> @@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ static inline void mem_cgroup_dec_page_stat(struct page *page,
>>>>  unsigned long mem_cgroup_soft_limit_reclaim(struct zone *zone, int order,
>>>>                                               gfp_t gfp_mask);
>>>>  u64 mem_cgroup_get_limit(struct mem_cgroup *mem);
>>>> +void mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct page *page);
>>>> +bool mem_cgroup_zone_reclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int nid, int zid);
>>>> +bool mem_cgroup_mz_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct zone *zone);
>>>> +void mem_cgroup_mz_set_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct zone *zone);
>>>> +void mem_cgroup_mz_pages_scanned(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct zone* zone,
>>>> +                             unsigned long nr_scanned);
>>>>
>>>>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
>>>>  void mem_cgroup_split_huge_fixup(struct page *head, struct page *tail);
>>>> @@ -345,6 +351,25 @@ static inline void mem_cgroup_dec_page_stat(struct page *page,
>>>>  {
>>>>  }
>>>>
>>>> +static inline void mem_cgroup_mz_pages_scanned(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
>>>> +                                             struct zone *zone,
>>>> +                                             unsigned long nr_scanned)
>>>> +{
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +static inline void mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable(struct page *page,
>>>> +                                                     struct zone *zone)
>>>> +{
>>>> +}
>>>> +static inline void mem_cgroup_mz_set_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
>>>> +             struct zone *zone)
>>>> +{
>>>> +}
>>>> +static inline bool mem_cgroup_mz_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
>>>> +                                             struct zone *zone)
>>>> +{
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>>  static inline
>>>>  unsigned long mem_cgroup_soft_limit_reclaim(struct zone *zone, int order,
>>>>                                           gfp_t gfp_mask)
>>>> @@ -363,6 +388,11 @@ static inline void mem_cgroup_split_huge_fixup(struct page *head,
>>>>  {
>>>>  }
>>>>
>>>> +static inline bool mem_cgroup_zone_reclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int nid,
>>>> +                                                             int zid)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     return false;
>>>> +}
>>>>  #endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_CONT */
>>>>
>>>>  #if !defined(CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR) || !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_VM)
>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
>>>> index 17e0511..319b800 100644
>>>> --- a/include/linux/swap.h
>>>> +++ b/include/linux/swap.h
>>>> @@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ enum {
>>>>       SWP_SCANNING    = (1 << 8),     /* refcount in scan_swap_map */
>>>>  };
>>>>
>>>> +#define ZONE_RECLAIMABLE_RATE 6
>>>> +
>>>>  #define SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX 32
>>>>  #define COMPACT_CLUSTER_MAX SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
>>>> index e22351a..da6a130 100644
>>>> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
>>>> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
>>>> @@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ struct mem_cgroup_per_zone {
>>>>       bool                    on_tree;
>>>>       struct mem_cgroup       *mem;           /* Back pointer, we cannot */
>>>>                                               /* use container_of        */
>>>> +     unsigned long           pages_scanned;  /* since last reclaim */
>>>> +     bool                    all_unreclaimable;      /* All pages pinned */
>>>>  };
>>>> +
>>>>  /* Macro for accessing counter */
>>>>  #define MEM_CGROUP_ZSTAT(mz, idx)    ((mz)->count[(idx)])
>>>>
>>>> @@ -1135,6 +1138,96 @@ mem_cgroup_get_reclaim_stat_from_page(struct page *page)
>>>>       return &mz->reclaim_stat;
>>>>  }
>>>>
>>>> +static unsigned long mem_cgroup_zone_reclaimable_pages(
>>>> +                                     struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     int nr;
>>>> +     nr = MEM_CGROUP_ZSTAT(mz, LRU_ACTIVE_FILE) +
>>>> +             MEM_CGROUP_ZSTAT(mz, LRU_INACTIVE_FILE);
>>>> +
>>>> +     if (nr_swap_pages > 0)
>>>> +             nr += MEM_CGROUP_ZSTAT(mz, LRU_ACTIVE_ANON) +
>>>> +                     MEM_CGROUP_ZSTAT(mz, LRU_INACTIVE_ANON);
>>>> +
>>>> +     return nr;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +void mem_cgroup_mz_pages_scanned(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct zone* zone,
>>>> +                                             unsigned long nr_scanned)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz = NULL;
>>>> +     int nid = zone_to_nid(zone);
>>>> +     int zid = zone_idx(zone);
>>>> +
>>>> +     if (!mem)
>>>> +             return;
>>>> +
>>>> +     mz = mem_cgroup_zoneinfo(mem, nid, zid);
>>>> +     if (mz)
>>>> +             mz->pages_scanned += nr_scanned;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +bool mem_cgroup_zone_reclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int nid, int zid)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz = NULL;
>>>> +
>>>> +     if (!mem)
>>>> +             return 0;
>>>> +
>>>> +     mz = mem_cgroup_zoneinfo(mem, nid, zid);
>>>> +     if (mz)
>>>> +             return mz->pages_scanned <
>>>> +                             mem_cgroup_zone_reclaimable_pages(mz) *
>>>> +                             ZONE_RECLAIMABLE_RATE;
>>>> +     return 0;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +bool mem_cgroup_mz_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct zone *zone)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz = NULL;
>>>> +     int nid = zone_to_nid(zone);
>>>> +     int zid = zone_idx(zone);
>>>> +
>>>> +     if (!mem)
>>>> +             return false;
>>>> +
>>>> +     mz = mem_cgroup_zoneinfo(mem, nid, zid);
>>>> +     if (mz)
>>>> +             return mz->all_unreclaimable;
>>>> +
>>>> +     return false;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +void mem_cgroup_mz_set_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct zone *zone)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz = NULL;
>>>> +     int nid = zone_to_nid(zone);
>>>> +     int zid = zone_idx(zone);
>>>> +
>>>> +     if (!mem)
>>>> +             return;
>>>> +
>>>> +     mz = mem_cgroup_zoneinfo(mem, nid, zid);
>>>> +     if (mz)
>>>> +             mz->all_unreclaimable = true;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +void mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct page *page)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz = NULL;
>>>> +
>>>> +     if (!mem)
>>>> +             return;
>>>> +
>>>> +     mz = page_cgroup_zoneinfo(mem, page);
>>>> +     if (mz) {
>>>> +             mz->pages_scanned = 0;
>>>> +             mz->all_unreclaimable = false;
>>>> +     }
>>>> +
>>>> +     return;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>>  unsigned long mem_cgroup_isolate_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
>>>>                                       struct list_head *dst,
>>>>                                       unsigned long *scanned, int order,
>>>> @@ -2801,6 +2894,7 @@ __mem_cgroup_uncharge_common(struct page *page, enum charge_type ctype)
>>>>        * special functions.
>>>>        */
>>>>
>>>> +     mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable(mem, page);
>>>
>>> Hmm, this will easily cause cache ping-pong. (free_page() clears it after taking
>>> zone->lock....in batched manner.)
>>>
>>> Could you consider a way to make this low cost ?
>>>
>>> One way is using memcg_check_event() with some low event trigger.
>>> Second way is usign memcg_batch.
>>> In many case, we can expect a chunk of free pages are from the same zone.
>>> Then, add a new member to batch_memcg as
>>>
>>> struct memcg_batch_info {
>>>        .....
>>>        struct zone *zone;      # a zone page is last uncharged.
>>>        ...
>>> }
>>>
>>> Then,
>>> ==
>>> static void mem_cgroup_do_uncharge(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
>>>                                   unsigned int nr_pages,
>>> +                                  struct page *page,
>>>                                   const enum charge_type ctype)
>>> {
>>>        struct memcg_batch_info *batch = NULL;
>>> .....
>>>
>>>        if (batch->zone != page_zone(page)) {
>>>                mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable(mem, page);
>>>        }
>>> direct_uncharge:
>>>        mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable(mem, page);
>>> ....
>>> }
>>> ==
>>>
>>> This will reduce overhead dramatically.
>>>
>>
>> Excuse me but I don't quite understand this part, IMHO this is to
>> avoid call mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable() against each single page
>> during a munmap()/free_pages() including many pages to free, which is
>> unnecessary because the zone will turn into 'reclaimable' at the first
>> page uncharged.
>> Then why can't we just say,
>>   if (mem_cgroup_zoneinfo(mem, page_to_nid(page), page_zonenum(page))->all_unreclaimable) {
>>            mem_cgroup_clear_unreclaimable(mem, page);
>>    }
>
> Are you suggesting to replace the batching w/ the code above?
err...never mind, I got it, it was designed to avoid to touch
mem_cgroup_per_zone and its flag. sorry for the noise :)

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Thanks
Zhu Yanhai

>
> --Ying
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Zhu Yanhai
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>       unlock_page_cgroup(pc);
>>>>       /*
>>>>        * even after unlock, we have mem->res.usage here and this memcg
>>>> @@ -4569,6 +4663,8 @@ static int alloc_mem_cgroup_per_zone_info(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int node)
>>>>               mz->usage_in_excess = 0;
>>>>               mz->on_tree = false;
>>>>               mz->mem = mem;
>>>> +             mz->pages_scanned = 0;
>>>> +             mz->all_unreclaimable = false;
>>>>       }
>>>>       return 0;
>>>>  }
>>>> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
>>>> index b8345d2..c081112 100644
>>>> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
>>>> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
>>>> @@ -1414,6 +1414,9 @@ shrink_inactive_list(unsigned long nr_to_scan, struct zone *zone,
>>>>                                       ISOLATE_BOTH : ISOLATE_INACTIVE,
>>>>                       zone, sc->mem_cgroup,
>>>>                       0, file);
>>>> +
>>>> +             mem_cgroup_mz_pages_scanned(sc->mem_cgroup, zone, nr_scanned);
>>>> +
>>>>               /*
>>>>                * mem_cgroup_isolate_pages() keeps track of
>>>>                * scanned pages on its own.
>>>> @@ -1533,6 +1536,7 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone,
>>>>                * mem_cgroup_isolate_pages() keeps track of
>>>>                * scanned pages on its own.
>>>>                */
>>>> +             mem_cgroup_mz_pages_scanned(sc->mem_cgroup, zone, pgscanned);
>>>>       }
>>>>
>>>>       reclaim_stat->recent_scanned[file] += nr_taken;
>>>> @@ -2648,6 +2652,7 @@ static void balance_pgdat_node(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order,
>>>>       unsigned long total_scanned = 0;
>>>>       struct mem_cgroup *mem_cont = sc->mem_cgroup;
>>>>       int priority = sc->priority;
>>>> +     int nid = pgdat->node_id;
>>>>
>>>>       /*
>>>>        * Now scan the zone in the dma->highmem direction, and we scan
>>>> @@ -2664,10 +2669,20 @@ static void balance_pgdat_node(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order,
>>>>               if (!populated_zone(zone))
>>>>                       continue;
>>>>
>>>> +             if (mem_cgroup_mz_unreclaimable(mem_cont, zone) &&
>>>> +                     priority != DEF_PRIORITY)
>>>> +                     continue;
>>>> +
>>>>               sc->nr_scanned = 0;
>>>>               shrink_zone(priority, zone, sc);
>>>>               total_scanned += sc->nr_scanned;
>>>>
>>>> +             if (mem_cgroup_mz_unreclaimable(mem_cont, zone))
>>>> +                     continue;
>>>> +
>>>> +             if (!mem_cgroup_zone_reclaimable(mem_cont, nid, i))
>>>> +                     mem_cgroup_mz_set_unreclaimable(mem_cont, zone);
>>>> +
>>>>               /*
>>>>                * If we've done a decent amount of scanning and
>>>>                * the reclaim ratio is low, start doing writepage
>>>> @@ -2752,6 +2767,10 @@ loop_again:
>>>>
>>>>                               if (!populated_zone(zone))
>>>>                                       continue;
>>>> +
>>>> +                             if (!mem_cgroup_mz_unreclaimable(mem_cont,
>>>> +                                                             zone))
>>>> +
>>>
>>> Ah, okay. this will work.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Kame
>>>

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