Re: [PATCH 0/2] hugetlb memcg accounting

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On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 12:49 PM Nhat Pham <nphamcs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Currently, hugetlb memory usage is not acounted for in the memory
> controller, which could lead to memory overprotection for cgroups with
> hugetlb-backed memory. This has been observed in our production system.
>
> This patch series rectifies this issue by charging the memcg when the
> hugetlb folio is allocated, and uncharging when the folio is freed. In
> addition, a new selftest is added to demonstrate and verify this new
> behavior.
>
> Nhat Pham (2):
>   hugetlb: memcg: account hugetlb-backed memory in memory controller
>   selftests: add a selftest to verify hugetlb usage in memcg
>
>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   2 +
>  fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c                          |   2 +-
>  include/linux/hugetlb.h                       |   6 +-
>  include/linux/memcontrol.h                    |   8 +
>  mm/hugetlb.c                                  |  23 +-
>  mm/memcontrol.c                               |  40 ++++
>  tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/.gitignore     |   1 +
>  tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/Makefile       |   2 +
>  .../selftests/cgroup/test_hugetlb_memcg.c     | 222 ++++++++++++++++++
>  9 files changed, 297 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_hugetlb_memcg.c
>
> --
> 2.34.1

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions everyone!
FYI, I have sent out a second version of the patch series with the new
mount flag:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230928005723.1709119-1-nphamcs@xxxxxxxxx/T/#t

Feel free to check it out and discuss it over there too!





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