If use_hierarchy is set, reclaim testing soon oopses in css_is_ancestor() called from __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree() called from page_referenced(): when processes are exiting, it's easy for mm_match_cgroup() to pass along a NULL memcg coming from a NULL mm->owner. Check for that in __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(). Return true or false? False because we cannot know if it was in the hierarchy, but also false because it's better not to count a reference from an exiting process. Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx> --- This a 3.5-rc issue: not needed for stable. mm/memcontrol.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- 3.5-rc2/mm/memcontrol.c 2012-05-30 08:17:19.400008280 -0700 +++ linux/mm/memcontrol.c 2012-06-10 08:39:39.618182396 -0700 @@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ bool __mem_cgroup_same_or_subtree(const { if (root_memcg == memcg) return true; - if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy) + if (!root_memcg->use_hierarchy || !memcg) return false; return css_is_ancestor(&memcg->css, &root_memcg->css); } -- 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/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>