In memory_max_write() we first set memcg->memory.max and only then try to enforce it in loop. What if while we are in loop someone else have changed memcg->memory.max but we are still trying to enforce the old value? I believe this can lead to nasty consequence like getting an oom on perfectly fine cgroup within it's limits or excess reclaim. We also have exactly the same thing in memory_high_write(). So let's stop enforcing old limits if we already have a new ones. Signed-off-by: Pavel Tikhomirov <ptikhomirov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/memcontrol.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c index 61932c9215e7..81b303728491 100644 --- a/mm/memcontrol.c +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c @@ -6769,6 +6769,9 @@ static ssize_t memory_high_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, unsigned long nr_pages = page_counter_read(&memcg->memory); unsigned long reclaimed; + if (memcg->memory.high != high) + break; + if (nr_pages <= high) break; @@ -6817,6 +6820,9 @@ static ssize_t memory_max_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, for (;;) { unsigned long nr_pages = page_counter_read(&memcg->memory); + if (memcg->memory.max != max) + break; + if (nr_pages <= max) break; -- 2.43.0