On Fri 12-10-12 13:13:04, Glauber Costa wrote: [...] > Just so we don't ping-pong in another submission: > > I changed memcontrol.h's memcg_kmem_newpage_charge to include: > > /* If the test is dying, just let it go. */ > if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) > || fatal_signal_pending(current))) > return true; OK > diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c > index c32aaaf..72cf189 100644 > --- a/mm/memcontrol.c > +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c > +static int memcg_charge_kmem(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t gfp, u64 size) > +{ > + struct res_counter *fail_res; > + struct mem_cgroup *_memcg; > + int ret = 0; > + bool may_oom; > + > + ret = res_counter_charge(&memcg->kmem, size, &fail_res); > + if (ret) > + return ret; > + > + /* > + * Conditions under which we can wait for the oom_killer. > + * We have to be able to wait, but also, if we can't retry, > + * we obviously shouldn't go mess with oom. > + */ > + may_oom = (gfp & __GFP_WAIT) && !(gfp & __GFP_NORETRY); > + > + _memcg = memcg; > + ret = __mem_cgroup_try_charge(NULL, gfp, size >> PAGE_SHIFT, > + &_memcg, may_oom); > + > + if (ret == -EINTR) { > + /* > + * __mem_cgroup_try_charge() chosed 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, do > + * it as a temporary condition. But we can't fail. From a > + * kmem/slab perspective, the cache has already been selected, > + * by mem_cgroup_get_kmem_cache(), so it is too late to change > + * our minds. This condition will only trigger if the task > + * entered memcg_charge_kmem in a sane state, but was > + * OOM-killed. during __mem_cgroup_try_charge. Tasks that are > + * already dying when the allocation triggers should have been > + * already directed to the root cgroup. > + */ > + res_counter_charge_nofail(&memcg->res, size, &fail_res); > + if (do_swap_account) > + res_counter_charge_nofail(&memcg->memsw, size, > + &fail_res); > + ret = 0; > + } else if (ret) > + res_counter_uncharge(&memcg->kmem, size); > + > + return ret; > +} OK -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs -- 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>