mem_cgroup_iter() is too hard to follow. Factor out the lockless
reclaim iterator loading and updating so it's easier to follow the big
picture.
Also document the iterator invalidation mechanism a bit more
extensively.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/memcontrol.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index e2cbb44..23a9236 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1148,6 +1148,58 @@ skip_node:
return NULL;
}
+static void mem_cgroup_iter_invalidate(struct mem_cgroup *root)
+{
+ /*
+ * When a group in the hierarchy below root is destroyed, the
+ * hierarchy iterator can no longer be trusted since it might
+ * have pointed to the destroyed group. Invalidate it.
+ */
+ atomic_inc(&root->dead_count);
+}
+
+static struct mem_cgroup *
+mem_cgroup_iter_load(struct mem_cgroup_reclaim_iter *iter,
+ struct mem_cgroup *root,
+ int *sequence)
+{
+ struct mem_cgroup *position = NULL;
+ /*
+ * A cgroup destruction happens in two stages: offlining and
+ * release. They are separated by a RCU grace period.
+ *
+ * If the iterator is valid, we may still race with an
+ * offlining. The RCU lock ensures the object won't be
+ * released, tryget will fail if we lost the race.
+ */
+ *sequence = atomic_read(&root->dead_count);
+ if (iter->last_dead_count == *sequence) {
+ smp_rmb();
+ position = iter->last_visited;
+ if (position && !css_tryget(&position->css))
+ position = NULL;
+ }
+ return position;
+}
+
+static void mem_cgroup_iter_update(struct mem_cgroup_reclaim_iter *iter,
+ struct mem_cgroup *last_visited,
+ struct mem_cgroup *new_position,
+ int sequence)
+{
+ if (last_visited)
+ css_put(&last_visited->css);
+ /*
+ * We store the sequence count from the time @last_visited was
+ * loaded successfully instead of rereading it here so that we
+ * don't lose destruction events in between. We could have
+ * raced with the destruction of @new_position after all.
+ */
+ iter->last_visited = new_position;
+ smp_wmb();
+ iter->last_dead_count = sequence;
+}
+
/**
* mem_cgroup_iter - iterate over memory cgroup hierarchy
* @root: hierarchy root
@@ -1171,7 +1223,6 @@ struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_iter(struct mem_cgroup *root,
{
struct mem_cgroup *memcg = NULL;
struct mem_cgroup *last_visited = NULL;
- unsigned long uninitialized_var(dead_count);
if (mem_cgroup_disabled())
return NULL;
@@ -1191,6 +1242,7 @@ struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_iter(struct mem_cgroup *root,
rcu_read_lock();
while (!memcg) {
struct mem_cgroup_reclaim_iter *uninitialized_var(iter);
+ int uninitialized_var(seq);
if (reclaim) {
int nid = zone_to_nid(reclaim->zone);
@@ -1204,37 +1256,13 @@ struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_iter(struct mem_cgroup *root,
goto out_unlock;
}
- /*
- * If the dead_count mismatches, a destruction
- * has happened or is happening concurrently.
- * If the dead_count matches, a destruction
- * might still happen concurrently, but since
- * we checked under RCU, that destruction
- * won't free the object until we release the
- * RCU reader lock. Thus, the dead_count
- * check verifies the pointer is still valid,
- * css_tryget() verifies the cgroup pointed to
- * is alive.
- */
- dead_count = atomic_read(&root->dead_count);
- if (dead_count == iter->last_dead_count) {
- smp_rmb();
- last_visited = iter->last_visited;
- if (last_visited &&
- !css_tryget(&last_visited->css))
- last_visited = NULL;
- }
+ last_visited = mem_cgroup_iter_load(iter, root, &seq);
}
memcg = __mem_cgroup_iter_next(root, last_visited);
if (reclaim) {
- if (last_visited)
- css_put(&last_visited->css);
-
- iter->last_visited = memcg;
- smp_wmb();
- iter->last_dead_count = dead_count;
+ mem_cgroup_iter_update(iter, last_visited, memcg, seq);
if (!memcg)
iter->generation++;
@@ -6319,14 +6347,14 @@ static void mem_cgroup_invalidate_reclaim_iterators(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
struct mem_cgroup *parent = memcg;
while ((parent = parent_mem_cgroup(parent)))
- atomic_inc(&parent->dead_count);
+ mem_cgroup_iter_invalidate(parent);
/*
* if the root memcg is not hierarchical we have to check it
* explicitely.
*/
if (!root_mem_cgroup->use_hierarchy)
- atomic_inc(&root_mem_cgroup->dead_count);
+ mem_cgroup_iter_invalidate(root_mem_cgroup);
}
static void mem_cgroup_css_offline(struct cgroup *cont)
--
1.8.3
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