Re: [PATCH 4/5] memcg: lockless update of file_mapped

[Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>]

This patch looks good to me, but I have one question.

Why do we need to acquire sc.lock inside mem_cgroup_(start|end)_move() ?
These functions doesn't access mc.*.

Thanks,
Daisuke Nishimura.

On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:02:56 +0900
KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:

> No changes from v4.
> ==
> From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
> 
> At accounting file events per memory cgroup, we need to find memory cgroup
> via page_cgroup->mem_cgroup. Now, we use lock_page_cgroup().
> 
> But, considering the context which page-cgroup for files are accessed,
> we can use alternative light-weight mutual execusion in the most case.
> At handling file-caches, the only race we have to take care of is "moving"
> account, IOW, overwriting page_cgroup->mem_cgroup. Because file status
> update is done while the page-cache is in stable state, we don't have to
> take care of race with charge/uncharge.
> 
> Unlike charge/uncharge, "move" happens not so frequently. It happens only when
> rmdir() and task-moving (with a special settings.)
> This patch adds a race-checker for file-cache-status accounting v.s. account
> moving. The new per-cpu-per-memcg counter MEM_CGROUP_ON_MOVE is added.
> The routine for account move 
>   1. Increment it before start moving
>   2. Call synchronize_rcu()
>   3. Decrement it after the end of moving.
> By this, file-status-counting routine can check it needs to call
> lock_page_cgroup(). In most case, I doesn't need to call it.
> 
> 
> Changelog: 20100804
>  - added a comment for possible optimization hint.
> Changelog: 20100730
>  - some cleanup.
> Changelog: 20100729
>  - replaced __this_cpu_xxx() with this_cpu_xxx
>    (because we don't call spinlock)
>  - added VM_BUG_ON().
> 
> Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
> ---
>  mm/memcontrol.c |   79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: mmotm-0811/mm/memcontrol.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mmotm-0811.orig/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ mmotm-0811/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ enum mem_cgroup_stat_index {
>  	MEM_CGROUP_STAT_PGPGOUT_COUNT,	/* # of pages paged out */
>  	MEM_CGROUP_STAT_SWAPOUT, /* # of pages, swapped out */
>  	MEM_CGROUP_EVENTS,	/* incremented at every  pagein/pageout */
> +	MEM_CGROUP_ON_MOVE,   /* A check for locking move account/status */
>  
>  	MEM_CGROUP_STAT_NSTATS,
>  };
> @@ -1086,7 +1087,50 @@ static unsigned int get_swappiness(struc
>  	return swappiness;
>  }
>  
> -/* A routine for testing mem is not under move_account */
> +static void mem_cgroup_start_move(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
> +{
> +	int cpu;
> +	/* for fast checking in mem_cgroup_update_file_stat() etc..*/
> +	spin_lock(&mc.lock);
> +	/* TODO: Can we optimize this by for_each_online_cpu() ? */
> +	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
> +		per_cpu(mem->stat->count[MEM_CGROUP_ON_MOVE], cpu) += 1;
> +	spin_unlock(&mc.lock);
> +
> +	synchronize_rcu();
> +}
> +
> +static void mem_cgroup_end_move(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
> +{
> +	int cpu;
> +
> +	if (!mem)
> +		return;
> +	/* for fast checking in mem_cgroup_update_file_stat() etc..*/
> +	spin_lock(&mc.lock);
> +	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
> +		per_cpu(mem->stat->count[MEM_CGROUP_ON_MOVE], cpu) -= 1;
> +	spin_unlock(&mc.lock);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * mem_cgroup_is_moved -- checking a cgroup is mc.from target or not.
> + *                          used for avoiding race.
> + * mem_cgroup_under_move -- checking a cgroup is mc.from or mc.to or
> + *			    under hierarchy of them. used for waiting at
> + *			    memory pressure.
> + * Result of is_moved can be trusted until the end of rcu_read_unlock().
> + * The caller must do
> + *	rcu_read_lock();
> + *	result = mem_cgroup_is_moved();
> + *	.....make use of result here....
> + *	rcu_read_unlock();
> + */
> +static bool mem_cgroup_is_moved(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
> +{
> +	VM_BUG_ON(!rcu_read_lock_held());
> +	return this_cpu_read(mem->stat->count[MEM_CGROUP_ON_MOVE]) > 0;
> +}
>  
>  static bool mem_cgroup_under_move(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
>  {
> @@ -1502,29 +1546,36 @@ void mem_cgroup_update_file_mapped(struc
>  {
>  	struct mem_cgroup *mem;
>  	struct page_cgroup *pc;
> +	bool need_lock = false;
>  
>  	pc = lookup_page_cgroup(page);
>  	if (unlikely(!pc))
>  		return;
> -
> -	lock_page_cgroup(pc);
> +	rcu_read_lock();
>  	mem = id_to_memcg(pc->mem_cgroup, true);
> -	if (!mem || !PageCgroupUsed(pc))
> +	if (likely(mem)) {
> +		if (mem_cgroup_is_moved(mem)) {
> +			/* need to serialize with move_account */
> +			lock_page_cgroup(pc);
> +			need_lock = true;
> +			mem = id_to_memcg(pc->mem_cgroup, true);
> +			if (unlikely(!mem))
> +				goto done;
> +		}
> +	}
> +	if (unlikely(!PageCgroupUsed(pc)))
>  		goto done;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Preemption is already disabled. We can use __this_cpu_xxx
> -	 */
>  	if (val > 0) {
> -		__this_cpu_inc(mem->stat->count[MEM_CGROUP_STAT_FILE_MAPPED]);
> +		this_cpu_inc(mem->stat->count[MEM_CGROUP_STAT_FILE_MAPPED]);
>  		SetPageCgroupFileMapped(pc);
>  	} else {
> -		__this_cpu_dec(mem->stat->count[MEM_CGROUP_STAT_FILE_MAPPED]);
> +		this_cpu_dec(mem->stat->count[MEM_CGROUP_STAT_FILE_MAPPED]);
>  		ClearPageCgroupFileMapped(pc);
>  	}
> -
>  done:
> -	unlock_page_cgroup(pc);
> +	if (need_lock)
> +		unlock_page_cgroup(pc);
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -3064,6 +3115,7 @@ move_account:
>  		lru_add_drain_all();
>  		drain_all_stock_sync();
>  		ret = 0;
> +		mem_cgroup_start_move(mem);
>  		for_each_node_state(node, N_HIGH_MEMORY) {
>  			for (zid = 0; !ret && zid < MAX_NR_ZONES; zid++) {
>  				enum lru_list l;
> @@ -3077,6 +3129,7 @@ move_account:
>  			if (ret)
>  				break;
>  		}
> +		mem_cgroup_end_move(mem);
>  		memcg_oom_recover(mem);
>  		/* it seems parent cgroup doesn't have enough mem */
>  		if (ret == -ENOMEM)
> @@ -4563,6 +4616,7 @@ static void mem_cgroup_clear_mc(void)
>  	mc.to = NULL;
>  	mc.moving_task = NULL;
>  	spin_unlock(&mc.lock);
> +	mem_cgroup_end_move(from);
>  	memcg_oom_recover(from);
>  	memcg_oom_recover(to);
>  	wake_up_all(&mc.waitq);
> @@ -4593,6 +4647,7 @@ static int mem_cgroup_can_attach(struct 
>  			VM_BUG_ON(mc.moved_charge);
>  			VM_BUG_ON(mc.moved_swap);
>  			VM_BUG_ON(mc.moving_task);
> +			mem_cgroup_start_move(from);
>  			spin_lock(&mc.lock);
>  			mc.from = from;
>  			mc.to = mem;
>