Re: [mmotm][PATCH 2/2] memcg: reduce calls for soft limit excess

From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Date: Wed Sep 02 2009 - 01:22:08 EST


On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:16:39 +0900
Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:35:51 +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In charge path, usage_in_excess is calculated repeatedly and
> > it takes res_counter's spin_lock every time.
> >
> Hmm, mem_cgroup_update_tree() is called in both charge and uncharge path.
> So, this patch have effect on both path, doesn't it ?
>
> > This patch removes unnecessary calls for res_count_soft_limit_excess.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > mm/memcontrol.c | 31 +++++++++++++++----------------
> > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> >
> > Index: mmotm-2.6.31-Aug27/mm/memcontrol.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- mmotm-2.6.31-Aug27.orig/mm/memcontrol.c
> > +++ mmotm-2.6.31-Aug27/mm/memcontrol.c
> > @@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ soft_limit_tree_from_page(struct page *p
> > static void
> > __mem_cgroup_insert_exceeded(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
> > struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz,
> > - struct mem_cgroup_tree_per_zone *mctz)
> > + struct mem_cgroup_tree_per_zone *mctz,
> > + unsigned long new_usage_in_excess)
> It might be a nitpick, shouldn't it be unsigned long long ?
>
Ouch, yes. I'll post fixed one, today.
Thank you for pointing out.

-Kame

> Otherwise, it looks good to me.
>
> Reviewed-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks,
> Daisuke Nishimura.
>
> > {
> > struct rb_node **p = &mctz->rb_root.rb_node;
> > struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
> > @@ -322,7 +323,9 @@ __mem_cgroup_insert_exceeded(struct mem_
> > if (mz->on_tree)
> > return;
> >
> > - mz->usage_in_excess = res_counter_soft_limit_excess(&mem->res);
> > + mz->usage_in_excess = new_usage_in_excess;
> > + if (!mz->usage_in_excess)
> > + return;
> > while (*p) {
> > parent = *p;
> > mz_node = rb_entry(parent, struct mem_cgroup_per_zone,
> > @@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ static bool mem_cgroup_soft_limit_check(
> >
> > static void mem_cgroup_update_tree(struct mem_cgroup *mem, struct page *page)
> > {
> > - unsigned long long new_usage_in_excess;
> > + unsigned long long excess;
> > struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz;
> > struct mem_cgroup_tree_per_zone *mctz;
> > int nid = page_to_nid(page);
> > @@ -395,25 +398,21 @@ static void mem_cgroup_update_tree(struc
> > */
> > for (; mem; mem = parent_mem_cgroup(mem)) {
> > mz = mem_cgroup_zoneinfo(mem, nid, zid);
> > - new_usage_in_excess =
> > - res_counter_soft_limit_excess(&mem->res);
> > + excess = res_counter_soft_limit_excess(&mem->res);
> > /*
> > * We have to update the tree if mz is on RB-tree or
> > * mem is over its softlimit.
> > */
> > - if (new_usage_in_excess || mz->on_tree) {
> > + if (excess || mz->on_tree) {
> > spin_lock(&mctz->lock);
> > /* if on-tree, remove it */
> > if (mz->on_tree)
> > __mem_cgroup_remove_exceeded(mem, mz, mctz);
> > /*
> > - * if over soft limit, insert again. mz->usage_in_excess
> > - * will be updated properly.
> > + * Insert again. mz->usage_in_excess will be updated.
> > + * If excess is 0, no tree ops.
> > */
> > - if (new_usage_in_excess)
> > - __mem_cgroup_insert_exceeded(mem, mz, mctz);
> > - else
> > - mz->usage_in_excess = 0;
> > + __mem_cgroup_insert_exceeded(mem, mz, mctz, excess);
> > spin_unlock(&mctz->lock);
> > }
> > }
> > @@ -2216,6 +2215,7 @@ unsigned long mem_cgroup_soft_limit_recl
> > unsigned long reclaimed;
> > int loop = 0;
> > struct mem_cgroup_tree_per_zone *mctz;
> > + unsigned long long excess;
> >
> > if (order > 0)
> > return 0;
> > @@ -2260,9 +2260,8 @@ unsigned long mem_cgroup_soft_limit_recl
> > __mem_cgroup_largest_soft_limit_node(mctz);
> > } while (next_mz == mz);
> > }
> > - mz->usage_in_excess =
> > - res_counter_soft_limit_excess(&mz->mem->res);
> > __mem_cgroup_remove_exceeded(mz->mem, mz, mctz);
> > + excess = res_counter_soft_limit_excess(&mz->mem->res);
> > /*
> > * One school of thought says that we should not add
> > * back the node to the tree if reclaim returns 0.
> > @@ -2271,8 +2270,8 @@ unsigned long mem_cgroup_soft_limit_recl
> > * memory to reclaim from. Consider this as a longer
> > * term TODO.
> > */
> > - if (mz->usage_in_excess)
> > - __mem_cgroup_insert_exceeded(mz->mem, mz, mctz);
> > + /* If excess == 0, no tree ops */
> > + __mem_cgroup_insert_exceeded(mz->mem, mz, mctz, excess);
> > spin_unlock(&mctz->lock);
> > css_put(&mz->mem->css);
> > loop++;
> >
>

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