On Wed, 19 Dec 2007, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:19:22 +0000 (GMT)
> Hugh Dickins <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 1. Why is spin_lock_irqsave rather than spin_lock needed on mz->lru_lock?
> > If it is needed, doesn't mem_cgroup_isolate_pages need to use it too?
> >
> When I wrote a patch to treat lru_lock (it was not per-zone yet.), I got a
> comment to use irqsafe version. So I wonder there is some plan which needs
> irq safe locking.
It might have come about because struct zone's lru_lock really does need
the irq disabled (because of things that happen at I/O completion time).
But I don't think struct mem_cgroup_per_zone's lru_lock needs it.
> About mem_cgroup_isolate_pages(), zone->lock is acquired with irq-disable
> before it is called. Then, it's not necesary there.
Ah, yes, I completely missed that, thank you.
>
> But as you say, it looks we can do it without irq-disable, now.
>
>
> > 2. There's mem_cgroup_charge and mem_cgroup_cache_charge (wouldn't the
> > former be better called mem_cgroup_charge_mapped? why does the latter
> > test MEM_CGROUP_TYPE_ALL instead of MEM_CGROUP_TYPE_CACHED? I still don't
> > understand your enums there). But there's only mem_cgroup_uncharge.
> > So when, for example, an add_to_page_cache fails, the uncharge may not
> > balance the charge?
> >
> Ah...it seems bug. We should add type handling in uncharge.
> Then, changing control_type after start using mem_cgroup seems dangerous.
> (Default is ALL now.)
>
> Maybe following will be fix.
>
> - allow changing contorl_type only when there is no task.
> - run force_empty when control_type is changed. and drop all charges.
>
> This will change current behavior but I think it's reasonable.
> How do you think ?
Perhaps... my grasp on this is much too weak to be sure:
I'm pretty sceptical about changing control_type altogether.
Let me reply to Balbir, who still sees no issue there.
Hugh
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