From: Hirokazu Takahashi <taka@valinux.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:29:15 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: memcg: simplify force_empty and move_lists
X-Git-Tag: v2.6.25-rc4~35
X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9b3c0a07e0fca35e36751680de3e4c76dbff5df3;p=linux-2.6

memcg: simplify force_empty and move_lists

As for force_empty, though this may not be the main topic here,
mem_cgroup_force_empty_list() can be implemented simpler.  It is possible to
make the function just call mem_cgroup_uncharge_page() instead of releasing
page_cgroups by itself.  The tip is to call get_page() before invoking
mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(), so the page won't be released during this
function.

Kamezawa-san points out that by the time mem_cgroup_uncharge_page() uncharges,
the page might have been reassigned to an lru of a different mem_cgroup, and
now be emptied from that; but Hugh claims that's okay, the end state is the
same as when it hasn't gone to another list.

And once force_empty stops taking lock_page_cgroup within mz->lru_lock,
mem_cgroup_move_lists() can be simplified to take mz->lru_lock directly while
holding page_cgroup lock (but still has to use try_lock_page_cgroup).

Signed-off-by: Hirokazu Takahashi <taka@valinux.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
Cc: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamamoto@valinux.co.jp>
Cc: Paul Menage <menage@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
---

diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index dcbe30aad1..f72067094e 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ int task_in_mem_cgroup(struct task_struct *task, const struct mem_cgroup *mem)
 void mem_cgroup_move_lists(struct page *page, bool active)
 {
 	struct page_cgroup *pc;
-	struct mem_cgroup *mem;
 	struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -367,35 +366,14 @@ void mem_cgroup_move_lists(struct page *page, bool active)
 	if (!try_lock_page_cgroup(page))
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * Now page_cgroup is stable, but we cannot acquire mz->lru_lock
-	 * while holding it, because mem_cgroup_force_empty_list does the
-	 * reverse.  Get a hold on the mem_cgroup before unlocking, so that
-	 * the zoneinfo remains stable, then take mz->lru_lock; then check
-	 * that page still points to pc and pc (even if freed and reassigned
-	 * to that same page meanwhile) still points to the same mem_cgroup.
-	 * Then we know mz still points to the right spinlock, so it's safe
-	 * to move_lists (page->page_cgroup might be reset while we do so, but
-	 * that doesn't matter: pc->page is stable till we drop mz->lru_lock).
-	 * We're being a little naughty not to try_lock_page_cgroup again
-	 * inside there, but we are safe, aren't we?  Aren't we?  Whistle...
-	 */
 	pc = page_get_page_cgroup(page);
 	if (pc) {
-		mem = pc->mem_cgroup;
 		mz = page_cgroup_zoneinfo(pc);
-		css_get(&mem->css);
-
-		unlock_page_cgroup(page);
-
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
-		if (page_get_page_cgroup(page) == pc && pc->mem_cgroup == mem)
-			__mem_cgroup_move_lists(pc, active);
+		__mem_cgroup_move_lists(pc, active);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
-
-		css_put(&mem->css);
-	} else
-		unlock_page_cgroup(page);
+	}
+	unlock_page_cgroup(page);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -789,7 +767,7 @@ static void mem_cgroup_force_empty_list(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
 {
 	struct page_cgroup *pc;
 	struct page *page;
-	int count;
+	int count = FORCE_UNCHARGE_BATCH;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct list_head *list;
 
@@ -798,35 +776,21 @@ static void mem_cgroup_force_empty_list(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
 	else
 		list = &mz->inactive_list;
 
-	if (list_empty(list))
-		return;
-retry:
-	count = FORCE_UNCHARGE_BATCH;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
-
-	while (--count && !list_empty(list)) {
+	while (!list_empty(list)) {
 		pc = list_entry(list->prev, struct page_cgroup, lru);
 		page = pc->page;
-		lock_page_cgroup(page);
-		if (page_get_page_cgroup(page) == pc) {
-			page_assign_page_cgroup(page, NULL);
-			unlock_page_cgroup(page);
-			__mem_cgroup_remove_list(pc);
-			res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, PAGE_SIZE);
-			css_put(&mem->css);
-			kfree(pc);
-		} else {
-			/* racing uncharge: let page go then retry */
-			unlock_page_cgroup(page);
-			break;
+		get_page(page);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
+		mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(page);
+		put_page(page);
+		if (--count <= 0) {
+			count = FORCE_UNCHARGE_BATCH;
+			cond_resched();
 		}
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
 	}
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mz->lru_lock, flags);
-	if (!list_empty(list)) {
-		cond_resched();
-		goto retry;
-	}
 }
 
 /*