memcg: avoid lock in updating file_mapped (Was fix race in file_mapped accouting flag management
At accounting file events per memory cgroup, we need to find memory cgroup
via page_cgroup->mem_cgroup. Now, we use lock_page_cgroup() for guarantee
pc->mem_cgroup is not overwritten while we make use of it.
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. (See comment in the
patch)
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.
Following is a perf data of a process which mmap()/munmap 32MB of file cache
in a minute.
Before patch:
28.25% mmap mmap [.] main
22.64% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] page_fault
9.96% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] mem_cgroup_update_file_mapped
3.67% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] filemap_fault
3.50% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] unmap_vmas
2.99% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] __do_fault
2.76% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] find_get_page
After patch:
30.00% mmap mmap [.] main
23.78% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] page_fault
5.52% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] mem_cgroup_update_file_mapped
3.81% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] unmap_vmas
3.26% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] find_get_page
3.18% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] __do_fault
3.03% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] filemap_fault
2.40% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] handle_mm_fault
2.40% mmap [kernel.kallsyms] [k] do_page_fault
This patch reduces memcg's cost to some extent.
(mem_cgroup_update_file_mapped is called by both of map/unmap)
Note: It seems some more improvements are required..but no idea.
maybe removing set/unset flag is required.
Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
Reviewed-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>
Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@in.ibm.com>
Cc: Greg Thelen <gthelen@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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