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diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 347b3ff2a47..8d01243d956 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ long vm_total_pages; /* The total number of pages which the VM controls */
static LIST_HEAD(shrinker_list);
static DECLARE_RWSEM(shrinker_rwsem);
-#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
static bool global_reclaim(struct scan_control *sc)
{
return !sc->target_mem_cgroup;
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
cond_resched();
+ mem_cgroup_uncharge_start();
while (!list_empty(page_list)) {
enum page_references references;
struct address_space *mapping;
@@ -720,9 +721,41 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
(PageSwapCache(page) && (sc->gfp_mask & __GFP_IO));
if (PageWriteback(page)) {
- nr_writeback++;
- unlock_page(page);
- goto keep;
+ /*
+ * memcg doesn't have any dirty pages throttling so we
+ * could easily OOM just because too many pages are in
+ * writeback and there is nothing else to reclaim.
+ *
+ * Check __GFP_IO, certainly because a loop driver
+ * thread might enter reclaim, and deadlock if it waits
+ * on a page for which it is needed to do the write
+ * (loop masks off __GFP_IO|__GFP_FS for this reason);
+ * but more thought would probably show more reasons.
+ *
+ * Don't require __GFP_FS, since we're not going into
+ * the FS, just waiting on its writeback completion.
+ * Worryingly, ext4 gfs2 and xfs allocate pages with
+ * grab_cache_page_write_begin(,,AOP_FLAG_NOFS), so
+ * testing may_enter_fs here is liable to OOM on them.
+ */
+ if (global_reclaim(sc) ||
+ !PageReclaim(page) || !(sc->gfp_mask & __GFP_IO)) {
+ /*
+ * This is slightly racy - end_page_writeback()
+ * might have just cleared PageReclaim, then
+ * setting PageReclaim here end up interpreted
+ * as PageReadahead - but that does not matter
+ * enough to care. What we do want is for this
+ * page to have PageReclaim set next time memcg
+ * reclaim reaches the tests above, so it will
+ * then wait_on_page_writeback() to avoid OOM;
+ * and it's also appropriate in global reclaim.
+ */
+ SetPageReclaim(page);
+ nr_writeback++;
+ goto keep_locked;
+ }
+ wait_on_page_writeback(page);
}
references = page_check_references(page, sc);
@@ -921,6 +954,7 @@ keep:
list_splice(&ret_pages, page_list);
count_vm_events(PGACTIVATE, pgactivate);
+ mem_cgroup_uncharge_end();
*ret_nr_dirty += nr_dirty;
*ret_nr_writeback += nr_writeback;
return nr_reclaimed;
@@ -2112,6 +2146,83 @@ out:
return 0;
}
+static bool pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pg_data_t *pgdat)
+{
+ struct zone *zone;
+ unsigned long pfmemalloc_reserve = 0;
+ unsigned long free_pages = 0;
+ int i;
+ bool wmark_ok;
+
+ for (i = 0; i <= ZONE_NORMAL; i++) {
+ zone = &pgdat->node_zones[i];
+ pfmemalloc_reserve += min_wmark_pages(zone);
+ free_pages += zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES);
+ }
+
+ wmark_ok = free_pages > pfmemalloc_reserve / 2;
+
+ /* kswapd must be awake if processes are being throttled */
+ if (!wmark_ok && waitqueue_active(&pgdat->kswapd_wait)) {
+ pgdat->classzone_idx = min(pgdat->classzone_idx,
+ (enum zone_type)ZONE_NORMAL);
+ wake_up_interruptible(&pgdat->kswapd_wait);
+ }
+
+ return wmark_ok;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Throttle direct reclaimers if backing storage is backed by the network
+ * and the PFMEMALLOC reserve for the preferred node is getting dangerously
+ * depleted. kswapd will continue to make progress and wake the processes
+ * when the low watermark is reached
+ */
+static void throttle_direct_reclaim(gfp_t gfp_mask, struct zonelist *zonelist,
+ nodemask_t *nodemask)
+{
+ struct zone *zone;
+ int high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(gfp_mask);
+ pg_data_t *pgdat;
+
+ /*
+ * Kernel threads should not be throttled as they may be indirectly
+ * responsible for cleaning pages necessary for reclaim to make forward
+ * progress. kjournald for example may enter direct reclaim while
+ * committing a transaction where throttling it could forcing other
+ * processes to block on log_wait_commit().
+ */
+ if (current->flags & PF_KTHREAD)
+ return;
+
+ /* Check if the pfmemalloc reserves are ok */
+ first_zones_zonelist(zonelist, high_zoneidx, NULL, &zone);
+ pgdat = zone->zone_pgdat;
+ if (pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pgdat))
+ return;
+
+ /* Account for the throttling */
+ count_vm_event(PGSCAN_DIRECT_THROTTLE);
+
+ /*
+ * If the caller cannot enter the filesystem, it's possible that it
+ * is due to the caller holding an FS lock or performing a journal
+ * transaction in the case of a filesystem like ext[3|4]. In this case,
+ * it is not safe to block on pfmemalloc_wait as kswapd could be
+ * blocked waiting on the same lock. Instead, throttle for up to a
+ * second before continuing.
+ */
+ if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_FS)) {
+ wait_event_interruptible_timeout(pgdat->pfmemalloc_wait,
+ pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pgdat), HZ);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /* Throttle until kswapd wakes the process */
+ wait_event_killable(zone->zone_pgdat->pfmemalloc_wait,
+ pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pgdat));
+}
+
unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist, int order,
gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *nodemask)
{
@@ -2131,6 +2242,15 @@ unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist, int order,
.gfp_mask = sc.gfp_mask,
};
+ throttle_direct_reclaim(gfp_mask, zonelist, nodemask);
+
+ /*
+ * Do not enter reclaim if fatal signal is pending. 1 is returned so
+ * that the page allocator does not consider triggering OOM
+ */
+ if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
+ return 1;
+
trace_mm_vmscan_direct_reclaim_begin(order,
sc.may_writepage,
gfp_mask);
@@ -2142,7 +2262,7 @@ unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist, int order,
return nr_reclaimed;
}
-#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
unsigned long mem_cgroup_shrink_node_zone(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
gfp_t gfp_mask, bool noswap,
@@ -2275,8 +2395,13 @@ static bool pgdat_balanced(pg_data_t *pgdat, unsigned long balanced_pages,
return balanced_pages >= (present_pages >> 2);
}
-/* is kswapd sleeping prematurely? */
-static bool sleeping_prematurely(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, long remaining,
+/*
+ * Prepare kswapd for sleeping. This verifies that there are no processes
+ * waiting in throttle_direct_reclaim() and that watermarks have been met.
+ *
+ * Returns true if kswapd is ready to sleep
+ */
+static bool prepare_kswapd_sleep(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, long remaining,
int classzone_idx)
{
int i;
@@ -2285,7 +2410,21 @@ static bool sleeping_prematurely(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, long remaining,
/* If a direct reclaimer woke kswapd within HZ/10, it's premature */
if (remaining)
- return true;
+ return false;
+
+ /*
+ * There is a potential race between when kswapd checks its watermarks
+ * and a process gets throttled. There is also a potential race if
+ * processes get throttled, kswapd wakes, a large process exits therby
+ * balancing the zones that causes kswapd to miss a wakeup. If kswapd
+ * is going to sleep, no process should be sleeping on pfmemalloc_wait
+ * so wake them now if necessary. If necessary, processes will wake
+ * kswapd and get throttled again
+ */
+ if (waitqueue_active(&pgdat->pfmemalloc_wait)) {
+ wake_up(&pgdat->pfmemalloc_wait);
+ return false;
+ }
/* Check the watermark levels */
for (i = 0; i <= classzone_idx; i++) {
@@ -2318,9 +2457,9 @@ static bool sleeping_prematurely(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, long remaining,
* must be balanced
*/
if (order)
- return !pgdat_balanced(pgdat, balanced, classzone_idx);
+ return pgdat_balanced(pgdat, balanced, classzone_idx);
else
- return !all_zones_ok;
+ return all_zones_ok;
}
/*
@@ -2546,6 +2685,16 @@ loop_again:
}
}
+
+ /*
+ * If the low watermark is met there is no need for processes
+ * to be throttled on pfmemalloc_wait as they should not be
+ * able to safely make forward progress. Wake them
+ */
+ if (waitqueue_active(&pgdat->pfmemalloc_wait) &&
+ pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pgdat))
+ wake_up(&pgdat->pfmemalloc_wait);
+
if (all_zones_ok || (order && pgdat_balanced(pgdat, balanced, *classzone_idx)))
break; /* kswapd: all done */
/*
@@ -2647,7 +2796,7 @@ out:
}
/*
- * Return the order we were reclaiming at so sleeping_prematurely()
+ * Return the order we were reclaiming at so prepare_kswapd_sleep()
* makes a decision on the order we were last reclaiming at. However,
* if another caller entered the allocator slow path while kswapd
* was awake, order will remain at the higher level
@@ -2667,7 +2816,7 @@ static void kswapd_try_to_sleep(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, int classzone_idx)
prepare_to_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
/* Try to sleep for a short interval */
- if (!sleeping_prematurely(pgdat, order, remaining, classzone_idx)) {
+ if (prepare_kswapd_sleep(pgdat, order, remaining, classzone_idx)) {
remaining = schedule_timeout(HZ/10);
finish_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait);
prepare_to_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -2677,7 +2826,7 @@ static void kswapd_try_to_sleep(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, int classzone_idx)
* After a short sleep, check if it was a premature sleep. If not, then
* go fully to sleep until explicitly woken up.
*/
- if (!sleeping_prematurely(pgdat, order, remaining, classzone_idx)) {
+ if (prepare_kswapd_sleep(pgdat, order, remaining, classzone_idx)) {
trace_mm_vmscan_kswapd_sleep(pgdat->node_id);
/*