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linux/mm/page_counter.c
David Finkel c6f53ed8f2 mm, memcg: cg2 memory{.swap,}.peak write handlers
Patch series "mm, memcg: cg2 memory{.swap,}.peak write handlers", v7.


This patch (of 2):

Other mechanisms for querying the peak memory usage of either a process or
v1 memory cgroup allow for resetting the high watermark.  Restore parity
with those mechanisms, but with a less racy API.

For example:
 - Any write to memory.max_usage_in_bytes in a cgroup v1 mount resets
   the high watermark.
 - writing "5" to the clear_refs pseudo-file in a processes's proc
   directory resets the peak RSS.

This change is an evolution of a previous patch, which mostly copied the
cgroup v1 behavior, however, there were concerns about races/ownership
issues with a global reset, so instead this change makes the reset
filedescriptor-local.

Writing any non-empty string to the memory.peak and memory.swap.peak
pseudo-files reset the high watermark to the current usage for subsequent
reads through that same FD.

Notably, following Johannes's suggestion, this implementation moves the
O(FDs that have written) behavior onto the FD write(2) path.  Instead, on
the page-allocation path, we simply add one additional watermark to
conditionally bump per-hierarchy level in the page-counter.

Additionally, this takes Longman's suggestion of nesting the
page-charging-path checks for the two watermarks to reduce the number of
common-case comparisons.

This behavior is particularly useful for work scheduling systems that need
to track memory usage of worker processes/cgroups per-work-item.  Since
memory can't be squeezed like CPU can (the OOM-killer has opinions), these
systems need to track the peak memory usage to compute system/container
fullness when binpacking workitems.

Most notably, Vimeo's use-case involves a system that's doing global
binpacking across many Kubernetes pods/containers, and while we can use
PSI for some local decisions about overload, we strive to avoid packing
workloads too tightly in the first place.  To facilitate this, we track
the peak memory usage.  However, since we run with long-lived workers (to
amortize startup costs) we need a way to track the high watermark while a
work-item is executing.  Polling runs the risk of missing short spikes
that last for timescales below the polling interval, and peak memory
tracking at the cgroup level is otherwise perfect for this use-case.

As this data is used to ensure that binpacked work ends up with sufficient
headroom, this use-case mostly avoids the inaccuracies surrounding
reclaimable memory.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240730231304.761942-1-davidf@vimeo.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240729143743.34236-1-davidf@vimeo.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240729143743.34236-2-davidf@vimeo.com
Signed-off-by: David Finkel <davidf@vimeo.com>
Suggested-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Suggested-by: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Reviewed-by: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@suse.com>
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>
Cc: Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>
Cc: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan.x@bytedance.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2024-09-01 20:25:53 -07:00

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
/*
* Lockless hierarchical page accounting & limiting
*
* Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat, Inc., Johannes Weiner
*/
#include <linux/page_counter.h>
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/bug.h>
#include <asm/page.h>
static bool track_protection(struct page_counter *c)
{
return c->protection_support;
}
static void propagate_protected_usage(struct page_counter *c,
unsigned long usage)
{
unsigned long protected, old_protected;
long delta;
if (!c->parent)
return;
protected = min(usage, READ_ONCE(c->min));
old_protected = atomic_long_read(&c->min_usage);
if (protected != old_protected) {
old_protected = atomic_long_xchg(&c->min_usage, protected);
delta = protected - old_protected;
if (delta)
atomic_long_add(delta, &c->parent->children_min_usage);
}
protected = min(usage, READ_ONCE(c->low));
old_protected = atomic_long_read(&c->low_usage);
if (protected != old_protected) {
old_protected = atomic_long_xchg(&c->low_usage, protected);
delta = protected - old_protected;
if (delta)
atomic_long_add(delta, &c->parent->children_low_usage);
}
}
/**
* page_counter_cancel - take pages out of the local counter
* @counter: counter
* @nr_pages: number of pages to cancel
*/
void page_counter_cancel(struct page_counter *counter, unsigned long nr_pages)
{
long new;
new = atomic_long_sub_return(nr_pages, &counter->usage);
/* More uncharges than charges? */
if (WARN_ONCE(new < 0, "page_counter underflow: %ld nr_pages=%lu\n",
new, nr_pages)) {
new = 0;
atomic_long_set(&counter->usage, new);
}
if (track_protection(counter))
propagate_protected_usage(counter, new);
}
/**
* page_counter_charge - hierarchically charge pages
* @counter: counter
* @nr_pages: number of pages to charge
*
* NOTE: This does not consider any configured counter limits.
*/
void page_counter_charge(struct page_counter *counter, unsigned long nr_pages)
{
struct page_counter *c;
bool protection = track_protection(counter);
for (c = counter; c; c = c->parent) {
long new;
new = atomic_long_add_return(nr_pages, &c->usage);
if (protection)
propagate_protected_usage(c, new);
/*
* This is indeed racy, but we can live with some
* inaccuracy in the watermark.
*
* Notably, we have two watermarks to allow for both a globally
* visible peak and one that can be reset at a smaller scope.
*
* Since we reset both watermarks when the global reset occurs,
* we can guarantee that watermark >= local_watermark, so we
* don't need to do both comparisons every time.
*
* On systems with branch predictors, the inner condition should
* be almost free.
*/
if (new > READ_ONCE(c->local_watermark)) {
WRITE_ONCE(c->local_watermark, new);
if (new > READ_ONCE(c->watermark))
WRITE_ONCE(c->watermark, new);
}
}
}
/**
* page_counter_try_charge - try to hierarchically charge pages
* @counter: counter
* @nr_pages: number of pages to charge
* @fail: points first counter to hit its limit, if any
*
* Returns %true on success, or %false and @fail if the counter or one
* of its ancestors has hit its configured limit.
*/
bool page_counter_try_charge(struct page_counter *counter,
unsigned long nr_pages,
struct page_counter **fail)
{
struct page_counter *c;
bool protection = track_protection(counter);
for (c = counter; c; c = c->parent) {
long new;
/*
* Charge speculatively to avoid an expensive CAS. If
* a bigger charge fails, it might falsely lock out a
* racing smaller charge and send it into reclaim
* early, but the error is limited to the difference
* between the two sizes, which is less than 2M/4M in
* case of a THP locking out a regular page charge.
*
* The atomic_long_add_return() implies a full memory
* barrier between incrementing the count and reading
* the limit. When racing with page_counter_set_max(),
* we either see the new limit or the setter sees the
* counter has changed and retries.
*/
new = atomic_long_add_return(nr_pages, &c->usage);
if (new > c->max) {
atomic_long_sub(nr_pages, &c->usage);
/*
* This is racy, but we can live with some
* inaccuracy in the failcnt which is only used
* to report stats.
*/
data_race(c->failcnt++);
*fail = c;
goto failed;
}
if (protection)
propagate_protected_usage(c, new);
/* see comment on page_counter_charge */
if (new > READ_ONCE(c->local_watermark)) {
WRITE_ONCE(c->local_watermark, new);
if (new > READ_ONCE(c->watermark))
WRITE_ONCE(c->watermark, new);
}
}
return true;
failed:
for (c = counter; c != *fail; c = c->parent)
page_counter_cancel(c, nr_pages);
return false;
}
/**
* page_counter_uncharge - hierarchically uncharge pages
* @counter: counter
* @nr_pages: number of pages to uncharge
*/
void page_counter_uncharge(struct page_counter *counter, unsigned long nr_pages)
{
struct page_counter *c;
for (c = counter; c; c = c->parent)
page_counter_cancel(c, nr_pages);
}
/**
* page_counter_set_max - set the maximum number of pages allowed
* @counter: counter
* @nr_pages: limit to set
*
* Returns 0 on success, -EBUSY if the current number of pages on the
* counter already exceeds the specified limit.
*
* The caller must serialize invocations on the same counter.
*/
int page_counter_set_max(struct page_counter *counter, unsigned long nr_pages)
{
for (;;) {
unsigned long old;
long usage;
/*
* Update the limit while making sure that it's not
* below the concurrently-changing counter value.
*
* The xchg implies two full memory barriers before
* and after, so the read-swap-read is ordered and
* ensures coherency with page_counter_try_charge():
* that function modifies the count before checking
* the limit, so if it sees the old limit, we see the
* modified counter and retry.
*/
usage = page_counter_read(counter);
if (usage > nr_pages)
return -EBUSY;
old = xchg(&counter->max, nr_pages);
if (page_counter_read(counter) <= usage || nr_pages >= old)
return 0;
counter->max = old;
cond_resched();
}
}
/**
* page_counter_set_min - set the amount of protected memory
* @counter: counter
* @nr_pages: value to set
*
* The caller must serialize invocations on the same counter.
*/
void page_counter_set_min(struct page_counter *counter, unsigned long nr_pages)
{
struct page_counter *c;
WRITE_ONCE(counter->min, nr_pages);
for (c = counter; c; c = c->parent)
propagate_protected_usage(c, atomic_long_read(&c->usage));
}
/**
* page_counter_set_low - set the amount of protected memory
* @counter: counter
* @nr_pages: value to set
*
* The caller must serialize invocations on the same counter.
*/
void page_counter_set_low(struct page_counter *counter, unsigned long nr_pages)
{
struct page_counter *c;
WRITE_ONCE(counter->low, nr_pages);
for (c = counter; c; c = c->parent)
propagate_protected_usage(c, atomic_long_read(&c->usage));
}
/**
* page_counter_memparse - memparse() for page counter limits
* @buf: string to parse
* @max: string meaning maximum possible value
* @nr_pages: returns the result in number of pages
*
* Returns -EINVAL, or 0 and @nr_pages on success. @nr_pages will be
* limited to %PAGE_COUNTER_MAX.
*/
int page_counter_memparse(const char *buf, const char *max,
unsigned long *nr_pages)
{
char *end;
u64 bytes;
if (!strcmp(buf, max)) {
*nr_pages = PAGE_COUNTER_MAX;
return 0;
}
bytes = memparse(buf, &end);
if (*end != '\0')
return -EINVAL;
*nr_pages = min(bytes / PAGE_SIZE, (u64)PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
return 0;
}
#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
/*
* This function calculates an individual page counter's effective
* protection which is derived from its own memory.min/low, its
* parent's and siblings' settings, as well as the actual memory
* distribution in the tree.
*
* The following rules apply to the effective protection values:
*
* 1. At the first level of reclaim, effective protection is equal to
* the declared protection in memory.min and memory.low.
*
* 2. To enable safe delegation of the protection configuration, at
* subsequent levels the effective protection is capped to the
* parent's effective protection.
*
* 3. To make complex and dynamic subtrees easier to configure, the
* user is allowed to overcommit the declared protection at a given
* level. If that is the case, the parent's effective protection is
* distributed to the children in proportion to how much protection
* they have declared and how much of it they are utilizing.
*
* This makes distribution proportional, but also work-conserving:
* if one counter claims much more protection than it uses memory,
* the unused remainder is available to its siblings.
*
* 4. Conversely, when the declared protection is undercommitted at a
* given level, the distribution of the larger parental protection
* budget is NOT proportional. A counter's protection from a sibling
* is capped to its own memory.min/low setting.
*
* 5. However, to allow protecting recursive subtrees from each other
* without having to declare each individual counter's fixed share
* of the ancestor's claim to protection, any unutilized -
* "floating" - protection from up the tree is distributed in
* proportion to each counter's *usage*. This makes the protection
* neutral wrt sibling cgroups and lets them compete freely over
* the shared parental protection budget, but it protects the
* subtree as a whole from neighboring subtrees.
*
* Note that 4. and 5. are not in conflict: 4. is about protecting
* against immediate siblings whereas 5. is about protecting against
* neighboring subtrees.
*/
static unsigned long effective_protection(unsigned long usage,
unsigned long parent_usage,
unsigned long setting,
unsigned long parent_effective,
unsigned long siblings_protected,
bool recursive_protection)
{
unsigned long protected;
unsigned long ep;
protected = min(usage, setting);
/*
* If all cgroups at this level combined claim and use more
* protection than what the parent affords them, distribute
* shares in proportion to utilization.
*
* We are using actual utilization rather than the statically
* claimed protection in order to be work-conserving: claimed
* but unused protection is available to siblings that would
* otherwise get a smaller chunk than what they claimed.
*/
if (siblings_protected > parent_effective)
return protected * parent_effective / siblings_protected;
/*
* Ok, utilized protection of all children is within what the
* parent affords them, so we know whatever this child claims
* and utilizes is effectively protected.
*
* If there is unprotected usage beyond this value, reclaim
* will apply pressure in proportion to that amount.
*
* If there is unutilized protection, the cgroup will be fully
* shielded from reclaim, but we do return a smaller value for
* protection than what the group could enjoy in theory. This
* is okay. With the overcommit distribution above, effective
* protection is always dependent on how memory is actually
* consumed among the siblings anyway.
*/
ep = protected;
/*
* If the children aren't claiming (all of) the protection
* afforded to them by the parent, distribute the remainder in
* proportion to the (unprotected) memory of each cgroup. That
* way, cgroups that aren't explicitly prioritized wrt each
* other compete freely over the allowance, but they are
* collectively protected from neighboring trees.
*
* We're using unprotected memory for the weight so that if
* some cgroups DO claim explicit protection, we don't protect
* the same bytes twice.
*
* Check both usage and parent_usage against the respective
* protected values. One should imply the other, but they
* aren't read atomically - make sure the division is sane.
*/
if (!recursive_protection)
return ep;
if (parent_effective > siblings_protected &&
parent_usage > siblings_protected &&
usage > protected) {
unsigned long unclaimed;
unclaimed = parent_effective - siblings_protected;
unclaimed *= usage - protected;
unclaimed /= parent_usage - siblings_protected;
ep += unclaimed;
}
return ep;
}
/**
* page_counter_calculate_protection - check if memory consumption is in the normal range
* @root: the top ancestor of the sub-tree being checked
* @counter: the page_counter the counter to update
* @recursive_protection: Whether to use memory_recursiveprot behavior.
*
* Calculates elow/emin thresholds for given page_counter.
*
* WARNING: This function is not stateless! It can only be used as part
* of a top-down tree iteration, not for isolated queries.
*/
void page_counter_calculate_protection(struct page_counter *root,
struct page_counter *counter,
bool recursive_protection)
{
unsigned long usage, parent_usage;
struct page_counter *parent = counter->parent;
/*
* Effective values of the reclaim targets are ignored so they
* can be stale. Have a look at mem_cgroup_protection for more
* details.
* TODO: calculation should be more robust so that we do not need
* that special casing.
*/
if (root == counter)
return;
usage = page_counter_read(counter);
if (!usage)
return;
if (parent == root) {
counter->emin = READ_ONCE(counter->min);
counter->elow = READ_ONCE(counter->low);
return;
}
parent_usage = page_counter_read(parent);
WRITE_ONCE(counter->emin, effective_protection(usage, parent_usage,
READ_ONCE(counter->min),
READ_ONCE(parent->emin),
atomic_long_read(&parent->children_min_usage),
recursive_protection));
WRITE_ONCE(counter->elow, effective_protection(usage, parent_usage,
READ_ONCE(counter->low),
READ_ONCE(parent->elow),
atomic_long_read(&parent->children_low_usage),
recursive_protection));
}
#endif /* CONFIG_MEMCG */