Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933451AbXK2VZc (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:25:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1761197AbXK2VZU (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:25:20 -0500 Received: from g1t0029.austin.hp.com ([15.216.28.36]:40433 "EHLO g1t0029.austin.hp.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757959AbXK2VZS (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:25:18 -0500 Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm2 (bugfix for memory cgroup per-zone-struct allocation.) From: Lee Schermerhorn To: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20071129142416.f6d1ffcd.kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> References: <20071128034140.648383f0.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20071129122329.4c56c052.kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> <20071129142416.f6d1ffcd.kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: HP/OSLO Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:25:33 -0500 Message-Id: <1196371533.5347.11.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2188 Lines: 61 On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 14:24 +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote: > On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:23:29 +0900 > KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote: > > I noticed CONFIG_NUMA + CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_CONT + CONFIG_SLUB cannot boot because of my patch. > > (SLAB is ok.) > > I'll post workaround soon. > > > == > This is a fix. tested on my ia64/NUMA box both on SLAB/SLUB. > This patch fixes kmalloc_node() is called against node-without-memory. > > It's better to add memory hotplug callback for supporing possible nodes > (memory hotplug) but here just uses kmalloc(). > > Should be revisited later. > > Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki > > mm/memcontrol.c | 14 ++++++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > Index: linux-2.6.24-rc3-mm2/mm/memcontrol.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.24-rc3-mm2.orig/mm/memcontrol.c > +++ linux-2.6.24-rc3-mm2/mm/memcontrol.c > @@ -1117,8 +1117,18 @@ static int alloc_mem_cgroup_per_zone_inf > struct mem_cgroup_per_node *pn; > struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *mz; > int zone; > - > - pn = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*pn), GFP_KERNEL, node); > + /* > + * This routine is called against possible nodes. > + * But it's BUG to call kmalloc() against offline node. > + * > + * TODO: this routine can waste much memory for nodes which will > + * never be onlined. It's better to use memory hotplug callback > + * function. > + */ > + if (node_state(node, N_HIGH_MEMORY)) > + pn = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*pn), GFP_KERNEL, node); > + else > + pn = kmalloc(sizeof(*pn), GFP_KERNEL); > if (!pn) > return 1; > > This worked for me. Can boot 24-rc3-mm2 [if I turn off async scsi scan, that is--not related to mem controller]. Just FYI, on my ia64 platform, with NODES_SHIFT == 8 [RHEL & SLES ship with 10, I believe], the size of the mem_cgroup structure is ~10KB. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/