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commit 4376807 upstream.

In the effort to reduce zombie memcgs [1], it was discovered that the
memcg LRU doesn't apply enough pressure on offlined memcgs.  Specifically,
instead of rotating them to the tail of the current generation
(MEMCG_LRU_TAIL) for a second attempt, it moves them to the next
generation (MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG) after the first attempt.

Not applying enough pressure on offlined memcgs can cause them to build
up, and this can be particularly harmful to memory-constrained systems.

On Pixel 8 Pro, launching apps for 50 cycles:
                 Before  After  Change
  Zombie memcgs  45      35     -22%

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/CABdmKX2M6koq4Q0Cmp_-=wbP0Qa190HdEGGaHfxNS05gAkUtPA@mail.gmail.com/

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20231208061407.2125867-4-yuzhao@google.com
Fixes: e4dde56 ("mm: multi-gen LRU: per-node lru_gen_folio lists")
Signed-off-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@google.com>
Reported-by: T.J. Mercier <tjmercier@google.com>
Tested-by: T.J. Mercier <tjmercier@google.com>
Cc: Charan Teja Kalla <quic_charante@quicinc.com>
Cc: Hillf Danton <hdanton@sina.com>
Cc: Jaroslav Pulchart <jaroslav.pulchart@gooddata.com>
Cc: Kairui Song <ryncsn@gmail.com>
Cc: Kalesh Singh <kaleshsingh@google.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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yuzhaogoogle authored and gregkh committed Dec 20, 2023
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions include/linux/mmzone.h
Expand Up @@ -519,10 +519,10 @@ void lru_gen_look_around(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw);
* 1. Exceeding the soft limit, which triggers MEMCG_LRU_HEAD;
* 2. The first attempt to reclaim a memcg below low, which triggers
* MEMCG_LRU_TAIL;
* 3. The first attempt to reclaim a memcg below reclaimable size threshold,
* which triggers MEMCG_LRU_TAIL;
* 4. The second attempt to reclaim a memcg below reclaimable size threshold,
* which triggers MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;
* 3. The first attempt to reclaim a memcg offlined or below reclaimable size
* threshold, which triggers MEMCG_LRU_TAIL;
* 4. The second attempt to reclaim a memcg offlined or below reclaimable size
* threshold, which triggers MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;
* 5. Attempting to reclaim a memcg below min, which triggers MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;
* 6. Finishing the aging on the eviction path, which triggers MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;
* 7. Offlining a memcg, which triggers MEMCG_LRU_OLD.
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24 changes: 16 additions & 8 deletions mm/vmscan.c
Expand Up @@ -5291,7 +5291,12 @@ static bool should_run_aging(struct lruvec *lruvec, unsigned long max_seq,
}

/* try to scrape all its memory if this memcg was deleted */
*nr_to_scan = mem_cgroup_online(memcg) ? (total >> sc->priority) : total;
if (!mem_cgroup_online(memcg)) {
*nr_to_scan = total;
return false;
}

*nr_to_scan = total >> sc->priority;

/*
* The aging tries to be lazy to reduce the overhead, while the eviction
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -5412,22 +5417,17 @@ static int shrink_one(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc)
bool success;
unsigned long scanned = sc->nr_scanned;
unsigned long reclaimed = sc->nr_reclaimed;
int seg = lru_gen_memcg_seg(lruvec);
struct mem_cgroup *memcg = lruvec_memcg(lruvec);
struct pglist_data *pgdat = lruvec_pgdat(lruvec);

/* see the comment on MEMCG_NR_GENS */
if (!lruvec_is_sizable(lruvec, sc))
return seg != MEMCG_LRU_TAIL ? MEMCG_LRU_TAIL : MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;

mem_cgroup_calculate_protection(NULL, memcg);

if (mem_cgroup_below_min(NULL, memcg))
return MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;

if (mem_cgroup_below_low(NULL, memcg)) {
/* see the comment on MEMCG_NR_GENS */
if (seg != MEMCG_LRU_TAIL)
if (lru_gen_memcg_seg(lruvec) != MEMCG_LRU_TAIL)
return MEMCG_LRU_TAIL;

memcg_memory_event(memcg, MEMCG_LOW);
Expand All @@ -5443,7 +5443,15 @@ static int shrink_one(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc)

flush_reclaim_state(sc);

return success ? MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG : 0;
if (success && mem_cgroup_online(memcg))
return MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;

if (!success && lruvec_is_sizable(lruvec, sc))
return 0;

/* one retry if offlined or too small */
return lru_gen_memcg_seg(lruvec) != MEMCG_LRU_TAIL ?
MEMCG_LRU_TAIL : MEMCG_LRU_YOUNG;
}

#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
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