[PATCH] cpusets: confine oom_killer to mem_exclusive cpuset
Now the real motivation for this cpuset mem_exclusive patch series seems
trivial.
This patch keeps a task in or under one mem_exclusive cpuset from provoking an
oom kill of a task under a non-overlapping mem_exclusive cpuset. Since only
interrupt and GFP_ATOMIC allocations are allowed to escape mem_exclusive
containment, there is little to gain from oom killing a task under a
non-overlapping mem_exclusive cpuset, as almost all kernel and user memory
allocation must come from disjoint memory nodes.
This patch enables configuring a system so that a runaway job under one
mem_exclusive cpuset cannot cause the killing of a job in another such cpuset
that might be using very high compute and memory resources for a prolonged
time.
Signed-off-by: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 214806d..40c6d80 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -1688,6 +1688,39 @@
return allowed;
}
+/**
+ * cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap - Do we overlap @p's mem_exclusive ancestors?
+ * @p: pointer to task_struct of some other task.
+ *
+ * Description: Return true if the nearest mem_exclusive ancestor
+ * cpusets of tasks @p and current overlap. Used by oom killer to
+ * determine if task @p's memory usage might impact the memory
+ * available to the current task.
+ *
+ * Acquires cpuset_sem - not suitable for calling from a fast path.
+ **/
+
+int cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap(const struct task_struct *p)
+{
+ const struct cpuset *cs1, *cs2; /* my and p's cpuset ancestors */
+ int overlap = 0; /* do cpusets overlap? */
+
+ down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cs1 = current->cpuset;
+ if (!cs1)
+ goto done; /* current task exiting */
+ cs2 = p->cpuset;
+ if (!cs2)
+ goto done; /* task p is exiting */
+ cs1 = nearest_exclusive_ancestor(cs1);
+ cs2 = nearest_exclusive_ancestor(cs2);
+ overlap = nodes_intersects(cs1->mems_allowed, cs2->mems_allowed);
+done:
+ up(&cpuset_sem);
+
+ return overlap;
+}
+
/*
* proc_cpuset_show()
* - Print tasks cpuset path into seq_file.