On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 11:52 AM Vasily Averin [off-list ref] wrote:

On 18.10.2021 18:07, Shakeel Butt wrote:

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On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 5:27 AM Michal Hocko [off-list ref] wrote:

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On Mon 18-10-21 15:14:26, Vasily Averin wrote:

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On 18.10.2021 14:53, Michal Hocko wrote:

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On Mon 18-10-21 13:05:35, Vasily Averin wrote:

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On 18.10.2021 12:04, Michal Hocko wrote:
Here we call try_charge_memcg() that return success and approve the allocation,
however then we hit into kmem limit and fail the allocation.

Just to make sure I understand this would be for the v1 kmem explicit
limit, correct?

yes, I mean this limit.

OK, thanks for the clarification. This is a known problem. Have a look
at I think we consider that one to 0158115f702b ("memcg, kmem: deprecate
kmem.limit_in_bytes"). We are reporting the deprecated and to-be removed
status since 2019 without any actual report sugested by the kernel
message. Maybe we should try and remove it and see whether that prompts
some pushback.

Yes, I think now should be the right time to take the next step for
deprecation of kmem limits:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20201118175726.2453120-1-shakeelb-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org/

Are you going to push it to stable kernels too?

Not really. Is there a reason I should? More exposure to catch breakage?