Thread (26 messages) 26 messages, 6 authors, 2011-09-12

Re: [PATCH v2 9/9] Add documentation about kmem_cgroup

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From: Randy Dunlap <hidden>
Date: 2011-09-08 23:13:23
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On 09/06/11 21:23, Glauber Costa wrote:
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Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <redacted>
CC: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
CC: Hiroyouki Kamezawa <redacted>
CC: Eric W. Biederman <redacted>
CC: Randy Dunlap <redacted>
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 Documentation/cgroups/kmem_cgroups.txt |   27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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+Kernel Memory Cgroup
+====================
+
+This document briefly describes the kernel memory cgroup, or "kmem cgroup".
+Unlike user memory, kernel memory cannot be swapped. This effectively means
+that rogue processes can start operations that pin kernel objects permanently
+into memory, exhausting resources of all other processes in the system.
+
+kmem_cgroup main goal is to control the amount of memory a group of processes
   kmem_cgroup's main goal
+can pin at any given point in time. Other uses of this infrastructure are
+expected to come up with time. Right now, the only resource effectively limited
                                                      resources
+are tcp send and receive buffers.
or:
                                             the only resource effectively limited
  is TCP network buffers.
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+
+TCP network buffers
+===================
+
+TCP network buffers, both on the send and receive sides, can be controlled
+by the kmem cgroup. Once a socket is created, it is attached to the cgroup of
+the controller process, where it stays until the end of its lifetime.
+
+Files
+=====
+	kmem.tcp_maxmem: control the maximum amount in bytes that can be used by
	                 controls the maximum amount of memory in bytes ...

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+	tcp sockets inside the cgroup. 
+
+	kmem.tcp_current_memory: current amount in bytes used by all sockets in
	                         current amount of memory in bytes ...
+	this cgroup

-- 
~Randy
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