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Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long

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On Fri 23-09-16 16:29:36, Hillf Danton wrote:
[...]
> > @@ -3659,6 +3661,15 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
> >  	else
> >  		no_progress_loops++;
> > 
> > +	/* Make sure we know about allocations which stall for too long */
> > +	if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOWARN) && time_after(jiffies, alloc_start + stall_timeout)) {
> > +		pr_warn("%s: page alloction stalls for %ums: order:%u mode:%#x(%pGg)\n",
> > +				current->comm, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies-alloc_start),
> 
> Better if pid is also printed.

I've tried to be consistent with warn_alloc_failed and that doesn't
print pid either. Maybe both of them should. Dunno

> > +				order, gfp_mask, &gfp_mask);
> > +		stall_timeout += 10 * HZ;
> 
> Alternatively	 alloc_start = jiffies;

Then we would lose the cumulative time in the output which is imho
helpful because you cannot tell whether the new warning is a new request
or the old one still looping.

> > +		dump_stack();
> > +	}
> > +
> >  	if (should_reclaim_retry(gfp_mask, order, ac, alloc_flags,
> >  				 did_some_progress > 0, no_progress_loops))
> >  		goto retry;
> > --
> > 2.9.3
> > 
> thanks
> Hillf
> 

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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[PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-23 10:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long "Hillf Danton" <hillf.zj@alibaba-inc.com> - 2016-09-23 10:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-23 10:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long "Hillf Danton" <hillf.zj@alibaba-inc.com> - 2016-09-23 11:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-23 11:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> - 2016-09-23 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-23 17:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> - 2016-09-24 05:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-26 10:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> - 2016-09-27 15:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-29 10:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com> - 2016-09-23 19:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com> - 2016-09-24 15:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-26 10:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-26 10:20 +0200
  [PATCH 2/2] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-29 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> - 2016-09-29 11:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm: warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-29 11:20 +0200
  [PATCH 1/2] mm: consolidate warn_alloc_failed users Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-29 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm: consolidate warn_alloc_failed users Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> - 2016-09-29 11:30 +0200
  [PATCH 0/2] warn about allocations which stall for too long Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-09-29 10:50 +0200

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