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authorJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2023-06-15 22:18:58 -0700
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Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net
Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR. Conflicts: include/linux/mlx5/driver.h 617f5db1a626 ("RDMA/mlx5: Fix affinity assignment") dc13180824b7 ("net/mlx5: Enable devlink port for embedded cpu VF vports") https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230613125939.595e50b8@canb.auug.org.au/ tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh 47867f0a7e83 ("selftests: mptcp: join: skip check if MIB counter not supported") 425ba803124b ("selftests: mptcp: join: support RM_ADDR for used endpoints or not") 45b1a1227a7a ("mptcp: introduces more address related mibs") 0639fa230a21 ("selftests: mptcp: add explicit check for new mibs") https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20230609-upstream-net-20230610-mptcp-selftests-support-old-kernels-part-3-v1-0-2896fe2ee8a3@tessares.net/ No adjacent changes. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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@@ -1213,23 +1213,25 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
cgroups. The default is "max".
- Memory usage throttle limit. This is the main mechanism to
- control memory usage of a cgroup. If a cgroup's usage goes
+ Memory usage throttle limit. If a cgroup's usage goes
over the high boundary, the processes of the cgroup are
throttled and put under heavy reclaim pressure.
Going over the high limit never invokes the OOM killer and
- under extreme conditions the limit may be breached.
+ under extreme conditions the limit may be breached. The high
+ limit should be used in scenarios where an external process
+ monitors the limited cgroup to alleviate heavy reclaim
+ pressure.
memory.max
A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
cgroups. The default is "max".
- Memory usage hard limit. This is the final protection
- mechanism. If a cgroup's memory usage reaches this limit and
- can't be reduced, the OOM killer is invoked in the cgroup.
- Under certain circumstances, the usage may go over the limit
- temporarily.
+ Memory usage hard limit. This is the main mechanism to limit
+ memory usage of a cgroup. If a cgroup's memory usage reaches
+ this limit and can't be reduced, the OOM killer is invoked in
+ the cgroup. Under certain circumstances, the usage may go
+ over the limit temporarily.
In default configuration regular 0-order allocations always
succeed unless OOM killer chooses current task as a victim.
@@ -1238,10 +1240,6 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
Caller could retry them differently, return into userspace
as -ENOMEM or silently ignore in cases like disk readahead.
- This is the ultimate protection mechanism. As long as the
- high limit is used and monitored properly, this limit's
- utility is limited to providing the final safety net.
-
memory.reclaim
A write-only nested-keyed file which exists for all cgroups.