[PATCH v4 2/4] mm/util.c: make vm_memory_committed() more accurate

From: Feng Tang
Date: Thu May 28 2020 - 21:06:27 EST


percpu_counter_sum_positive() will provide more accurate info.

As with percpu_counter_read_positive(), in worst case the deviation
could be 'batch * nr_cpus', which is totalram_pages/256 for now,
and will be more when the batch gets enlarged.

Its time cost is about 800 nanoseconds on a 2C/4T platform and
2~3 microseconds on a 2S/36C/72T server in normal case, and in
worst case where vm_committed_as's spinlock is under severe
contention, it costs 30~40 microseconds for the 2S/36C/72T sever,
which should be fine for its only two users: /proc/meminfo and
HyperV balloon driver's status trace per second.

Signed-off-by: Feng Tang <feng.tang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/util.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index 9b3be03..3c7a08c 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ struct percpu_counter vm_committed_as ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
*/
unsigned long vm_memory_committed(void)
{
- return percpu_counter_read_positive(&vm_committed_as);
+ return percpu_counter_sum_positive(&vm_committed_as);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vm_memory_committed);

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