1 /* drivers/misc/lowmemorykiller.c
3 * The lowmemorykiller driver lets user-space specify a set of memory thresholds
4 * where processes with a range of oom_adj values will get killed. Specify the
5 * minimum oom_adj values in /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj and the
6 * number of free pages in /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree. Both
7 * files take a comma separated list of numbers in ascending order.
9 * For example, write "0,8" to /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj and
10 * "1024,4096" to /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree to kill processes
11 * with a oom_adj value of 8 or higher when the free memory drops below 4096 pages
12 * and kill processes with a oom_adj value of 0 or higher when the free memory
13 * drops below 1024 pages.
15 * The driver considers memory used for caches to be free, but if a large
16 * percentage of the cached memory is locked this can be very inaccurate
17 * and processes may not get killed until the normal oom killer is triggered.
19 * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Google, Inc.
21 * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
22 * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
23 * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
25 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
26 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
27 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
28 * GNU General Public License for more details.
32 #include <linux/module.h>
33 #include <linux/kernel.h>
35 #include <linux/oom.h>
36 #include <linux/sched.h>
37 #include <linux/notifier.h>
39 static uint32_t lowmem_debug_level = 2;
40 static int lowmem_adj[6] = {
46 static int lowmem_adj_size = 4;
47 static size_t lowmem_minfree[6] = {
53 static int lowmem_minfree_size = 4;
55 static struct task_struct *lowmem_deathpending;
56 static unsigned long lowmem_deathpending_timeout;
58 #define lowmem_print(level, x...) \
60 if (lowmem_debug_level >= (level)) \
65 task_notify_func(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data);
67 static struct notifier_block task_nb = {
68 .notifier_call = task_notify_func,
72 task_notify_func(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data)
74 struct task_struct *task = data;
76 if (task == lowmem_deathpending)
77 lowmem_deathpending = NULL;
82 static int lowmem_shrink(struct shrinker *s, int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask)
84 struct task_struct *p;
85 struct task_struct *selected = NULL;
89 int min_adj = OOM_ADJUST_MAX + 1;
90 int selected_tasksize = 0;
92 int array_size = ARRAY_SIZE(lowmem_adj);
93 int other_free = global_page_state(NR_FREE_PAGES);
94 int other_file = global_page_state(NR_FILE_PAGES) -
95 global_page_state(NR_SHMEM);
98 * If we already have a death outstanding, then
99 * bail out right away; indicating to vmscan
100 * that we have nothing further to offer on
104 if (lowmem_deathpending &&
105 time_before_eq(jiffies, lowmem_deathpending_timeout))
108 if (lowmem_adj_size < array_size)
109 array_size = lowmem_adj_size;
110 if (lowmem_minfree_size < array_size)
111 array_size = lowmem_minfree_size;
112 for (i = 0; i < array_size; i++) {
113 if (other_free < lowmem_minfree[i] &&
114 other_file < lowmem_minfree[i]) {
115 min_adj = lowmem_adj[i];
120 lowmem_print(3, "lowmem_shrink %d, %x, ofree %d %d, ma %d\n",
121 nr_to_scan, gfp_mask, other_free, other_file,
123 rem = global_page_state(NR_ACTIVE_ANON) +
124 global_page_state(NR_ACTIVE_FILE) +
125 global_page_state(NR_INACTIVE_ANON) +
126 global_page_state(NR_INACTIVE_FILE);
127 if (nr_to_scan <= 0 || min_adj == OOM_ADJUST_MAX + 1) {
128 lowmem_print(5, "lowmem_shrink %d, %x, return %d\n",
129 nr_to_scan, gfp_mask, rem);
132 selected_oom_adj = min_adj;
134 read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
135 for_each_process(p) {
136 struct mm_struct *mm;
137 struct signal_struct *sig;
147 oom_adj = sig->oom_adj;
148 if (oom_adj < min_adj) {
152 tasksize = get_mm_rss(mm);
157 if (oom_adj < selected_oom_adj)
159 if (oom_adj == selected_oom_adj &&
160 tasksize <= selected_tasksize)
164 selected_tasksize = tasksize;
165 selected_oom_adj = oom_adj;
166 lowmem_print(2, "select %d (%s), adj %d, size %d, to kill\n",
167 p->pid, p->comm, oom_adj, tasksize);
170 lowmem_print(1, "send sigkill to %d (%s), adj %d, size %d\n",
171 selected->pid, selected->comm,
172 selected_oom_adj, selected_tasksize);
173 lowmem_deathpending = selected;
174 lowmem_deathpending_timeout = jiffies + HZ;
175 force_sig(SIGKILL, selected);
176 rem -= selected_tasksize;
178 lowmem_print(4, "lowmem_shrink %d, %x, return %d\n",
179 nr_to_scan, gfp_mask, rem);
180 read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
184 static struct shrinker lowmem_shrinker = {
185 .shrink = lowmem_shrink,
186 .seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS * 16
189 static int __init lowmem_init(void)
191 task_free_register(&task_nb);
192 register_shrinker(&lowmem_shrinker);
196 static void __exit lowmem_exit(void)
198 unregister_shrinker(&lowmem_shrinker);
199 task_free_unregister(&task_nb);
202 module_param_named(cost, lowmem_shrinker.seeks, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
203 module_param_array_named(adj, lowmem_adj, int, &lowmem_adj_size,
205 module_param_array_named(minfree, lowmem_minfree, uint, &lowmem_minfree_size,
207 module_param_named(debug_level, lowmem_debug_level, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
209 module_init(lowmem_init);
210 module_exit(lowmem_exit);
212 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");