From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Balbir Singh Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] bio-cgroup controller Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:01:37 +0530 Message-ID: <20090421153137.GL19637__45784.2873562642$1240328244$gmane$org@balbir.in.ibm.com> References: <1239740480-28125-1-git-send-email-righi.andrea@gmail.com> <1239740480-28125-4-git-send-email-righi.andrea@gmail.com> <20090417102214.GC3896@balbir.in.ibm.com> <20090420.203540.104031006.ryov@valinux.co.jp> <20090420145658.GB13307@linux> Reply-To: balbir-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090420145658.GB13307@linux> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org To: Ryo Tsuruta , randy.dunlap-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, axboe-tSWWG44O7X1aa/9Udqfwiw@public.gmane.org, dradford-cT2on/YLNlBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org, akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org, ngupta-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, fernando-gVGce1chcLdL9jVzuh4AOg@public.gmane.orgl List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org * Andrea Righi [2009-04-20 16:56:59]: > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 08:35:40PM +0900, Ryo Tsuruta wrote: > > > > +/* > > > > + * Assign "page" the same owner as "opage." > > > > + */ > > > > +void bio_cgroup_copy_owner(struct page *npage, struct page *opage) > > > > +{ > > > > + struct page_cgroup *npc, *opc; > > > > + > > > > + if (bio_cgroup_disabled()) > > > > + return; > > > > + npc = lookup_page_cgroup(npage); > > > > + if (unlikely(!npc)) > > > > + return; > > > > + opc = lookup_page_cgroup(opage); > > > > + if (unlikely(!opc)) > > > > + return; > > > > + > > > > + /* > > > > + * Do this without any locks. The reason is the same as > > > > + * bio_cgroup_reset_owner(). > > > > + */ > > > > + npc->bio_cgroup_id = opc->bio_cgroup_id; > > > > > > What protects npc and opc? > > > > As the same reason mentioned above, bio_cgroup_id can be updated > > without any locks, and npc and opc always point to page_cgroups. > > An integer variable can be set a new value at once on a system which > > can use RCU lock. > > mmmh... I'm not sure about this. Actually you read opc->bio_cgroup_id > first and then write to npc->bio_cgroup_id, so it is not atomic at all. > So, you can read or set a wrong ID, but at least it should be always > consistent (the single read or write itself is atomic). Quick concern here, how long does it take for the data to become consistent? Can we have a group misuse the bandwidth during that time? What about conditions where you have a wrong ID, but the group associated with the wrong ID is gone? -- Balbir