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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Matt Helsley <matthltc@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: rjw@sisk.pl, oleg@redhat.com, cgroups@vger.kernel.org,
	containers@lists.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET cgroup/for-3.8] cgroup_freezer: allow migration regardless of freezer state and update locking
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:02:35 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121019200235.GN13370@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121019012945.GD6223@us.ibm.com>

Hey, Matt.

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 06:29:45PM -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:
> Yeah, that would be a nice cleanup too. I guess the ultra-careful way to
> remove this feature would be something like:
> 
> 	Add an internal migration restriction (which may or may not be
> 		exported as a userspace interface in a subsequent
> 		patch).
> 
> 	Make the cgroup freezer use it.
> 
> 	Make the cgroup freezer WARN_ONCE() when the subsystem is first
> 		mounted. Indicates that the behavior is going to
> 		change.
> 
> 	... time passes ...
> 
> 	Remove the use of the migration "lock" from the cgroup freezer
> 		and the WARN_ONCE().
> 
> Which would also make the feature more obvious.

I don't think I'm gonna go that far for this.  I don't think we need
cgroup migration locking after all.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

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From: Tejun Heo <tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Matt Helsley
	<matthltc-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
Cc: rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org,
	oleg-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	cgroups-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
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	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET cgroup/for-3.8] cgroup_freezer: allow migration regardless of freezer state and update locking
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:02:35 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121019200235.GN13370@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121019012945.GD6223-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Hey, Matt.

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 06:29:45PM -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:
> Yeah, that would be a nice cleanup too. I guess the ultra-careful way to
> remove this feature would be something like:
> 
> 	Add an internal migration restriction (which may or may not be
> 		exported as a userspace interface in a subsequent
> 		patch).
> 
> 	Make the cgroup freezer use it.
> 
> 	Make the cgroup freezer WARN_ONCE() when the subsystem is first
> 		mounted. Indicates that the behavior is going to
> 		change.
> 
> 	... time passes ...
> 
> 	Remove the use of the migration "lock" from the cgroup freezer
> 		and the WARN_ONCE().
> 
> Which would also make the feature more obvious.

I don't think I'm gonna go that far for this.  I don't think we need
cgroup migration locking after all.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

  reply	other threads:[~2012-10-19 20:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 149+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-16 22:28 [PATCHSET cgroup/for-3.8] cgroup_freezer: allow migration regardless of freezer state and update locking Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28 ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28 ` [PATCH 5/7] cgroup_freezer: allow moving tasks in and out of a frozen cgroup Tejun Heo
     [not found]   ` <1350426526-14254-6-git-send-email-tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 19:25     ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-22 19:25   ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-22 19:25     ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-22 21:25     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-22 21:25       ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-23 16:14       ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-23 16:14         ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]       ` <20121022212505.GG5951-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-23 16:14         ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]     ` <20121022192506.GA27163-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 21:25       ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-19 16:54 ` [PATCHSET cgroup/for-3.8] cgroup_freezer: allow migration regardless of freezer state and update locking Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-19 16:54   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-19 20:04   ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-19 20:04     ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]     ` <20121019200421.GO13370-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-21 19:18       ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-21 19:18         ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]         ` <20121021191853.GB26218-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-21 19:24           ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-21 19:24             ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]   ` <2424755.Pg0O5tTD3k-sKB8Sp2ER+y1GS7QM15AGw@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-19 20:04     ` Tejun Heo
     [not found] ` <1350426526-14254-1-git-send-email-tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-16 22:28   ` [PATCH 1/7] cgroup: cgroup_subsys->fork() should be called after the task is added to css_set Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28     ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]     ` <1350426526-14254-2-git-send-email-tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-17  8:28       ` Li Zefan
2012-10-17  8:28         ` Li Zefan
2012-10-18  1:25         ` Li Zefan
2012-10-18  1:25           ` Li Zefan
     [not found]         ` <507E6C4B.6000704-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-18  1:25           ` Li Zefan
2012-10-21 19:11       ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-21 19:11         ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]         ` <20121021191141.GA26218-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-21 19:22           ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-21 19:22         ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-21 19:22           ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]           ` <20121021192222.GB5951-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 18:04             ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-22 18:04               ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]               ` <20121022180445.GB21553-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 21:16                 ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-22 21:16                   ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                   ` <20121022211631.GE5951-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-23 15:51                     ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-23 15:51                       ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                       ` <20121023155128.GB16201-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-24 19:04                         ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-24 19:04                           ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                           ` <20121024190458.GB12182-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:42                             ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 17:42                               ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-12-20  5:25       ` Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski
2012-12-20  5:25         ` Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski
2012-12-28 21:22         ` [PATCH] cgroup: remove unused dummy cgroup_fork_callbacks() Tejun Heo
2012-12-28 21:22           ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28   ` [PATCH 2/7] freezer: add missing mb's to freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip() Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28     ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]     ` <1350426526-14254-3-git-send-email-tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 17:44       ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-22 17:44         ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]         ` <20121022174404.GA21553-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 21:13           ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-22 21:13             ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]             ` <20121022211317.GD5951-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-23 15:39               ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-23 15:39                 ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                 ` <20121023153919.GA16201-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-24 18:57                   ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-24 18:57                 ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-24 18:57                   ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                   ` <20121024185710.GA12182-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 16:39                     ` [PATCH 0/1] (Was: freezer: add missing mb's to freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip()) Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 16:39                       ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                       ` <20121025163941.GA3801-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 16:39                         ` [PATCH 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule() Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 16:39                           ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 17:18                           ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-25 17:18                             ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-25 17:34                             ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 17:34                               ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                               ` <20121025173433.GA7650-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:36                                 ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-25 17:36                                   ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                                   ` <20121025173632.GI11442-Gd/HAXX7CRxy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-26 17:45                                     ` [PATCH v2 0/1] " Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-26 17:45                                       ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                                       ` <20121026174545.GA21639-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-26 17:46                                         ` [PATCH v2 1/1] " Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-26 17:46                                           ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                                           ` <20121026174606.GB21639-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-26 17:52                                             ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-26 17:52                                               ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-26 18:01                                               ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-26 18:01                                                 ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-26 21:14                                                 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-26 21:14                                                   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
     [not found]                                                   ` <2566006.UzAQbpOjNQ-sKB8Sp2ER+y1GS7QM15AGw@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-26 21:29                                                     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-26 21:29                                                       ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-26 21:29                                                       ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-26 21:29                                                         ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                                                         ` <20121026212909.GW11442-Gd/HAXX7CRxy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-28  0:16                                                           ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-28  0:16                                                         ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-28  0:16                                                           ` Rafael J. Wysocki
     [not found]                                                       ` <2718983.vORnrfWdbE-sKB8Sp2ER+y1GS7QM15AGw@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-26 21:29                                                         ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                                                 ` <20121026180149.GA22421-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-26 21:14                                                   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
     [not found]                                               ` <20121026175258.GV11442-Gd/HAXX7CRxy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-26 18:01                                                 ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-27 22:22                                             ` Ben Hutchings
2012-10-27 22:22                                           ` Ben Hutchings
2012-10-27 22:22                                             ` Ben Hutchings
     [not found]                                             ` <1351376558.21585.1.camel-nDn/Rdv9kqW9Jme8/bJn5UCKIB8iOfG2tUK59QYPAWc@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-28 13:45                                               ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-28 13:45                                                 ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                             ` <20121025171812.GE11442-Gd/HAXX7CRxy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:34                               ` [PATCH " Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                           ` <20121025163959.GB3801-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:18                             ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28   ` [PATCH 3/7] cgroup_freezer: make it official that writes to freezer.state don't fail Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28   ` [PATCH 4/7] cgroup_freezer: don't stall transition to FROZEN for PF_NOFREEZE or PF_FREEZER_SKIP tasks Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-22 18:34     ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-22 18:34       ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]       ` <20121022183453.GA24687-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 21:18         ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-22 21:18           ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-23 15:55           ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-23 15:55             ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]             ` <20121023155533.GC16201-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-24 19:06               ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-24 19:06                 ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                 ` <20121024190651.GC12182-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:12                   ` [PATCH 0/1] (Was: cgroup_freezer: don't stall transition to FROZEN for PF_NOFREEZE or PF_FREEZER_SKIP tasks) Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 17:12                     ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                     ` <20121025171236.GA6776-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:12                       ` [PATCH 1/1] freezer: exec should clear PF_NOFREEZE along with PF_KTHREAD Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 17:12                         ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 17:20                         ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-25 17:20                           ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                           ` <20121025172016.GF11442-Gd/HAXX7CRxy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:37                             ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-25 17:37                               ` Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]                               ` <20121025173756.GB7650-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:37                                 ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-25 17:37                                   ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-25 20:13                                   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
     [not found]                                   ` <CAOS58YPAVVr=itauGD9eTpfRLSBLuM8Bpyuq9AP73MDr8dPmiQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 20:13                                     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
     [not found]                         ` <20121025171256.GB6776-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-25 17:20                           ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]           ` <20121022211822.GF5951-OlzNCW9NnSVy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-23 15:55             ` [PATCH 4/7] cgroup_freezer: don't stall transition to FROZEN for PF_NOFREEZE or PF_FREEZER_SKIP tasks Oleg Nesterov
     [not found]     ` <1350426526-14254-5-git-send-email-tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-22 18:34       ` Oleg Nesterov
2012-10-16 22:28   ` [PATCH 5/7] cgroup_freezer: allow moving tasks in and out of a frozen cgroup Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28   ` [PATCH 6/7] cgroup_freezer: prepare update_if_frozen() for locking change Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28   ` [PATCH 7/7] cgroup_freezer: don't use cgroup_lock_live_group() Tejun Heo
2012-10-16 22:28     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-17 19:16   ` [PATCHSET cgroup/for-3.8] cgroup_freezer: allow migration regardless of freezer state and update locking Matt Helsley
2012-10-17 19:16     ` Matt Helsley
     [not found]     ` <20121017191606.GA6223-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-18 21:14       ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-18 21:14     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-18 21:14       ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]       ` <20121018211434.GI13370-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-18 22:21         ` Matt Helsley
2012-10-18 22:21           ` Matt Helsley
     [not found]           ` <20121018222155.GB6223-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-18 22:35             ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-18 22:35               ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]               ` <20121018223517.GQ13370-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-18 23:47                 ` Matt Helsley
2012-10-18 23:47                   ` Matt Helsley
2012-10-19  0:01                   ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-19  0:01                     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-19  1:29                     ` Matt Helsley
2012-10-19  1:29                       ` Matt Helsley
2012-10-19 20:02                       ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2012-10-19 20:02                         ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                       ` <20121019012945.GD6223-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-19 20:02                         ` Tejun Heo
     [not found]                     ` <20121019000153.GZ13370-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-19  1:29                       ` Matt Helsley
     [not found]                   ` <20121018234726.GC6223-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-10-19  0:01                     ` Tejun Heo
2012-10-19 16:54   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-10-16 22:28 Tejun Heo

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