[PATCHSET] cgroup: cftype based file interface, take #2
Tejun Heo
tj at kernel.org
Fri Mar 30 15:42:46 UTC 2012
Hey, Li.
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 08:42:07PM +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
> > This patch replaces cgroup file interface with cftype based one which
> > allows dynamic additions and removals of cftype arrays whether the
> > target subsystem is attached or not. This can be used to make subsys
> > rebinding via remount work properly but I intentionally avoided doing
> > that at the moment.
>
> What's the problem with remount?
Subsys can't be changed if any non-root cgroup exists.
> and is it important enough that it should be fixed even the feature
> is marked as deprecated?
I'm not sure. We *might* need it during multi-mount -> single-mount
transition depending on how that's implemented, so the "at the moment"
qualifier. It probably won't be fixed but I'm not fully sure.
> > This makes cgroup population simpler for controllers and will be used
> > to allow controllers to be more dynamic. e.g. blkio subsys has
> > sub-policies which may come and go while blkio subsys is attached and
> > it currently uses fixed set of files which stays blank if not in use.
>
> Dynamic cgroup files was mentioned before. The scenario in mind was blkio
> control files can be added/removed automatically as devices come and ago.
>
> So this time blkio subsystem is really going to be made more dynamic
> soon?
Patchset already posted.
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cgroups/1376
Thanks.
--
tejun
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