linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/5] Container Freezer: Implement freezer cgroup subsystem

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Date:	Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:30:49 -0700
From:	Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>
To:	Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Cedric Le Goater <clg@...ibm.com>, Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	Oren Laadan <orenl@...columbia.edu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/5] Container Freezer: Implement freezer cgroup
	subsystem


On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 14:28 -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 23:47 -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:
> 
> <snip>

> > +	cgroup_lock();
> > +
> > +	if (cgroup_is_removed(cgroup)) {
> > +		retval = -ENODEV;
> > +		goto unlock;
> > +	}
> 
> I think this was copy/paste'd from cgroup_common_file_write() which
> modifies the cgroup hierarchy. However this function does not modify the
> cgroup hierarchy and we're not getting the cgroup from the task. So I
> don't think cgroup_lock()/unlock() are needed here. Paul, do you agree?

Oops! I didn't track the call chain correctly. Sorry for the noise...

Cheers,
	-Matt Helsley


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