linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] freezer_cg: disable writing freezer.state of root cgroup

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Date:	Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:01:19 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>
CC:	Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>,
	Cedric Le Goater <clg@...ibm.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] freezer_cg: disable writing freezer.state of root
 	cgroup

Paul Menage wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>> With this change, the root cgroup is unfreezable, and writing to
>> its freezer.state returns -EIO.
> 
> EINVAL might be more consistent with other systems like cpusets.
> 

Because writing FREEZE (or other invalid value) to freezer.state returns EIO..

Or that EIO should be also changed to EINVAL.

> Or maybe just skip populating the file entirely for the root cgroup?
> It's not useful if it can't be written and always returns the same
> value.
> 

I thought about this. I'll see which way Matt and Cedric prefer.

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