linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, v7] cgroups: introduce timer slack controller

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Date:	Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:34:25 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
cc:	"Kirill A. Shutsemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, v7] cgroups: introduce timer slack controller

On Thu, 3 Mar 2011, Li Zefan wrote:

> >> +unsigned long get_task_timer_slack(struct task_struct *tsk)
> >> +{
> >> +	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
> >> +	struct tslack_cgroup *tslack_cgroup;
> >> +	unsigned long ret;
> >> +
> >> +	rcu_read_lock();
> > 
> > Did you just remove the odd comment or actually figure out why you
> > need rcu_read_lock() here ?
> > 
> 
> It's necessary to protect against task exiting or task moving between cgroups.

I know, though after the last review I wanted to make sure, that the
author understands it as well and not just removed the odd comment
just because I ranted about it :)

Thanks,

	tglx
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