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

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Date:	Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:28:25 -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, 2008-04-23 at 23:47 -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:

<snip>

> +static ssize_t freezer_write(struct cgroup *cgroup,
> +			     struct cftype *cft,
> +			     struct file *file,
> +			     const char __user *userbuf,
> +			     size_t nbytes, loff_t *unused_ppos)
> +{
> +	char *buffer;
> +	int retval = 0;
> +	enum freezer_state goal_state;
> +
> +	if (nbytes >= PATH_MAX)
> +		return -E2BIG;
> +
> +	/* +1 for nul-terminator */
> +	buffer = kmalloc(nbytes + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (buffer == NULL)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	if (copy_from_user(buffer, userbuf, nbytes)) {
> +		retval = -EFAULT;
> +		goto free_buffer;
> +	}
> +	buffer[nbytes] = 0;	/* nul-terminate */
> +	strstrip(buffer);
> +	if (strcmp(buffer, "RUNNING") == 0)
> +		goal_state = STATE_RUNNING;
> +	else if (strcmp(buffer, "FROZEN") == 0)
> +		goal_state = STATE_FROZEN;
> +	else {
> +		retval = -EIO;
> +		goto free_buffer;
> +	}
> +
> +	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?

> +	retval = freezer_freeze(cgroup, goal_state);
> +	if (retval == 0)
> +		retval = nbytes;
> +unlock:
> +	cgroup_unlock();
> +free_buffer:
> +	kfree(buffer);
> +	return retval;
> +}

Cheers,
	-Matt Helsley

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