linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] [PATCH] cgroup: add "procs" control file

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:49:32 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>, Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] cgroup: add "procs" control file

KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:02:25 +0800
> Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
>> This control file is the equivalent of the "tasks" control file, but
>> acting/reporting on entire thread groups.
>>
>> For example, we have a process with pid 1000 and its sub-thread with
>> tid 1001, to attach them into a cgroup:
>>  # echo 1000 > procs
>> Then show the process list and the task list respectively:
>>  # cat procs
>>  1000
>>  # cat tasks
>>  1000
>>  1001
>>
>> Questions:
>> - What to do if the attaching of a thread failed? continue to attach
>>   other threads, or stop and return error?
>> - When a sub-thread of a process is in the cgroup, but not its thread
>>   cgroup leader, what to do when 'cat procs'? just skip those threads?
>>
> I think this feature make sense. But not meets a theory that cgroup handles
> a thread not a process. So, how about changing the definition of this interface
> from
>   - showing procs
> to
>   - showing threads which is thread-group-leader.
> 
> One possible problem is a case that thread-group-leader exits while other
> members are alive. In such case, thread-group-leader calls cgroup_exit()
> but will be still alive until all sub-threads exit. So, this interface
> cannot show correct information. 
> (right ??? please point out if I miss something)
> 

It can show the thread group leader in zombie state with [TID]?

> So, how about this kind of interface ? showing both of TID and PID.
> 
> %/cat/procs
> TID  PID
> 1001 1001
> 1234 1001
> 3856 1001
> 728  728
> ....
> ....
> 
> nonsense ?

This information is also available from other means /proc/pid/tasks for example.
I like Li's original interface for procs and tasks. I would also suggest adding
groups.

-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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