linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] Reduce size of swap

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Date:	Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:27:02 +0900 (JST)
From:	"KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki" <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	"KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki" <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp" <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>,
	"lizf@...fujitsu.com" <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] Reduce size of swap_cgroup by CSS ID

Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 06:59:59PM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:

>> +static struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_lookup_get(unsigned short id)
>> +{
>> +	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
>> +
>> +	/* ID 0 is unused ID */
>> +	if (!id)
>> +		return NULL;
>> +	css = css_lookup(&mem_cgroup_subsys, id);
>> +	if (css && css_tryget(css))
>> +		return container_of(css, struct mem_cgroup, css);
>
> So css_tryget(), if successful, prevents the structure referenced by
> css from being freed, correct?  (If not, the range of the RCU read-side
> critical sections surrounding calls to mem_cgroup_lookup_get() must be
> extended.)
>
One reference to css by css_tryget() prevents rmdir(). So, css will
not be freed until css_put() is called.

Thanks,
-Kame

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