linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] cgroups: Allow to bind a subsystem to a cgroup hierarchy

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Message-ID: <AANLkTimCD90s+y_6y=LyOL1QqEOOAaT+b2b4guDrzo_g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:55:32 -0700
From:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>
To:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	"akpm >> Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] cgroups: Allow to bind a subsystem to a cgroup hierarchy

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:09 AM, Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> +       /*
> +        * Indicate if this subsystem can be bound/unbound to/from a cgroup
> +        * hierarchy which has child cgroups.
> +        */
> +       unsigned int can_bind:1;

Maybe call this "bindable"?

Basic idea looks great, it could do with a bunch more comments, and
maybe locking rules.

Is there any chance of a lock inversion between dir->i_mutex and
cgroup_lock in hierarchy_popuiate_dir() ?

Paul
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