linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] cgroups: Make freezer subsystem bindable

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Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:06:59 -0700
From:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>
To:	Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	"akpm >> Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] cgroups: Make freezer subsystem bindable

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com> wrote:
>> Alternately you could split the bind/unbind op function pointers
>> and get rid of the boolean argument. Then just don't fill in the
>> freezer's unbind op and refuse to unbind subsystems that lack
>> the unbind op. That seems a bit cleaner for now at least.
>
> Or alternately to the alternate :):  add a can_unbind:1 field and keep
> the boolean bind op argument. That might be best -- avoids an extra
> function pointer and still splits the bind/unbind-ability of a
> subsystem.

I think I'd vote for the separate bind() / unbind() callbacks.

Paul
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