linux-kernel - [PATCH v2]oom-kill: CAP_SYS

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Date:	Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:43:24 +0800
From:	"Figo.zhang" <figo1802@...il.com>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	"rientjes@...gle.com" <rientjes@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2]oom-kill: CAP_SYS_RESOURCE should get bonus


CAP_SYS_RESOURCE also had better get 3% bonus for protection.

Signed-off-by: Figo.zhang <figo1802@...il.com>
--- 
mm/oom_kill.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 4029583..30b24b9 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ unsigned int oom_badness(struct task_struct *p, struct mem_cgroup *mem,
 	 * Root processes get 3% bonus, just like the __vm_enough_memory()
 	 * implementation used by LSMs.
 	 */
-	if (has_capability_noaudit(p, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (has_capability_noaudit(p, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+	    has_capability_noaudit(p, CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 		points -= 30;
 
 	/*


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