linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6] memcg: make mem_cgroup_reparent

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Date:	Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:42:12 +0200
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
To:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Balbir Singh <bsingharora@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] memcg: make mem_cgroup_reparent_charges non failing

On Thu 18-10-12 16:30:19, Li Zefan wrote:
> >  static int mem_cgroup_force_empty_write(struct cgroup *cont, unsigned int event)
> > @@ -5013,13 +5011,9 @@ free_out:
> >  static int mem_cgroup_pre_destroy(struct cgroup *cont)
> >  {
> >  	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_cont(cont);
> > -	int ret;
> >  
> > -	css_get(&memcg->css);
> > -	ret = mem_cgroup_reparent_charges(memcg);
> > -	css_put(&memcg->css);
> > -
> > -	return ret;
> > +	mem_cgroup_reparent_charges(memcg);
> > +	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> 
> Why don't you make pre_destroy() return void?

Yes I plan to do that later after I have feedback for this RFC.  I am
especially interested whether the cgroup core patch is OK, resp. has to
be reworked to pull pre_destroy outside of cgroup_lock

Thanks
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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