linux-kernel - Re: [Suggestion] kernel/cgroup.c: about kfree after 'get_new

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Message-ID: <5188E391.6040505@asianux.com>
Date:	Tue, 07 May 2013 19:20:49 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
To:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
CC:	tj@...nel.org, containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Suggestion] kernel/cgroup.c: about kfree after 'get_new_cssid'

On 2013年05月07日 19:01, Li Zefan wrote:
> On 2013/5/7 18:46, Chen Gang wrote:
>> Hello Maintainers:
>>
>> After call get_new_cssid(), I can not find the related free function
>> (it seems free_css_id() is for that, but not used).
>>
>> The memory location is:
>>   get_new_cssid() --> kzalloc() for 'struct css_id'
>>   get_new_cssid() --> idr_alloc() for 'ss->idr'
>>
>> One work flow:
>>   cgroup_load_subsys() --> cgroup_init_idr() --> get_new_cssid()
>>   when get_new_cssid() fails, it will:
>>   cgroup_load_subsys() --> cgroup_unload_subsys() --> idr_destroy(),
>>   and also:
>>   cgroup_load_subsys() --> cgroup_unload_subsys() --> ss->css_free();
>>     ('css_free' may 'debug_css_free', or 'freezer_css_free' ...)
>>
>> It seems the work flow above is not 'kfree' 'struct css_id', is it true?
>>
>> BTW: I also guess, for cgroup_init_idr() in cgroup_init(), need check
>> the return value.
>>
>> Please help check.
>>
> 
> It's the specific cgroup subsystem that calls free_css_id() in it's subsys->css_free()
> callback. See __mem_cgroup_free() for example.
> 

OK, thank you for your confirmation.

> There's a bug in cgroup_unload_subsys() that idr_destroy() should be called after
> ss->css_free(). That said, given there's no modular cgroup subsystem using css_id,
> and the whole css_id thing will be eliminated in 3.11, why bother fixing it.
> 

I just find it by reading code (I also want to learn about kernel).

I guess, for some stable versions, may focus on it, they are the
different branches from the latest version.

So, is it suitable to send related patch for the bug ?

Thanks.

-- 
Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation
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