linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC - TAKE TWO - 02/12] block, bfq: add full hierarchical scheduling and cgroups support

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Date:	Fri, 30 May 2014 11:39:43 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Paolo Valente <paolo.valente@...more.it>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>,
	Fabio Checconi <fchecconi@...il.com>,
	Arianna Avanzini <avanzini.arianna@...il.com>,
	Paolo Valente <posta_paolo@...oo.it>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC - TAKE TWO - 02/12] block, bfq: add full hierarchical
 scheduling and cgroups support

On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 11:37:18AM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:05:33AM +0200, Paolo Valente wrote:
> > diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h b/include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h
> > index 768fe44..cdd2528 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h
> > @@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ SUBSYS(net_cls)
> >  SUBSYS(blkio)
> >  #endif
> >  
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CGROUP_BFQIO)
> > +SUBSYS(bfqio)
> > +#endif
> 
> So, ummm, I don't think this is a good idea.  Why aren't you plugging
> into the blkcg infrastructure as cfq does?  Why does it need to be a
> separate controller?

If there's something which doesn't work for bfq in blkcg, please let
me know.  I'd be happy to make it work.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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