linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 3/3] blk-throttling: detect inactive cgroup

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Message-ID: <20160121204405.GE8379@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:44:05 -0500
From:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
To:	Shaohua Li <shli@...com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, axboe@...nel.dk, tj@...nel.org,
	jmoyer@...hat.com, Kernel-team@...com, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 3/3] blk-throttling: detect inactive cgroup

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 09:49:19AM -0800, Shaohua Li wrote:
> If a cgroup is inactive for some time, it should be excluded from
> bandwidth calculation.

I am not sure why do we require this patch. If group is inactive, it
will not be on service tree and will not contribute to weight hence
will not contrinute to share.

Thanks
Vivek