linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 1/3] rdmacg: Added rdma cgroup controller.

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Date:	Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:45:21 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Parav Pandit <pandit.parav@...il.com>
Cc:	Haggai Eran <haggaie@...lanox.com>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, lizefan@...wei.com,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
	Liran Liss <liranl@...lanox.com>,
	"Hefty, Sean" <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
	Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, james.l.morris@...cle.com,
	serge@...lyn.com, Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
	Matan Barak <matanb@...lanox.com>, raindel@...lanox.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 1/3] rdmacg: Added rdma cgroup controller.

Hello, Parav.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 02:49:38AM +0530, Parav Pandit wrote:
> 1. Removed two type of resource pool, made is single type (as you
> described in past comment)
> 2. Removed match tokens and have array definition like "qp", "mr", "cq" etc.
> 3. Wrote small parser and avoided match_token API as that won't work
> due to different array definition
> 4. Removed one-off remove API to unconfigure cgroup, instead all
> resource should be set to max.
> 5. Removed resource pool type (user/default), instead having max_num_cnt,
> when ref_cnt drops to zero and max_num_cnt = total_rescource_cnt, pool is freed.
> 6. Resource definition ownership is now only with IB stack at single
> header file, no longer in each low level driver.
> This goes through IB maintainer and other reviewers eyes.
> This continue to give flexibility to not force kernel upgrade for few
> enums additions for new resource type.
> 7. Wherever possible pool lock is pushed out, except for hierarchical
> charging/unchanging points, as it not possible to do so, due to
> iterative process involves blocking allocations of rpool. Coming up
> more levels up to release locks doesn't make any sense either.
> This is anyway slow path where rpool is not allocated. Except for
> typical first resource allocation, this is less traveled path.
> 8.Other minor cleanups.
> 9. Avoided %d manipulation due to removal of match_token and replaced
> with seq_putc etc friend functions.

Sounds great.  Can't tell too much without looking at the code tho.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun