linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 08/17] cgroup: Move debug cgroup to its own file

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Message-ID: <20170519192146.GA9741@wtj.duckdns.org>
Date:   Fri, 19 May 2017 15:21:46 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, kernel-team@...com, pjt@...gle.com,
        luto@...capital.net, efault@....de
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 08/17] cgroup: Move debug cgroup to its own file

Hello, Waiman.

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 11:52:18AM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> The controller name is "debug" and so it is obvious what this controller
> is for. However, the config prompt "Example controller" is indeed vague

Yeah but it also shows up as an integral part of stable interface
rather than e.g. /sys/kernel/debug.  This isn't of any interest to
people who aren't developing cgroup core code.  There is no reason to
risk growing dependencies on it.

> in meaning. So we can make the prompt more descriptive here. As for the
> boot param, are you saying something like "cgroup_debug" has to be
> specified in the command line even if CGROUP_DEBUG config is there for
> the debug controller to be enabled? I am fine with that if you think it
> is necessary.

Yeah, I think that'd be a good idea.  cgroup_debug should do.  While
at it, can you also please make CGROUP_DEBUG depend on DEBUG_KERNEL?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun