linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] cgroup: Allow bypass mode in subtree

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Date:   Sat, 22 Jul 2017 09:50:30 -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, kernel-team@...com, pjt@...gle.com,
        luto@...capital.net, efault@....de, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        guro@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] cgroup: Allow bypass mode in subtree_control

Hello, Waiman.

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 04:34:51PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> The special prefix '#' attached to a controller name can now be written
> into the cgroup.subtree_control file to set that controller in bypass
> mode in all the child cgroups. The controller will show up in the
> children's cgroup.controllers file, but the corresponding control knobs
> will be absent. However, that controller can be enabled or bypassed
> in its children by writing to their respective subtree_control files.
> 
> This mode can be useful to non-domain controllers or controllers where
> there are costs to each additional layer of hierarchy. This mode will
> also allow more freedom in how each controller can shape its effective
> hierarchy independent of each others.

While this continues to be an interesting idea.  I'm still having a
bit of hard time with the change.  The biggest blocks are

* As raised a couple times before, how would this work in terms of
  resource ownership and delegation?  The last time we spoke about
  this, I felt that we were mostly talking past each other.  I think
  it'd really help to think about / explain how this would work with
  delegation to clarify who owns what.

* While the idea is interesting, I think we need more concrete
  usecases to justify the addition and make sure that we aren't doing
  something misguided.  Can you please illustrate / give examples of
  how this would be useful?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun