linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] hung_task: Move hung_task sysctl interface to hung_task

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Date:   Fri, 15 May 2020 16:56:34 +0800
From:   Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@...wei.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] hung_task: Move hung_task sysctl interface to
 hung_task_sysctl.c

On 2020/5/15 16:04, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 12:33:41PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>> Move hung_task sysctl interface to hung_task_sysctl.c.
>> Use register_sysctl() to register the sysctl interface to avoid
>> merge conflicts when different features modify sysctl.c at the same time.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>   include/linux/sched/sysctl.h |  8 +----
>>   kernel/Makefile              |  4 ++-
>>   kernel/hung_task.c           |  6 ++--
>>   kernel/hung_task.h           | 21 ++++++++++++
>>   kernel/hung_task_sysctl.c    | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> Why a separate file? That ends up needing changes to Makefile, the
> creation of a new header file, etc. Why not just put it all into
> hung_task.c directly?
> 
> -Kees
> 
But Luis Chamberlain's suggestion is to put the hung_task sysctl code in 
a separate file. Details are in https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/5/13/762.
I am a little confused, not sure which way is better.

Thanks
Xiaoming Ni