linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] proc: limit schedstate node write operation

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Date:   Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:48:04 +0000
From:   Junwen Wu <wudaemon@....com>
To:     willy@...radead.org, Junwen Wu <wudaemon@....com>
Cc:     adobriyan@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, ddiss@...e.de,
        fweimer@...hat.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] proc: limit schedstate node write operation

From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>

On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 03:23:54PM +0000, Junwen Wu wrote:
> From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
> 
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 02:31:04AM +0000, Junwen Wu wrote:
> > Whatever value is written to /proc/$pid/sched, a task's schedstate data
> > will reset.In some cases, schedstate will drop by accident. We restrict
> > writing a certain value to this node before the data is reset.
> 
> ... and break the existing scripts which expect the current behaviour.
> 
> 
> Hi, Matthew,can you describe it in more detail.

> What detail do you need?  Existing scripts depend on the existing
> behaviour.  Your change to the behaviour will break them.  That's not
> allowed, so your patch is rejected.

ooh ,just how to operate the node make the script break. I write data to
this node can work well.

Thanks