linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] blk-throttle: correct stale comment in throtl_pd

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Date:   Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:08:13 -1000
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...wei.com>
Cc:     josef@...icpanda.com, axboe@...nel.dk, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] blk-throttle: correct stale comment in
 throtl_pd_init

On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 11:01:38AM +0800, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> On the default hierarchy (cgroup2), the throttle interface files don't
> exist in the root cgroup, so the ablity to limit the whole system
> by configuring root group is not existing anymore. In general, cgroup
> doesn't wanna be in the business of restricting resources at the
> system level, so correct the stale comment that we can limit whole
> system to we can only limit subtree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...wei.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

> +	 * read_bps limit is set on a "parent" group, summary bps of
> +	 * "parent" group and its subtree groups can't exceed 16M for the

but why the quotes around parent?

-- 
tejun