Re: [PATCH v4 2/6] memcg: split part of memcg creation to css_online

[Kamezawa Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>]

(2013/01/22 22:47), Glauber Costa wrote:
> This patch is a preparatory work for later locking rework to get rid of
> big cgroup lock from memory controller code.
> 
> The memory controller uses some tunables to adjust its operation. Those
> tunables are inherited from parent to children upon children
> intialization. For most of them, the value cannot be changed after the
> parent has a new children.
> 
> cgroup core splits initialization in two phases: css_alloc and css_online.
> After css_alloc, the memory allocation and basic initialization are
> done. But the new group is not yet visible anywhere, not even for cgroup
> core code. It is only somewhere between css_alloc and css_online that it
> is inserted into the internal children lists. Copying tunable values in
> css_alloc will lead to inconsistent values: the children will copy the
> old parent values, that can change between the copy and the moment in
> which the groups is linked to any data structure that can indicate the
> presence of children.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <glommer-bzQdu9zFT3WakBO8gow8eQ@public.gmane.org>
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org>

Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>