Re: [PATCH 1/7] [PATCH] Factor out code to allocate pidmap page

["Serge E. Hallyn" <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

Quoting Sukadev Bhattiprolu (sukadev-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org):
> 
> From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 01:17:39 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH 1/7] [PATCH] Factor out code to allocate pidmap page
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>

Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

> ---
>  kernel/pid.c |   43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
> index b2e5f78..c0aaebe 100644
> --- a/kernel/pid.c
> +++ b/kernel/pid.c
> @@ -122,6 +122,31 @@ static void free_pidmap(struct upid *upid)
>  	atomic_inc(&map->nr_free);
>  }
> 
> +static int alloc_pidmap_page(struct pidmap *map)
> +{
> +	void *page;
> +
> +	if (likely(map->page))
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	page = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Free the page if someone raced with us installing it:
> +	 */
> +	spin_lock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
> +	if (map->page)
> +		kfree(page);
> +	else
> +		map->page = page;
> +	spin_unlock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
> +
> +	if (unlikely(!map->page))
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  static int alloc_pidmap(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns)
>  {
>  	int i, offset, max_scan, pid, last = pid_ns->last_pid;
> @@ -134,21 +159,9 @@ static int alloc_pidmap(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns)
>  	map = &pid_ns->pidmap[pid/BITS_PER_PAGE];
>  	max_scan = (pid_max + BITS_PER_PAGE - 1)/BITS_PER_PAGE - !offset;
>  	for (i = 0; i <= max_scan; ++i) {
> -		if (unlikely(!map->page)) {
> -			void *page = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
> -			/*
> -			 * Free the page if someone raced with us
> -			 * installing it:
> -			 */
> -			spin_lock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
> -			if (map->page)
> -				kfree(page);
> -			else
> -				map->page = page;
> -			spin_unlock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
> -			if (unlikely(!map->page))
> -				break;
> -		}
> +		if (alloc_pidmap_page(map))
> +			break;
> +
>  		if (likely(atomic_read(&map->nr_free))) {
>  			do {
>  				if (!test_and_set_bit(offset, map->page)) {
> -- 
> 1.5.2.5