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* [PATCH] cgroup: use read lock to guard find_existing_css_set()
@ 2008-04-23  3:04 Li Zefan
  2008-04-23  6:48 ` Paul Menage
  2008-04-23  6:48 ` Balbir Singh
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Li Zefan @ 2008-04-23  3:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Morton; +Cc: Paul Menage, LKML, Linux Containers

The function does not modify anything (except the temporary
css template), so it's sufficient to hold read lock.

Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
---
 kernel/cgroup.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 2727f92..e9eb5da 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ static struct css_set *find_css_set(
 
 	/* First see if we already have a cgroup group that matches
 	 * the desired set */
-	write_lock(&css_set_lock);
+	read_lock(&css_set_lock);
 	res = find_existing_css_set(oldcg, cgrp, template);
 	if (res)
 		get_css_set(res);
-	write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
+	read_unlock(&css_set_lock);
 
 	if (res)
 		return res;
-- 1.5.4.rc3


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* Re: [PATCH] cgroup: use read lock to guard find_existing_css_set()
  2008-04-23  3:04 [PATCH] cgroup: use read lock to guard find_existing_css_set() Li Zefan
@ 2008-04-23  6:48 ` Paul Menage
  2008-04-23  6:48 ` Balbir Singh
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Paul Menage @ 2008-04-23  6:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Li Zefan; +Cc: Andrew Morton, LKML, Linux Containers

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> The function does not modify anything (except the temporary
>  css template), so it's sufficient to hold read lock.
>
>  Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>

Acked-by: Paul Menage <menage@google.com>

Thanks.

>  ---
>   kernel/cgroup.c |    4 ++--
>   1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
>  diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
>  index 2727f92..e9eb5da 100644
>  --- a/kernel/cgroup.c
>  +++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
>  @@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ static struct css_set *find_css_set(
>
>         /* First see if we already have a cgroup group that matches
>          * the desired set */
>  -       write_lock(&css_set_lock);
>  +       read_lock(&css_set_lock);
>         res = find_existing_css_set(oldcg, cgrp, template);
>         if (res)
>                 get_css_set(res);
>  -       write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
>  +       read_unlock(&css_set_lock);
>
>         if (res)
>                 return res;
>  -- 1.5.4.rc3
>
>

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* Re: [PATCH] cgroup: use read lock to guard find_existing_css_set()
  2008-04-23  3:04 [PATCH] cgroup: use read lock to guard find_existing_css_set() Li Zefan
  2008-04-23  6:48 ` Paul Menage
@ 2008-04-23  6:48 ` Balbir Singh
  2008-04-24  1:00   ` Li Zefan
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Balbir Singh @ 2008-04-23  6:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Li Zefan; +Cc: Andrew Morton, Linux Containers, Paul Menage, LKML

Li Zefan wrote:
> The function does not modify anything (except the temporary
> css template), so it's sufficient to hold read lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
> ---
>  kernel/cgroup.c |    4 ++--
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
> index 2727f92..e9eb5da 100644
> --- a/kernel/cgroup.c
> +++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
> @@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ static struct css_set *find_css_set(
> 
>  	/* First see if we already have a cgroup group that matches
>  	 * the desired set */
> -	write_lock(&css_set_lock);
> +	read_lock(&css_set_lock);
>  	res = find_existing_css_set(oldcg, cgrp, template);
>  	if (res)
>  		get_css_set(res);
> -	write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
> +	read_unlock(&css_set_lock);
> 
>  	if (res)
>  		return res;

Looks good to me. Did you run lockdep?



-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL

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* Re: [PATCH] cgroup: use read lock to guard find_existing_css_set()
  2008-04-23  6:48 ` Balbir Singh
@ 2008-04-24  1:00   ` Li Zefan
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Li Zefan @ 2008-04-24  1:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: balbir; +Cc: Andrew Morton, Linux Containers, Paul Menage, LKML

Balbir Singh wrote:
> Li Zefan wrote:
>> The function does not modify anything (except the temporary
>> css template), so it's sufficient to hold read lock.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
>> ---
>>  kernel/cgroup.c |    4 ++--
>>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
>> index 2727f92..e9eb5da 100644
>> --- a/kernel/cgroup.c
>> +++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
>> @@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ static struct css_set *find_css_set(
>>
>>  	/* First see if we already have a cgroup group that matches
>>  	 * the desired set */
>> -	write_lock(&css_set_lock);
>> +	read_lock(&css_set_lock);
>>  	res = find_existing_css_set(oldcg, cgrp, template);
>>  	if (res)
>>  		get_css_set(res);
>> -	write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
>> +	read_unlock(&css_set_lock);
>>
>>  	if (res)
>>  		return res;
> 
> Looks good to me. Did you run lockdep?
> 

No, I found this when reading the code, but I do have done some test.

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