Re: [RFC][mm] [PATCH 4/4] Memory cgroup hierarchy feature selector (v3)

[Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

Li Zefan wrote:
>> +	/*
>> +	 * If parent's use_hiearchy is set, we can't make any modifications
>> +	 * in the child subtrees. If it is unset, then the change can
>> +	 * occur, provided the current cgroup has no children.
>> +	 *
>> +	 * For the root cgroup, parent_mem is NULL, we allow value to be
>> +	 * set if there are no children.
>> +	 */
>> +	if (!parent_mem || (!parent_mem->use_hierarchy &&
>> +				(val == 1 || val == 0))) {
>> +		if (list_empty(&cont->children))
>> +			mem->use_hierarchy = val;
>> +		else
>> +			retval = -EBUSY;
>> +	} else
>> +		retval = -EINVAL;
>> +
>> +	return retval;
>> +}
> 
> As I mentioned there is a race here. :(
> 
> echo 1 > /memcg/memory.use_hierarchy
>  =>if (list_empty(&cont->children))
>                                       mkdir /memcg/0
>                                        => mem->use_hierarchy = 0
>        mem->use_hierarchy = 1;
> 

Hi, Li,

I thought I had the cgroup_lock() around that check, but I seemed to have missed
it. I'll fix that in v4.

-- 
	Balbir

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