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author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-05-08 12:50:00 +0400 |
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committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-05-08 12:50:00 +0400 |
commit | f066a155334642b8a206eec625b1925d88c48aeb (patch) | |
tree | cb12975e60b70d1dae3b7397bab955de78a4d01e /Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt | |
parent | e7c064889606aab3569669078c69b87b2c527e72 (diff) | |
parent | 33df4db04a79660150e1948e3296eeb451ac121b (diff) | |
download | linux-f066a155334642b8a206eec625b1925d88c48aeb.tar.xz |
Merge branch 'x86/urgent' into x86/xen
Conflicts:
arch/frv/include/asm/pgtable.h
arch/x86/include/asm/required-features.h
arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
Merge reason: x86/xen was on a .29 base still, move it to a fresher
branch and pick up Xen fixes as well, plus resolve
conflicts
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt | 27 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt index f196ac1d7d25..95b24d766eab 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt @@ -47,13 +47,18 @@ to work with it. 2. Basic accounting routines - a. void res_counter_init(struct res_counter *rc) + a. void res_counter_init(struct res_counter *rc, + struct res_counter *rc_parent) Initializes the resource counter. As usual, should be the first routine called for a new counter. - b. int res_counter_charge[_locked] - (struct res_counter *rc, unsigned long val) + The struct res_counter *parent can be used to define a hierarchical + child -> parent relationship directly in the res_counter structure, + NULL can be used to define no relationship. + + c. int res_counter_charge(struct res_counter *rc, unsigned long val, + struct res_counter **limit_fail_at) When a resource is about to be allocated it has to be accounted with the appropriate resource counter (controller should determine @@ -67,15 +72,25 @@ to work with it. * if the charging is performed first, then it should be uncharged on error path (if the one is called). - c. void res_counter_uncharge[_locked] + If the charging fails and a hierarchical dependency exists, the + limit_fail_at parameter is set to the particular res_counter element + where the charging failed. + + d. int res_counter_charge_locked + (struct res_counter *rc, unsigned long val) + + The same as res_counter_charge(), but it must not acquire/release the + res_counter->lock internally (it must be called with res_counter->lock + held). + + e. void res_counter_uncharge[_locked] (struct res_counter *rc, unsigned long val) When a resource is released (freed) it should be de-accounted from the resource counter it was accounted to. This is called "uncharging". - The _locked routines imply that the res_counter->lock is taken. - + The _locked routines imply that the res_counter->lock is taken. 2.1 Other accounting routines |