[Devel] [patch 3/4] Container Freezer: Implement freezer cgroup subsystem

Matt Helsley matthltc at us.ibm.com
Tue Jun 24 06:58:26 PDT 2008


From: Cedric Le Goater <clg at fr.ibm.com>
Subject: [patch 3/4] Container Freezer: Implement freezer cgroup subsystem

This patch implements a new freezer subsystem for Paul Menage's 
control groups framework. It provides a way to stop and resume 
execution of all tasks in a cgroup by writing in the cgroup 
filesystem.

This is the basic mechanism which should do the right thing for 
user space tasks in a simple scenario. This will require more work 
to get the freezing right (cf. try_to_freeze_tasks()) for ptraced
tasks.

It's important to note that freezing can be incomplete. In that case we return
EBUSY. This means that some tasks in the cgroup are busy doing something that
prevents us from completely freezing the cgroup at this time. After EBUSY,
the cgroup will remain partially frozen -- reflected by freezer.state reporting
"FREEZING" when read. The state will remain "FREEZING" until one of these
things happens:

	1) Userspace cancels the freezing operation by writing "RUNNING" to
		the freezer.state file
	2) Userspace retries the freezing operation by writing "FROZEN" to
		the freezer.state file (writing "FREEZING" is not legal
		and returns EIO)
	3) The tasks that blocked the cgroup from entering the "FROZEN"
		state disappear from the cgroup's set of tasks.

Signed-off-by: Cedric Le Goater <clg at fr.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Matt Helsley <matthltc at us.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Matt Helsley <matthltc at us.ibm.com>
---
TODO:
	Check that we handle ptrace'd and vfork-ing tasks correctly.

Changelog:
v2:
	Moved the "kill" file into a separate cgroup subsystem (signal) and
		it's own patch.
	Changed the name of the file from freezer.freeze to freezer.state.
	Switched from taking 1 and 0 as input to the strings "FROZEN" and 
		"RUNNING", respectively. This helps keep the interface
		human-usable if/when we need to more states.
	Checked that stopped or interrupted is "frozen enough"
		Since try_to_freeze() is called upon wakeup of these tasks
		this should be fine. This idea comes from recent changes to
		the freezer.
	Checked that if (task == current) whilst freezing cgroup we're ok
	Fixed bug where -EBUSY would always be returned when freezing
	Added code to handle userspace retries for any remaining -EBUSY

 include/linux/cgroup_freezer.h |   73 +++++++++
 include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h  |    6 
 init/Kconfig                   |    7 
 kernel/Makefile                |    1 
 kernel/cgroup_freezer.c        |  316 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 403 insertions(+)

Index: linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/include/linux/cgroup_freezer.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/include/linux/cgroup_freezer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_CGROUP_FREEZER_H
+#define _LINUX_CGROUP_FREEZER_H
+/*
+ * cgroup_freezer.h -  control group freezer subsystem interface
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM Corporation, 2007
+ *
+ * Author : Cedric Le Goater <clg at fr.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/cgroup.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER
+
+enum freezer_state {
+	STATE_RUNNING = 0,
+	STATE_FREEZING,
+	STATE_FROZEN,
+};
+
+struct freezer {
+	struct cgroup_subsys_state css;
+	enum freezer_state state;
+	spinlock_t lock; /* protects writes to state -- reads are RCU protected
+			    because that also helps us when we need to call
+			    task_cgroup() */
+};
+
+static inline struct freezer *cgroup_freezer(
+		struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+	return container_of(
+		cgroup_subsys_state(cgroup, freezer_subsys_id),
+		struct freezer, css);
+}
+
+static inline struct freezer *task_freezer(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return container_of(task_subsys_state(task, freezer_subsys_id),
+			    struct freezer, css);
+}
+
+static inline int cgroup_frozen(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct freezer *freezer;
+	enum freezer_state state;
+
+	rcu_read_lock(); /* protects use of task's cgroup ptr */
+	freezer = task_freezer(task);
+	state = freezer->state;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return state == STATE_FROZEN;
+}
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER */
+
+static inline int cgroup_frozen(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* !CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER */
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_CGROUP_FREEZER_H */
Index: linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2.orig/include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h
+++ linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/include/linux/cgroup_subsys.h
@@ -50,5 +50,11 @@ SUBSYS(devices)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_MEMRLIMIT_CTLR
 SUBSYS(memrlimit_cgroup)
 #endif
 
 /* */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER
+SUBSYS(freezer)
+#endif
+
+/* */
Index: linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/init/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2.orig/init/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/init/Kconfig
@@ -329,10 +329,17 @@ config GROUP_SCHED
 	default n
 	help
 	  This feature lets CPU scheduler recognize task groups and control CPU
 	  bandwidth allocation to such task groups.
 
+config CGROUP_FREEZER
+        bool "control group freezer subsystem"
+        depends on CGROUPS
+        help
+          Provides a way to freeze and unfreeze all tasks in a
+	  cgroup
+
 config FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	bool "Group scheduling for SCHED_OTHER"
 	depends on GROUP_SCHED
 	default GROUP_SCHED
 
Index: linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/kernel/Makefile
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2.orig/kernel/Makefile
+++ linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/kernel/Makefile
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PM) += power/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT) += acct.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kexec.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += compat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CGROUPS) += cgroup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CGROUP_DEBUG) += cgroup_debug.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER) += cgroup_freezer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPUSETS) += cpuset.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CGROUP_NS) += ns_cgroup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UTS_NS) += utsname.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USER_NS) += user_namespace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PID_NS) += pid_namespace.o
Index: linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6.26-rc5-mm2/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+/*
+ * cgroup_freezer.c -  control group freezer subsystem
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM Corporation, 2007
+ *
+ * Author : Cedric Le Goater <clg at fr.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/cgroup.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/cgroup_freezer.h>
+
+static const char *freezer_state_strs[] = {
+	"RUNNING",
+	"FREEZING",
+	"FROZEN",
+};
+
+/* Check and update whenever adding new freezer states. Currently is:
+   strlen("FREEZING") */
+#define STATE_MAX_STRLEN 8
+
+
+struct cgroup_subsys freezer_subsys;
+
+/* Locking and lock ordering:
+ *
+ * can_attach(), cgroup_frozen():
+ * rcu (task->cgroup, freezer->state)
+ *
+ * freezer_fork():
+ * rcu (task->cgroup, freezer->state)
+ *  freezer->lock
+ *   task_lock
+ *    sighand->siglock
+ *
+ * freezer_read():
+ * rcu (freezer->state)
+ *  freezer->lock (upgrade to write)
+ *   read_lock css_set_lock
+ *
+ * freezer_write()
+ * cgroup_lock
+ *  rcu
+ *   freezer->lock
+ *    read_lock css_set_lock
+ *     task_lock
+ *      sighand->siglock
+ *
+ * freezer_create(), freezer_destroy():
+ * cgroup_lock [ by cgroup core ]
+ */
+static struct cgroup_subsys_state *freezer_create(
+	struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+	struct freezer *freezer;
+
+	freezer = kzalloc(sizeof(struct freezer), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!freezer)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	spin_lock_init(&freezer->lock);
+	freezer->state = STATE_RUNNING;
+	return  &freezer->css;
+}
+
+static void freezer_destroy(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
+			    struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+	kfree(cgroup_freezer(cgroup));
+}
+
+
+static int freezer_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
+			      struct cgroup *new_cgroup,
+			      struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct freezer *freezer;
+	int retval = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * The call to cgroup_lock() in the freezer.state write method prevents
+	 * a write to that file racing against an attach, and hence the
+	 * can_attach() result will remain valid until the attach completes.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	freezer = cgroup_freezer(new_cgroup);
+	if (freezer->state == STATE_FROZEN)
+		retval = -EBUSY;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static void freezer_fork(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct freezer *freezer;
+
+	rcu_read_lock(); /* needed to fetch task's cgroup
+			    can't use task_lock() here because
+			    freeze_task() grabs that */
+	freezer = task_freezer(task);
+	if (freezer->state == STATE_FREEZING)
+		freeze_task(task, 1);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static int freezer_check_if_frozen(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+	struct cgroup_iter it;
+	struct task_struct *task;
+	unsigned int nfrozen = 0, ntotal = 0;
+
+	cgroup_iter_start(cgroup, &it);
+
+	while ((task = cgroup_iter_next(cgroup, &it))) {
+		ntotal++;
+		if (frozen(task))
+			nfrozen++;
+	}
+	cgroup_iter_end(cgroup, &it);
+
+	return nfrozen == ntotal;
+}
+
+static ssize_t freezer_read(struct cgroup *cgroup,
+			    struct cftype *cft,
+			    struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+			    size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct freezer *freezer;
+	enum freezer_state state;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	freezer = cgroup_freezer(cgroup);
+	state = freezer->state;
+	if (state == STATE_FREEZING) {
+		/* We change from FREEZING to FROZEN lazily if the cgroup was
+		 * only partially frozen when we exitted write. */
+		spin_lock_irq(&freezer->lock);
+		if (freezer_check_if_frozen(cgroup)) {
+			freezer->state = STATE_FROZEN;
+			state = STATE_FROZEN;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irq(&freezer->lock);
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, nbytes, ppos,
+				       freezer_state_strs[state],
+				       strlen(freezer_state_strs[state]));
+}
+
+static int freezer_freeze_tasks(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+	struct cgroup_iter it;
+	struct task_struct *task;
+	unsigned int num_cant_freeze_now = 0;
+
+	cgroup_iter_start(cgroup, &it);
+	while ((task = cgroup_iter_next(cgroup, &it))) {
+		if (!freeze_task(task, 1))
+			continue;
+		if (task_is_stopped_or_traced(task) && freezing(task))
+			/*
+			 * The freeze flag is set so these tasks will
+			 * immediately go into the fridge upon waking.
+			 */
+			continue;
+		if (!freezing(task) && !freezer_should_skip(task))
+			num_cant_freeze_now++;
+	}
+	cgroup_iter_end(cgroup, &it);
+
+	return num_cant_freeze_now ? -EBUSY : 0;
+}
+
+static int freezer_unfreeze_tasks(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+	struct cgroup_iter it;
+	struct task_struct *task;
+
+	cgroup_iter_start(cgroup, &it);
+	while ((task = cgroup_iter_next(cgroup, &it)))
+		thaw_process(task);
+
+	cgroup_iter_end(cgroup, &it);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int freezer_freeze(struct cgroup *cgroup, enum freezer_state goal_state)
+{
+	struct freezer *freezer;
+	int retval = 0;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	freezer = cgroup_freezer(cgroup);
+retry:
+	if (goal_state == freezer->state)
+		goto unlock;
+	spin_lock_irq(&freezer->lock);
+	switch (freezer->state) {
+	case STATE_RUNNING:
+		if (goal_state == STATE_FROZEN) {
+			freezer->state = STATE_FREEZING;
+			retval = freezer_freeze_tasks(cgroup);
+			if (retval == 0)
+				freezer->state = STATE_FROZEN;
+		}
+		break;
+	case STATE_FREEZING:
+		if (freezer_check_if_frozen(cgroup)) {
+			freezer->state = STATE_FROZEN;
+			spin_unlock_irq(&freezer->lock);
+			goto retry;
+		}
+
+		if (goal_state == STATE_FROZEN) {
+			/* Userspace is retrying after
+			 * "/bin/echo FROZEN > freezer.state" returned -EBUSY */
+			retval = freezer_freeze_tasks(cgroup);
+			if (retval == 0)
+				freezer->state = STATE_FROZEN;
+			break;
+		}
+		/* state == FREEZING and goal_state == RUNNING, so unfreeze */
+	case STATE_FROZEN:
+		if (goal_state == STATE_RUNNING) {
+			freezer->state = STATE_RUNNING;
+			retval = freezer_unfreeze_tasks(cgroup);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&freezer->lock);
+unlock:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static ssize_t freezer_write(struct cgroup *cgroup,
+			     struct cftype *cft,
+			     struct file *file,
+			     const char __user *userbuf,
+			     size_t nbytes, loff_t *unused_ppos)
+{
+	char buffer[STATE_MAX_STRLEN + 1];
+	int retval = 0;
+	enum freezer_state goal_state;
+
+	if (nbytes >= PATH_MAX)
+		return -E2BIG;
+	nbytes = min(sizeof(buffer) - 1, nbytes);
+	if (copy_from_user(buffer, userbuf, nbytes))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	buffer[nbytes + 1] = 0; /* nul-terminate */
+	strstrip(buffer); /* remove any trailing whitespace */
+	if (strcmp(buffer, freezer_state_strs[STATE_RUNNING]) == 0)
+		goal_state = STATE_RUNNING;
+	else if (strcmp(buffer, freezer_state_strs[STATE_FROZEN]) == 0)
+		goal_state = STATE_FROZEN;
+	else
+		return -EIO;
+
+	cgroup_lock();
+
+	if (cgroup_is_removed(cgroup)) {
+		retval = -ENODEV;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	retval = freezer_freeze(cgroup, goal_state);
+	if (retval == 0)
+		retval = nbytes;
+unlock:
+	cgroup_unlock();
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static struct cftype files[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "state",
+		.read = freezer_read,
+		.write = freezer_write,
+	},
+};
+
+static int freezer_populate(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+	return cgroup_add_files(cgroup, ss, files, ARRAY_SIZE(files));
+}
+
+struct cgroup_subsys freezer_subsys = {
+	.name		= "freezer",
+	.create		= freezer_create,
+	.destroy	= freezer_destroy,
+	.populate	= freezer_populate,
+	.subsys_id	= freezer_subsys_id,
+	.can_attach	= freezer_can_attach,
+	.attach		= NULL,
+	.fork		= freezer_fork,
+	.exit		= NULL,
+};

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