[Devel] Re: [PATCH v3 12/16] memcg/sl[au]b Track all the memcg children of a kmem_cache.

[Tejun Heo]

Hello, Glauber.

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 06:12:06PM +0400, Glauber Costa wrote:
> This enables us to remove all the children of a kmem_cache being
> destroyed, if for example the kernel module it's being used in
> gets unloaded. Otherwise, the children will still point to the
> destroyed parent.

I find the terms parent / child / sibling a bit confusing.  It usually
implies proper tree structure.  Maybe we can use better terms which
reflect the single layer structure better?

And, again, in general, please add some comments.  If someone tries to
understand this for the first time and takes a look at
mem_cgroup_cache_params, there's almost nothing to guide that person.
What's the struct for?  What does each field do?  What are the
synchronization rules?

> @@ -626,6 +630,9 @@ void memcg_release_cache(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
>  {
>  	if (cachep->memcg_params.id != -1)
>  		ida_simple_remove(&cache_types, cachep->memcg_params.id);
> +	else
> +		list_del(&cachep->memcg_params.sibling_list);
> +

list_del_init() please.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun