[PATCH (resend)] Bsdacct: stir up comments around acct_process

From: Pavel Emelyanov
Date: Mon May 19 2008 - 03:48:37 EST


Fix the one describing what this function is and add one
more - about locking absence around pid namespaces loop.

Changes from v1: fixed misprints pointed out by Randy.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>

---

diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 0feba97..d7b670c 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ static void acct_process_in_ns(struct pid_namespace *ns)
}

/**
- * acct_process - now just a wrapper around do_acct_process
+ * acct_process - now just a wrapper around acct_process_in_ns,
+ * which in turn is a wrapper around do_acct_process.
*
* handles process accounting for an exiting task
*/
@@ -665,6 +666,11 @@ void acct_process(void)
{
struct pid_namespace *ns;

+ /*
+ * This loop is safe lockless, since current is still
+ * alive and holds its namespace, which in turn holds
+ * its parent.
+ */
for (ns = task_active_pid_ns(current); ns != NULL; ns = ns->parent)
acct_process_in_ns(ns);
}
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