Re: [1/2] memrlimit handle attach_task() failure, add can_attach()callback

From: Balbir Singh
Date: Wed Jun 25 2008 - 19:52:46 EST


Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:31:42 +0530
> Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> +/*
>> + * Add the value val to the resource counter and check if we are
>> + * still under the limit.
>> + */
>> +static inline bool res_counter_add_check(struct res_counter *cnt,
>> + unsigned long val)
>> +{
>> + bool ret = false;
>> + unsigned long flags;
>> +
>> + spin_lock_irqsave(&cnt->lock, flags);
>> + if (cnt->usage + val <= cnt->limit)
>> + ret = true;
>> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cnt->lock, flags);
>> + return ret;
>> +}
>
> The comment and the function name imply that thins function will "Add
> the value val to the resource counter". But it doesn't do that at all.
> In fact the first arg could be a `const struct res_counter *'.
>
> Perhaps res_counter_can_add() would be more accurate.

Will fix both problems and send out fixes. I intended to call it
res_counter_check_and_add(), but I don't like "and" in function names.
res_counter_can_add is definitely better.


--
Warm Regards,
Balbir Singh
Linux Technology Center
IBM, ISTL
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