[PATCH 5/5] Container Freezer: Prevent frozen tasks or cgroups from changing

From: Matt Helsley
Date: Mon Aug 11 2008 - 19:55:17 EST


Don't let frozen tasks or cgroups change. This means frozen tasks can't
leave their current cgroup for another cgroup. It also means that tasks
cannot be added to or removed from a cgroup in the FROZEN state. We
enforce these rules by checking for frozen tasks and cgroups in the
can_attach() function.

Signed-off-by: Matt Helsley <matthltc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v4:
v5:
Checked use of task alloc lock for races with swsusp freeze/thaw --
looks safe because there are explicit barriers to handle
freeze/thaw races for individual tasks, we explicitly
handle partial group freezing, and partial group thawing
should be resolved without changing swsusp's loop. This should
answer Li Zefan's last comment re: races between freeze and
thaw.

kernel/cgroup_freezer.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6.27-rc1-mm1/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.27-rc1-mm1.orig/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
+++ linux-2.6.27-rc1-mm1/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
@@ -145,22 +145,40 @@ static void freezer_destroy(struct cgrou
kfree(cgroup_freezer(cgroup));
}

+/* Task is frozen or will freeze immediately when next it gets woken */
+static bool is_task_frozen_enough(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+ return frozen(task) ||
+ (task_is_stopped_or_traced(task) && freezing(task));
+}

+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
static int freezer_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
struct cgroup *new_cgroup,
struct task_struct *task)
{
struct freezer *freezer;
- int retval = 0;
+ int retval;
+
+ /* Anything frozen can't move or be moved to/from */
+
+ if (is_task_frozen_enough(task))
+ return -EBUSY;

- /*
- * 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.
- */
freezer = cgroup_freezer(new_cgroup);
if (freezer->state == STATE_FROZEN)
+ return -EBUSY;
+
+ retval = 0;
+ task_lock(task);
+ freezer = task_freezer(task);
+ if (freezer->state == STATE_FROZEN)
retval = -EBUSY;
+ task_unlock(task);
return retval;
}

@@ -193,12 +211,7 @@ static void check_if_frozen(struct cgrou
cgroup_iter_start(cgroup, &it);
while ((task = cgroup_iter_next(cgroup, &it))) {
ntotal++;
- /*
- * Task is frozen or will freeze immediately when next it gets
- * woken
- */
- if (frozen(task) ||
- (task_is_stopped_or_traced(task) && freezing(task)))
+ if (is_task_frozen_enough(task))
nfrozen++;
}

@@ -249,11 +262,7 @@ static int try_to_freeze_cgroup(struct c
while ((task = cgroup_iter_next(cgroup, &it))) {
if (!freeze_task(task, true))
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.
- */
+ if (is_task_frozen_enough(task))
continue;
if (!freezing(task) && !freezer_should_skip(task))
num_cant_freeze_now++;

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