Re: [PATCH 3/3] cgroup: implement cgroup.subtree_populated for the default hierarchy

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Tue Apr 15 2014 - 10:55:44 EST


Hello,

On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 08:57:21AM +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
> Is cgroup.tree_populated a better name?
>
> cgroup.subtree_control controls child cgroups only, but .subtree_populated
> shows 1 if there're tasks in the cgroup or its children, so the two
> are a bit inconsistent to me.

Yes, good catch. subtree_control affects subtree proper.
subtree_populated covers self too. The difference is subtle and the
trade off between shared pattern in names and clarifying the subtlety
didn't seem clear-cut to me. Hmmm....

--
tejun
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