Re: [PATCH 2/2] proc: task_mmu: Reduce output processing cpu time

From: Joe Perches
Date: Mon Aug 22 2016 - 04:30:24 EST


On Mon, 2016-08-22 at 01:00 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-08-22 at 09:24 +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Sat 20-08-16 01:00:17, Joe Perches wrote:
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> > > static int proc_maps_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
> > >   const struct seq_operations *ops, int psize)
> > >  {
> > > - struct proc_maps_private *priv = __seq_open_private(file, ops, psize);
> > > + struct proc_maps_private *priv;
> > > + struct mm_struct *mm;
> > > +
> > > + mm = proc_mem_open(inode, PTRACE_MODE_READ);
> > > + if (IS_ERR(mm))
> > > + return PTR_ERR(mm);
> > >  
> > > + priv = __seq_open_private_bufsize(file, ops, psize,
> > > +   mm && mm->map_count ?
> > > +   mm->map_count * 0x300 : PAGE_SIZE);
> > NAK to this!
> >
> > Seriously, this just gives any random user access to user
> > defined amount of memory which not accounted, not reclaimable and a
> > potential consumer of any higher order blocks.
> I completely disagree here with your rationale here.

And with further review and your comment above, I withdraw this patch.
cheers, Joe