[PATCH 1/5] cgroup/cpuset: Don't call validate_change() for some flag changes

[Waiman Long]

The update_flag() is called with one flag bit change and without change
in the various cpumasks in the cpuset. Moreover, not all changes in the
flag bits are validated in validate_change().  In particular, the load
balance flag and the two spread flags are not checked there. So there
is no point in calling validate_change() if those flag bits change.

Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index adb5190c4429..65ad6995ad77 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ static void update_tasks_flags(struct cpuset *cs)
  * cs:		the cpuset to update
  * turning_on: 	whether the flag is being set or cleared
  *
- * Call with cpuset_mutex held.
+ * Call with cpuset_mutex held & cpumasks remain unchanged.
  */
 
 static int update_flag(cpuset_flagbits_t bit, struct cpuset *cs,
@@ -1911,16 +1911,22 @@ static int update_flag(cpuset_flagbits_t bit, struct cpuset *cs,
 	else
 		clear_bit(bit, &trialcs->flags);
 
-	err = validate_change(cs, trialcs);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	balance_flag_changed = (is_sched_load_balance(cs) !=
 				is_sched_load_balance(trialcs));
 
 	spread_flag_changed = ((is_spread_slab(cs) != is_spread_slab(trialcs))
 			|| (is_spread_page(cs) != is_spread_page(trialcs)));
 
+	/*
+	 * validate_change() doesn't validate changes in load balance
+	 * and spread flags.
+	 */
+	if (!balance_flag_changed && !spread_flag_changed) {
+		err = validate_change(cs, trialcs);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	cs->flags = trialcs->flags;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
-- 
2.18.1