Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] cgroup: implement eventfd-based generic API fornotifications

[KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki]

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:08:59 +0200
"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This patch introduces write-only file "cgroup.event_control" in every
> cgroup.
> 
> To register new notification handler you need:
> - create an eventfd;
> - open a control file to be monitored. Callbacks register_event() and
>   unregister_event() must be defined for the control file;
> - write "<event_fd> <control_fd> <args>" to cgroup.event_control.
>   Interpretation of args is defined by control file implementation;
> 
> eventfd will be woken up by control file implementation or when the
> cgroup is removed.
> 
> To unregister notification handler just close eventfd.
> 
> If you need notification functionality for a control file you have to
> implement callbacks register_event() and unregister_event() in the
> struct cftype.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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