[RFC PATCH v3 3/7] ktask: add /proc/sys/debug/ktask_max_threads

From: Daniel Jordan
Date: Tue Dec 05 2017 - 14:51:25 EST


Adds a proc file to control the maximum number of ktask threads in use
for any one job. Its primary use is to aid in debugging.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Steve Sistare <steven.sistare@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sysctl.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 557d46728577..e296906e609e 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
#include <linux/bpf.h>
#include <linux/mount.h>
#include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
+#include <linux/ktask_internal.h>

#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -1867,6 +1868,15 @@ static struct ctl_table debug_table[] = {
.extra1 = &zero,
.extra2 = &one,
},
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_KTASK)
+ {
+ .procname = "ktask_max_threads",
+ .data = &ktask_max_threads,
+ .maxlen = sizeof(ktask_max_threads),
+ .mode = 0644,
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
+ },
#endif
{ }
};
--
2.15.0