[RESEND v3] cgroup: add cgroup_favordynmods= command-line option

From: Luiz Capitulino
Date: Wed Sep 27 2023 - 10:26:16 EST


We have a need of using favordynmods with cgroup v1, which doesn't support
changing mount flags during remount. Enabling CONFIG_CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS at
build-time is not an option because we want to be able to selectively
enable it for certain systems.

This commit addresses this by introducing the cgroup_favordynmods=
command-line option. This option works for both cgroup v1 and v2 and also
allows for disabling favorynmods when the kernel built with
CONFIG_CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS=y.

Also, note that when cgroup_favordynmods=true favordynmods is never
disabled in cgroup_destroy_root().

Signed-off-by: Luiz Capitulino <luizcap@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++++
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

o v3
- Handle destroy case [Michal]
- Fix type in commit log [Michal]

o v2
- Use __ro_after_init [Waiman]

Michal,

For the cgroup_destroy_root() case, I opted to keep disabling favordynmods
when cgroup_favordynmods=false. The rationale is that it should allow
for disabling favordynmods when/if all cgroups are gone if the user so wants.

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 0a1731a0f0ef..8b744d39d393 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -580,6 +580,10 @@
named mounts. Specifying both "all" and "named" disables
all v1 hierarchies.

+ cgroup_favordynmods= [KNL] Enable or Disable favordynmods.
+ Format: { "true" | "false" }
+ Defaults to the value of CONFIG_CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS.
+
cgroup.memory= [KNL] Pass options to the cgroup memory controller.
Format: <string>
nosocket -- Disable socket memory accounting.
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 1fb7f562289d..06515550e609 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ static u16 have_exit_callback __read_mostly;
static u16 have_release_callback __read_mostly;
static u16 have_canfork_callback __read_mostly;

+static bool have_favordynmods __ro_after_init = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS);
+
/* cgroup namespace for init task */
struct cgroup_namespace init_cgroup_ns = {
.ns.count = REFCOUNT_INIT(2),
@@ -1350,7 +1352,9 @@ static void cgroup_destroy_root(struct cgroup_root *root)
cgroup_root_count--;
}

- cgroup_favor_dynmods(root, false);
+ if (!have_favordynmods)
+ cgroup_favor_dynmods(root, false);
+
cgroup_exit_root_id(root);

cgroup_unlock();
@@ -2243,9 +2247,9 @@ static int cgroup_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
fc->user_ns = get_user_ns(ctx->ns->user_ns);
fc->global = true;

-#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS
- ctx->flags |= CGRP_ROOT_FAVOR_DYNMODS;
-#endif
+ if (have_favordynmods)
+ ctx->flags |= CGRP_ROOT_FAVOR_DYNMODS;
+
return 0;
}

@@ -6764,6 +6768,12 @@ static int __init enable_cgroup_debug(char *str)
}
__setup("cgroup_debug", enable_cgroup_debug);

+static int __init cgroup_favordynmods_setup(char *str)
+{
+ return (kstrtobool(str, &have_favordynmods) == 0);
+}
+__setup("cgroup_favordynmods=", cgroup_favordynmods_setup);
+
/**
* css_tryget_online_from_dir - get corresponding css from a cgroup dentry
* @dentry: directory dentry of interest
--
2.40.1