pids_can_attach() should make sure the pids->counter not bigger than pids->limit, so we should use pids_try_charge() here. without the change: root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat pids.max 3 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# sleep 1000 & [1] 3379 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# sleep 1000 & [2] 3380 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# sleep 1000 & [3] 3381 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# sleep 1000 & [4] 3382 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# echo 3379 > cgroup.procs root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# echo 3380 > cgroup.procs root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# echo 3381 > cgroup.procs root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# echo 3382 > cgroup.procs root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat pids.max 3 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat pids.current 4 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat cgroup.procs 3379 3380 3381 3382 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# with this change: root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat pids.current 3 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat pids.max 3 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat cgroup.procs 2614 3683 3684 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# sleep 10000 & [5] 3733 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# echo 3733 > cgroup.procs bash: echo: write error: Resource temporarily unavailable root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat cgroup.procs 2614 3683 3684 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# cat pids.current 3 root@test:/sys/fs/cgroup/test# dmesg |tail -n 1 [ 863.612162] cgroup: attach rejected by pids controller in /test Signed-off-by: Hui Su <suhui@xxxxxxxx> --- kernel/cgroup/pids.c | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/pids.c b/kernel/cgroup/pids.c index 511af87f685e..5e24990f28de 100644 --- a/kernel/cgroup/pids.c +++ b/kernel/cgroup/pids.c @@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ static int pids_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset) { struct task_struct *task; struct cgroup_subsys_state *dst_css; + int ret = 0; cgroup_taskset_for_each(task, dst_css, tset) { struct pids_cgroup *pids = css_pids(dst_css); @@ -186,11 +187,17 @@ static int pids_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset) old_css = task_css(task, pids_cgrp_id); old_pids = css_pids(old_css); - pids_charge(pids, 1); + ret = pids_try_charge(pids, 1); + if (ret) { + pr_info("cgroup: attach rejected by pids controller in "); + pr_cont_cgroup_path(dst_css->cgroup); + pr_cont("\n"); + break; + } pids_uncharge(old_pids, 1); } - return 0; + return ret; } static void pids_cancel_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset) -- 2.25.1