On Mon 05-12-22 00:14:29, Zhongkun He wrote: [...] > +/* Obtain a reference on the specified mpol */ > static inline void mpol_get(struct mempolicy *pol) > { > if (pol) Shouldn't this be mpol_needs_cond_ref? > - atomic_inc(&pol->refcnt); > + percpu_ref_get(&pol->refcnt); > +} > + > +static inline bool mpol_tryget(struct mempolicy *pol) > +{ > + return pol && percpu_ref_tryget(&pol->refcnt); > } > > +/* > + * This function initiates destruction of mempolicy. This is not a useful comment. It would be much more helpful to say when this should be called. > + */ > +static inline void mpol_kill(struct mempolicy *pol) > +{ > + if (pol) > + percpu_ref_kill(&pol->refcnt); > +} > + > + > extern bool __mpol_equal(struct mempolicy *a, struct mempolicy *b); > static inline bool mpol_equal(struct mempolicy *a, struct mempolicy *b) > { > @@ -197,11 +210,15 @@ static inline void mpol_put(struct mempolicy *p) > { > } > > -static inline void mpol_cond_put(struct mempolicy *pol) > +static inline void mpol_get(struct mempolicy *pol) > { > } > > -static inline void mpol_get(struct mempolicy *pol) > +static inline bool mpol_tryget(struct mempolicy *pol) > +{ > +} This should return false, right? [...] > +/* Obtain a reference on the specified task mempolicy */ Again, this is pretty much clear from the name. It would be more useful to explain how the pointer can be used - e.g. needs to call mpol_put or mpol_kill depending on the calling context. > +static mempolicy *get_task_mpol(struct task_struct *p) > +{ > + struct mempolicy *pol; > + > + rcu_read_lock(); > + pol = rcu_dereference(p->mempolicy); > + > + if (!pol || mpol_tryget(pol)) Shouldn't be !mpol_tryget? > + pol = NULL; > + rcu_read_unlock(); > + > + return pol; > +} > + I do not see any rcu_assign_pointer for the newly created policy so this seems incomplete. Ditto no mpol_kill calls. I am unlikely to get into follow up patches now. Please split up the work so that it is reviewable more easily and then I can have a further look. Thanks! -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs