Hello Xin, On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:26:04 +0800 Xin Hao <xhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > When the ctx->adaptive_targets list is empty, > i did some test on monitor_on interface like this. s/i/I/ > > echo on > /sys/kernel/debug/damon/monitor_on > [ 851.988307] damon: kdamond (5390) starts Could you please add four spaces in the beginning of this example terminal outputs? Also, I think confirming targets are empty like below before writing 'on' could make this example better. # cat /sys/kernel/debug/damon/target_ids # or, like below. # echo > /sys/kernel/debug/damon/target_ids > > Though the ctx->adaptive_targets list is empty, but the > kthread_run still be called, and the kdamond.x thread still > be created, this is meaningless. > > So there adds a judgment in 'dbgfs_monitor_on_write', > if the ctx->adaptive_targets list is empty, return -EINVAL. > > Signed-off-by: Xin Hao <xhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > include/linux/damon.h | 1 + > mm/damon/core.c | 5 +++++ > mm/damon/dbgfs.c | 10 ++++++++-- > 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/damon.h b/include/linux/damon.h > index 715dadd21f7c..06acf73fe9db 100644 > --- a/include/linux/damon.h > +++ b/include/linux/damon.h > @@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ void damon_destroy_scheme(struct damos *s); > > struct damon_target *damon_new_target(unsigned long id); > void damon_add_target(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_target *t); > +int damon_target_empty(struct damon_ctx *ctx); Seems 'bool' would be better for the return type? > void damon_free_target(struct damon_target *t); > void damon_destroy_target(struct damon_target *t); > unsigned int damon_nr_regions(struct damon_target *t); > diff --git a/mm/damon/core.c b/mm/damon/core.c > index 2f6785737902..c651b49249e5 100644 > --- a/mm/damon/core.c > +++ b/mm/damon/core.c > @@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ void damon_add_target(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_target *t) > list_add_tail(&t->list, &ctx->adaptive_targets); > } > > +int damon_target_empty(struct damon_ctx *ctx) > +{ > + return list_empty(&ctx->adaptive_targets); > +} > + > static void damon_del_target(struct damon_target *t) > { > list_del(&t->list); > diff --git a/mm/damon/dbgfs.c b/mm/damon/dbgfs.c > index 38188347d8ab..bac42dd358d1 100644 > --- a/mm/damon/dbgfs.c > +++ b/mm/damon/dbgfs.c > @@ -865,9 +865,15 @@ static ssize_t dbgfs_monitor_on_write(struct file *file, > return -EINVAL; > } > > - if (!strncmp(kbuf, "on", count)) > + if (!strncmp(kbuf, "on", count)) { > + int i; > + > + for (i = 0; i < dbgfs_nr_ctxs; i++) { > + if (damon_target_empty(dbgfs_ctxs[i])) > + return -EINVAL; > + } > err = damon_start(dbgfs_ctxs, dbgfs_nr_ctxs); > - else if (!strncmp(kbuf, "off", count)) > + } else if (!strncmp(kbuf, "off", count)) > err = damon_stop(dbgfs_ctxs, dbgfs_nr_ctxs); > else > err = -EINVAL; Please use braces for all above branches: https://docs.kernel.org/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces Thanks, SJ > -- > 2.31.0