cgroup: implement cgroup_subsys->implicit_on_dfl

Some controllers, perf_event for now and possibly freezer in the
future, don't really make sense to control explicitly through
"cgroup.subtree_control".  For example, the primary role of perf_event
is identifying the cgroups of tasks; however, because the controller
also keeps a small amount of state per cgroup, it can't be replaced
with simple cgroup membership tests.

This patch implements cgroup_subsys->implicit_on_dfl flag.  When set,
the controller is implicitly enabled on all cgroups on the v2
hierarchy so that utility type controllers such as perf_event can be
enabled and function transparently.

An implicit controller doesn't show up in "cgroup.controllers" or
"cgroup.subtree_control", is exempt from no internal process rule and
can be stolen from the default hierarchy even if there are non-root
csses.

v2: Reimplemented on top of the recent updates to css handling and
    subsystem rebinding.  Rebinding implicit subsystems is now a
    simple matter of exempting it from the busy subsystem check.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
index 590291d56049..34b42f03fcd8 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
@@ -451,6 +451,19 @@ struct cgroup_subsys {
         bool early_init:1;
 
         /*
+         * If %true, the controller, on the default hierarchy, doesn't show
+         * up in "cgroup.controllers" or "cgroup.subtree_control", is
+         * implicitly enabled on all cgroups on the default hierarchy, and
+         * bypasses the "no internal process" constraint.  This is for
+         * utility type controllers which is transparent to userland.
+         *
+         * An implicit controller can be stolen from the default hierarchy
+         * anytime and thus must be okay with offline csses from previous
+         * hierarchies coexisting with csses for the current one.
+         */
+        bool implicit_on_dfl:1;
+
+        /*
          * If %false, this subsystem is properly hierarchical -
          * configuration, resource accounting and restriction on a parent
          * cgroup cover those of its children.  If %true, hierarchy support