3 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt
index f3c4ec3626a2..0c4a344e78fa 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/resource_counter.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ to work with it.
 
         The _locked routines imply that the res_counter->lock is taken.
 
+ f. void res_counter_uncharge_until
+                (struct res_counter *rc, struct res_counter *top,
+                 unsinged long val)
+
+        Almost same as res_cunter_uncharge() but propagation of uncharge
+        stops when rc == top. This is useful when kill a res_coutner in
+        child cgroup.
+
  2.1 Other accounting routines
 
     There are more routines that may help you with common needs, like
diff --git a/include/linux/res_counter.h b/include/linux/res_counter.h
index fb201896a8b0..5de7a146ead9 100644
--- a/include/linux/res_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/res_counter.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ int __must_check res_counter_charge_nofail(struct res_counter *counter,
 void res_counter_uncharge_locked(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val);
 void res_counter_uncharge(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val);
 
+void res_counter_uncharge_until(struct res_counter *counter,
+                                struct res_counter *top,
+                                unsigned long val);
 /**
  * res_counter_margin - calculate chargeable space of a counter
  * @cnt: the counter
diff --git a/kernel/res_counter.c b/kernel/res_counter.c
index bebe2b170d49..ad581aa2369a 100644
--- a/kernel/res_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/res_counter.c
@@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ void res_counter_uncharge_locked(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val)
         counter->usage -= val;
 }
 
-void res_counter_uncharge(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val)
+void res_counter_uncharge_until(struct res_counter *counter,
+                                struct res_counter *top,
+                                unsigned long val)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
         struct res_counter *c;
 
         local_irq_save(flags);
-        for (c = counter; c != NULL; c = c->parent) {
+        for (c = counter; c != top; c = c->parent) {
                 spin_lock(&c->lock);
                 res_counter_uncharge_locked(c, val);
                 spin_unlock(&c->lock);
@@ -108,6 +110,10 @@ void res_counter_uncharge(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val)
         local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
+void res_counter_uncharge(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val)
+{
+        res_counter_uncharge_until(counter, NULL, val);
+}
 
 static inline unsigned long long *
 res_counter_member(struct res_counter *counter, int member)