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@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ Control Groups extends the kernel as follows:
176 subsystem state is something that's expected to happen frequently 176 subsystem state is something that's expected to happen frequently
177 and in performance-critical code, whereas operations that require a 177 and in performance-critical code, whereas operations that require a
178 task's actual cgroup assignments (in particular, moving between 178 task's actual cgroup assignments (in particular, moving between
179 cgroups) are less common. 179 cgroups) are less common. A linked list runs through the cg_list
180 field of each task_struct using the css_set, anchored at
181 css_set->tasks.
180 182
181 - A cgroup hierarchy filesystem can be mounted for browsing and 183 - A cgroup hierarchy filesystem can be mounted for browsing and
182 manipulation from user space. 184 manipulation from user space.
@@ -252,6 +254,16 @@ linear search to locate an appropriate existing css_set, so isn't
252very efficient. A future version will use a hash table for better 254very efficient. A future version will use a hash table for better
253performance. 255performance.
254 256
257To allow access from a cgroup to the css_sets (and hence tasks)
258that comprise it, a set of cg_cgroup_link objects form a lattice;
259each cg_cgroup_link is linked into a list of cg_cgroup_links for
260a single cgroup on its cont_link_list field, and a list of
261cg_cgroup_links for a single css_set on its cg_link_list.
262
263Thus the set of tasks in a cgroup can be listed by iterating over
264each css_set that references the cgroup, and sub-iterating over
265each css_set's task set.
266
255The use of a Linux virtual file system (vfs) to represent the 267The use of a Linux virtual file system (vfs) to represent the
256cgroup hierarchy provides for a familiar permission and name space 268cgroup hierarchy provides for a familiar permission and name space
257for cgroups, with a minimum of additional kernel code. 269for cgroups, with a minimum of additional kernel code.