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res_counter: introduce res_counter_write_u64()

PATCH In review Li Zefan 2 participants 3 messages Mar 11, 2008 – Mar 13, 2008 Memory management

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PATCH 1/3 res_counter: introduce res_counter_write_u64()

This function can be used to assign the value of a resource counter member.

---
 include/linux/res_counter.h |    9 ++++++---
 kernel/res_counter.c        |    9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
include/linux/res_counter.h +6 -3
index 8cb1ecd..8c23f7f 100644
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ struct res_counter {
 
 /**
  * Helpers to interact with userspace
- * res_counter_read_u64() - returns the value of the specified member.
- * res_counter_read/_write - put/get the specified fields from the
- * res_counter struct to/from the user
+ * res_counter_read_64/_write_u64 - returns/assigns the value of the
+ *	specified member
+ * res_counter_read/_write - puts/gets the specified fields from the
+ *	res_counter struct to/from the user
  *
  * @counter:     the counter in question
  * @member:  the field to work with (see RES_xxx below)
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ struct res_counter {
  */
 
 u64 res_counter_read_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member);
+void res_counter_write_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+			   unsigned long long val);
 
 ssize_t res_counter_read(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
 		const char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos,
kernel/res_counter.c +9 -0
index 791ff2b..a16b727 100644
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ u64 res_counter_read_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member)
 	return *res_counter_member(counter, member);
 }
 
+void res_counter_write_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+			   unsigned long long val)
+{
+	unsigned long long *tmp;
+
+	tmp = res_counter_member(counter, member);
+	*tmp = val;
+}
+
 ssize_t res_counter_write(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
 		const char __user *userbuf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos,
 		int (*write_strategy)(char *st_buf, unsigned long long *val))
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#1 lore raw
Quoted 2 lines · On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:08:39 +0900 Li Zefan <[email protected]> wrote:

This function can be used to assign the value of a resource counter member.

Why don't you make this function to do the same work as res_counter_write() ?

Thanks,
-Kame

Quoted 62 lines
---
 include/linux/res_counter.h |    9 ++++++---
 kernel/res_counter.c        |    9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
include/linux/res_counter.h +6 -3
index 8cb1ecd..8c23f7f 100644
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ struct res_counter {
 
 /**
  * Helpers to interact with userspace
- * res_counter_read_u64() - returns the value of the specified member.
- * res_counter_read/_write - put/get the specified fields from the
- * res_counter struct to/from the user
+ * res_counter_read_64/_write_u64 - returns/assigns the value of the
+ *	specified member
+ * res_counter_read/_write - puts/gets the specified fields from the
+ *	res_counter struct to/from the user
  *
  * @counter:     the counter in question
  * @member:  the field to work with (see RES_xxx below)
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ struct res_counter {
  */
 
 u64 res_counter_read_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member);
+void res_counter_write_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+			   unsigned long long val);
 
 ssize_t res_counter_read(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
 		const char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos,
kernel/res_counter.c +9 -0
index 791ff2b..a16b727 100644
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ u64 res_counter_read_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member)
 	return *res_counter_member(counter, member);
 }
 
+void res_counter_write_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+			   unsigned long long val)
+{
+	unsigned long long *tmp;
+
+	tmp = res_counter_member(counter, member);
+	*tmp = val;
+}
+
 ssize_t res_counter_write(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
 		const char __user *userbuf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos,
 		int (*write_strategy)(char *st_buf, unsigned long long *val))
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Quoted 7 lines · KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Quoted 2 lines · On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:08:39 +0900 Li Zefan <[email protected]> wrote:

This function can be used to assign the value of a resource counter member.

Why don't you make this function to do the same work as res_counter_write() ?

You mean to deal with write strategy? We don't need that complexity. If it does the same work as res_counter_write(), it's just a redundant function. ;)

But I forgot to take res_counter->lock ...

Quoted 69 lines

Thanks,
-Kame

Quoted 62 lines
---
 include/linux/res_counter.h |    9 ++++++---
 kernel/res_counter.c        |    9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
include/linux/res_counter.h +6 -3
index 8cb1ecd..8c23f7f 100644
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ struct res_counter {
 
 /**
  * Helpers to interact with userspace
- * res_counter_read_u64() - returns the value of the specified member.
- * res_counter_read/_write - put/get the specified fields from the
- * res_counter struct to/from the user
+ * res_counter_read_64/_write_u64 - returns/assigns the value of the
+ *	specified member
+ * res_counter_read/_write - puts/gets the specified fields from the
+ *	res_counter struct to/from the user
  *
  * @counter:     the counter in question
  * @member:  the field to work with (see RES_xxx below)
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ struct res_counter {
  */
 
 u64 res_counter_read_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member);
+void res_counter_write_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+			   unsigned long long val);
 
 ssize_t res_counter_read(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
 		const char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos,
kernel/res_counter.c +9 -0
index 791ff2b..a16b727 100644
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ u64 res_counter_read_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member)
 	return *res_counter_member(counter, member);
 }
 
+void res_counter_write_u64(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+			   unsigned long long val)
+{
+	unsigned long long *tmp;
+
+	tmp = res_counter_member(counter, member);
+	*tmp = val;
+}
+
 ssize_t res_counter_write(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
 		const char __user *userbuf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos,
 		int (*write_strategy)(char *st_buf, unsigned long long *val))
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