Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754451Ab1FBU6w (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:58:52 -0400 Received: from mail-iy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.210.174]:48222 "EHLO mail-iy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753252Ab1FBU6u convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:58:50 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=Ay6PE597qRwT86q4RJ92cYs1Boc/mO7OQ58cSyk3WC9seg4OdJggBNMQ3YkQpoLoov Ykz99XovhnqUKQPhLd2vlinZMysfsFQ4LRdRsQmmOdnmdriP7cv5cgU4X52awStTrih9 IQ7BTk/oIxbL1jOM0iP9UxvOuaHvUDlfWFMjI= MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Lucian Adrian Grijincu Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:58:19 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: [v5 00/39] faster tree-based sysctl implementation To: "Eric W . Biederman" , linux-kernel Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Lucian Adrian Grijincu , Octavian Purdila , "David S . Miller" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 6440 Lines: 176 Hi, This is version 5 of a patch series that introduces a faster/leaner sysctl internal implementation. Due to high number of patches and low general interest I'll just point you to the tree/branch: git://github.com/luciang/linux-2.6-new-sysctl.git v5-new-sysctl-alg Eric: I have a separate set of patches that make changes to the rest of the kernel. Those patches only change sysctl registrations: they replace complex tree registrations (with explicit sysctl directories), with registrations of arrays of sysctl files. Those patches DON'T depend on anything from this series. Examples: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1137032/focus=1137089 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1137032/focus=1137087 I'd like an OK-GO from you to start sending the patches for review to their respective maintainers. Also please say if you want to be CCed in those patches. Changes since v4: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/196495/focus=1144143 - rebased on 3.0-rc1 - added a new patch manually register kernel/usermodehelper which was added in 3.0-rc1 - minor changes to the "sysctl: simplify find_in_table" patch Changes since v3: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/196495/ - removed a bad patch that shrinked a counter from int to u8 Changes since v2: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1137032/focus=3D194748 - added a compatibility layer to support old registering complex sysctl trees. This layer will be deleted once all users of the old are changed. - subdirectories and netns correspondent dirs are now held in rbtrees - split of from the patches that make changes in the rest of the tree - rebased on top of 2.6.39 Changes since v1: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1133667 - rebased on top of 2.6.39-rc6 - split the patch that adds the new algorithm and data structures. - fixed a few bugs lingering in the old code - shrinked a reference counter - added a new reference counter to maintain ownership information - added method to register an empty sysctl dir and converted some users - added checks enforcing the rule that a non-netns specific directory may not be registered after a netns specific one has already been registered. - added cookie support: register a piece of data with the header to be used to make simple conversions on the ctl_table. This saves memory where Part 1: introduce compatibility layer: sysctl: introduce temporary sysctl wrappers sysctl: register only tables of sysctl files Part 2: minimal changes to sysctl users: sysctl: call sysctl_init before the first sysctl registration sysctl: no-child: manually register kernel/random sysctl: no-child: manually register kernel/usermodehelper sysctl: no-child: manually register kernel/keys sysctl: no-child: manually register fs/inotify sysctl: no-child: manually register fs/epoll sysctl: no-child: manually register root tables Part 3: cleanups simplifying the new algorithm (created when asked to break up the new algorithm patch): sysctl: faster reimplementation of sysctl_check_table sysctl: remove useless ctl_table->parent field sysctl: simplify find_in_table sysctl: sysctl_head_grab defaults to root header on NULL sysctl: delete useless grab_header function sysctl: rename ->used to ->ctl_use_refs sysctl: rename sysctl_head_grab/finish to sysctl_use_header/unuse sysctl: rename sysctl_head_next to sysctl_use_next_header sysctl: split ->count into ctl_procfs_refs and ctl_header_refs sysctl: rename sysctl_head_get/put to sysctl_proc_inode_get/put sysctl: rename (un)use_table to __sysctl_(un)use_header sysctl: simplify ->permissions hook sysctl: group root-specific operations sysctl: introduce ctl_table_group sysctl: move removal from list out of start_unregistering Part 4: new algorithm/data structures: sysctl: faster tree-based sysctl implementation Part 5: checks/warns requested during review: sysctl: add duplicate entry and sanity ctl_table checks sysctl: alloc ctl_table_header with kmem_cache sysctl: check netns-specific registration order respected sysctl: warn if registration/unregistration order is not respected RFC: sysctl: always perform sysctl checks Part 6: Eric requested rbtrees for subdirs. I also used rbtrees for netns correspondent dirs. Hope that adding rbtrees after using the old list-based implementation is good enough. The rbtree code complicates things a bit and would uglify the patch adding the new algorithm. sysctl: reorder members of ctl_table_header (cleanup) sysctl: add ctl_type member RFC: sysctl: replace subdirectory list with rbtree RFC: sysctl: replace netns corresp list with rbtree sysctl: union-ize some ctl_table_header fields Part 7: Eric requested ability to register an empty dir: sysctl: add register_sysctl_dir: register an empty sysctl directory Part 8: unrequested feature I'd like to piggy back :) sysctl: add ctl_cookie and ctl_cookie_handler sysctl: add cookie to __register_sysctl_paths sysctl: add register_net_sysctl_table_net_cookie drivers/char/random.c | 27 +- fs/eventpoll.c | 22 +- fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c | 22 +- fs/proc/inode.c | 2 +- fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 236 +++++--- include/linux/inotify.h | 2 - include/linux/key.h | 3 - include/linux/kmod.h | 3 - include/linux/poll.h | 2 - include/linux/sysctl.h | 221 +++++--- include/net/net_namespace.h | 4 +- init/main.c | 1 + kernel/Makefile | 5 +- kernel/kmod.c | 14 +- kernel/sysctl.c | 1165 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- kernel/sysctl_check.c | 316 +++++++---- lib/Kconfig.debug | 8 - net/sysctl_net.c | 86 ++-- security/keys/key.c | 7 + security/keys/sysctl.c | 18 +- 20 files changed, 1492 insertions(+), 672 deletions(-) --  . ..: Lucian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/