From: ebiederm@xmission•com (Eric W. Biederman)
To: <linux-kernel@vger•kernel.org>
Cc: <linux-fsdevel@vger•kernel.org>, <netdev@vger•kernel.org>,
Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lucian.grijincu@gmail•com>,
Damien Millescamps <damien.millescamps@6wind•com>
Subject: [Review][PATCH][0/29] sysctl rewrite for speed and clarity
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:45:20 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m1pqe5ah3z.fsf@fess.ebiederm.org> (raw)
The problem:
The current implementation of sysctl has data structures and semantics
that are hard to understand, and causes sysctl to run slowly.
Sysctl running slowly is a scaling problem in general and the network
stack in particular.
After some heavy testing and way way too much patch rewriting I believe I
have a patchset that seems sane and reasonable and gets to what looks to
my weary eyes a sane result.
My patchset was heavily inspired by the previous work done by Lucian
Grinjincu. Lucian kept the need for this work alive, and did a much
better job than I ever though he did. Unfortunately I missed a lot
of the good things Lucian did my rushed attempts at code review.
This code is also available at:
kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/sysctl.git
Eric W. Biederman (28):
sysctl: Consolidate !CONFIG_SYSCTL handling
sysctl: Register the base sysctl table like any other sysctl table.
sysctl: Move the implementation into fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
sysctl: Make the directories have nlink == 1
sysctl: Implement retire_sysctl_set
sysctl: Remove the unnecessary sysctl_set parent concept.
sysctl: Create local copies of directory names used in paths
sysctl: Add support for register sysctl tables with a normal cstring path.
sysctl: Add ctl_table chains into cstring paths
sysctl: register only tables of sysctl files
sysctl: Improve the sysctl sanity checks
sysctl: Remove the now unused ctl_table parent field.
sysctl: A more obvious version of grab_header.
sysctl: Initial support for auto-unregistering sysctl tables.
sysctl: Factor out init_header from __register_sysctl_paths
sysctl: Factor out insert_header and erase_header
sysctl: Normalize the root_table data structure.
sysctl: Rewrite proc_sys_lookup introducing find_entry and lookup_entry.
sysctl: Rewrite proc_sys_readdir in terms of first_entry and next_entry
sysctl: Add a root pointer to ctl_table_set
sysctl: Stop requiring explicit management of sysctl directories
sysctl: Add sysctl_print_dir and use it in get_subdir
sysctl: Replace root_list with links between sysctl_table_sets.
sysctl: Modify __register_sysctl_paths to take a set instead of a root and an nsproxy
sysctl: Move sysctl_check_dups into insert_header
sysctl: Make the header lists per directory.
sysctl: Index sysctl directories with rbtrees.
sysctl: Add register_sysctl for normal sysctl users
Lucas De Marchi (1):
sysctl: remove impossible condition check
fs/proc/internal.h | 3 +
fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 1240 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
include/linux/sysctl.h | 106 +++--
kernel/Makefile | 1 -
kernel/sysctl.c | 501 +-------------------
kernel/sysctl_check.c | 160 -------
lib/Kconfig.debug | 8 -
net/sysctl_net.c | 24 +-
8 files changed, 1247 insertions(+), 796 deletions(-)
Eric
next reply other threads:[~2012-01-27 4:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 76+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-27 4:45 Eric W. Biederman [this message]
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 01/29] sysctl: remove impossible condition check Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 02/29] sysctl: Consolidate !CONFIG_SYSCTL handling Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 03/29] sysctl: Register the base sysctl table like any other sysctl table Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 04/29] sysctl: Move the implementation into fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 05/29] sysctl: Make the directories have nlink == 1 Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 06/29] sysctl: Implement retire_sysctl_set Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 07/29] sysctl: Remove the unnecessary sysctl_set parent concept Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 08/29] sysctl: Create local copies of directory names used in paths Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 09/29] sysctl: Add support for register sysctl tables with a normal cstring path Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 10/29] sysctl: Add ctl_table chains into cstring paths Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 11/29] sysctl: register only tables of sysctl files Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 12/29] sysctl: Improve the sysctl sanity checks Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 13/29] sysctl: Remove the now unused ctl_table parent field Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 14/29] sysctl: A more obvious version of grab_header Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 15/29] sysctl: Initial support for auto-unregistering sysctl tables Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 16/29] sysctl: Factor out init_header from __register_sysctl_paths Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 17/29] sysctl: Factor out insert_header and erase_header Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:49 ` [PATCH 18/29] sysctl: Normalize the root_table data structure Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 19/29] sysctl: Rewrite proc_sys_lookup introducing find_entry and lookup_entry Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 20/29] sysctl: Rewrite proc_sys_readdir in terms of first_entry and next_entry Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 21/29] sysctl: Add a root pointer to ctl_table_set Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 22/29] sysctl: Stop requiring explicit management of sysctl directories Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 23/29] sysctl: Add sysctl_print_dir and use it in get_subdir Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 24/29] sysctl: Replace root_list with links between sysctl_table_sets Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 25/29] sysctl: Modify __register_sysctl_paths to take a set instead of a root and an nsproxy Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 26/29] sysctl: Move sysctl_check_dups into insert_header Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 27/29] sysctl: Make the header lists per directory Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 28/29] sysctl: Index sysctl directories with rbtrees Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:50 ` [PATCH 29/29] sysctl: Add register_sysctl for normal sysctl users Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 01/29] sysctl: remove impossible condition check Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 02/29] sysctl: Consolidate !CONFIG_SYSCTL handling Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 03/29] sysctl: Register the base sysctl table like any other sysctl table Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 04/29] sysctl: Move the implementation into fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 05/29] sysctl: Make the directories have nlink == 1 Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 06/29] sysctl: Implement retire_sysctl_set Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 07/29] sysctl: Remove the unnecessary sysctl_set parent concept Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 08/29] sysctl: Create local copies of directory names used in paths Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 09/29] sysctl: Add support for register sysctl tables with a normal cstring path Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 10/29] sysctl: Add ctl_table chains into cstring paths Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 11/29] sysctl: register only tables of sysctl files Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 12/29] sysctl: Improve the sysctl sanity checks Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 13/29] sysctl: Remove the now unused ctl_table parent field Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 14/29] sysctl: A more obvious version of grab_header Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 15/29] sysctl: Initial support for auto-unregistering sysctl tables Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 16/29] sysctl: Factor out init_header from __register_sysctl_paths Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 17/29] sysctl: Factor out insert_header and erase_header Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 18/29] sysctl: Normalize the root_table data structure Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-29 17:36 ` Lucian Adrian Grijincu
2012-01-30 0:22 ` Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 19/29] sysctl: Rewrite proc_sys_lookup introducing find_entry and lookup_entry Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-29 15:49 ` Lucian Adrian Grijincu
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 20/29] sysctl: Rewrite proc_sys_readdir in terms of first_entry and next_entry Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 21/29] sysctl: Add a root pointer to ctl_table_set Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-29 17:19 ` Lucian Adrian Grijincu
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 22/29] sysctl: Stop requiring explicit management of sysctl directories Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-29 19:31 ` Lucian Adrian Grijincu
2012-01-31 4:45 ` Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:51 ` [PATCH 23/29] sysctl: Add sysctl_print_dir and use it in get_subdir Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:52 ` [PATCH 24/29] sysctl: Replace root_list with links between sysctl_table_sets Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-30 0:01 ` Lucian Adrian Grijincu
2012-01-31 3:10 ` Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-30 17:51 ` Dave Jones
2012-01-31 2:11 ` Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-31 2:13 ` Joe Perches
2012-01-27 4:52 ` [PATCH 25/29] sysctl: Modify __register_sysctl_paths to take a set instead of a root and an nsproxy Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:52 ` [PATCH 26/29] sysctl: Move sysctl_check_dups into insert_header Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:52 ` [PATCH 27/29] sysctl: Make the header lists per directory Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:52 ` [PATCH 28/29] sysctl: Index sysctl directories with rbtrees Eric W. Biederman
2012-01-27 4:52 ` [PATCH 29/29] sysctl: Add register_sysctl for normal sysctl users Eric W. Biederman
2012-02-02 3:27 ` [Review][PATCH][0/4] sysctl bitty fixes Eric W. Biederman
2012-02-02 3:28 ` [PATCH 1/4] sysctl: An easier to read version of find_subdir Eric W. Biederman
2012-02-02 3:29 ` [PATCH 2/4] sysctl: Correct error return from get_subdir Eric W. Biederman
2012-02-02 3:29 ` [PATCH 3/4] sysctl: Comments to make the code clearer Eric W. Biederman
2012-02-02 16:28 ` Ben Hutchings
2012-02-02 3:30 ` [PATCH 4/4] sysctl: Don't call sysctl_follow_link unless we are a link Eric W. Biederman
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