Re: [PATCH RFC v2 1/7] cgroup: Allow drivers to store data associated with a cgroup

2018-02-07 Thread Tejun Heo
Hello, On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 11:53:09AM -0800, Matt Roper wrote: > * Drivers may be built as modules (and unloaded/reloaded) which is not >something cgroup controllers support today. As discussed in the other subthread, this shouldn't be a concern. > * Drivers may wish to provide their o

[PATCH RFC v2 1/7] cgroup: Allow drivers to store data associated with a cgroup

2018-02-01 Thread Matt Roper
There are cases where drivers need to adjust behavior or control device-specific resources according to the type of clients (processes) submitting requests. Linux cgroups are a natural fit for this type of resource control and policy management, so we need a way for drivers to associate their own