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Re: [PATCH] new cgroup controller "fork"
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description: On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:31:52 +0100 Max Kellermann <mk@cm4all.com> wrote: > Can limit the number of fork()/clone() calls in a cgroup. It is > useful as a safeguard against fork bombs. > brief comments below. > Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <mk@cm4all.com> <snip> > +static int > +cgroup_fork_remaining_write(struct cgroup *cgroup, struct cftype *cft, > + s64 value) > +{ > + struct cgroup_fork *t = cgroup_fork_group(cgroup); > + > + if (value < -1 || value > (1L << 30)) > + return -EINVAL; > + > + spin_lock_irq(&t->lock); > + t->remaining = (int)value; > + spin_unlock_irq(&t->lock); > + > + return 0; > +} I wonder allowing to set the limit to Root cgroup may imply the system death. How about disabling to set value to Root cgroup ? > + > +static const struct cftype cgroup_fork_files[] = { > + { > + .name = "remaining", > + .read_s64 = cgroup_fork_remaining_read, > + .write_s64 = cgroup_fork_remaining_write, > + }, > +}; > + > +static int > +cgroup_fork_populate(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgroup) > +{ > + if (cgroup->parent == NULL) > + /* cannot limit the root cgroup */ > + return 0; > + > + return cgroup_add_files(cgroup, ss, cgroup_fork_files, > + ARRAY_SIZE(cgroup_fork_files)); > +} > + > +struct cgroup_subsys fork_subsys = { > + .name = "fork", > + .create = cgroup_fork_create, > + .destroy = cgroup_fork_destroy, > + .fork = cgroup_fork_fork, > + .populate = cgroup_fork_populate, > + .subsys_id = fork_subsys_id, > +}; > + > +int > +cgroup_fork_pre_fork(void) > +{ > + struct cgroup_fork *t; > + int err = 0; > + > + rcu_read_lock(); > + > + t = cgroup_fork_current(); > + while (t->css.cgroup->parent != NULL && err == 0) { > + spin_lock_irq(&t->lock); > + > + if (t->remaining == 0) > + err = -EPERM; IIRC, fork()'s error code is EAGAIN or ENOMEM. The exisiting limit of rlimit() returns EAGAIN. How about -EAGAIN here ? I think it's not good to add new error code for system calls. Thanks, -Kame _______________________________________________ Containers mailin…
creator: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
date: 2011-02-17T13:50:10-00:00

Re: [PATCH] new cgroup controller "fork"
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description: On 2011/02/17 14:50, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote: > I wonder allowing to set the limit to Root cgroup may imply the system death. > How about disabling to set value to Root cgroup ? That is taken care of already: > > +static int > > +cgroup_fork_populate(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgroup) > > +{ > > + if (cgroup->parent == NULL) > > + /* cannot limit the root cgroup */ > > + return 0; The attribute simply doesn't exist in the root cgroup. Also watch the loop condition in cgroup_fork_pre_fork() closely, the root cgroup isn't checked (even if you could find a way to configure it): > > + t = cgroup_fork_current(); > > + while (t->css.cgroup->parent != NULL && err == 0) { > IIRC, fork()'s error code is EAGAIN or ENOMEM. The exisiting limit of > rlimit() returns EAGAIN. > > How about -EAGAIN here ? I think it's not good to add new error code for > system calls. EPERM seemed appropriate to me, because the administrator disallows more than N forks. If there are practical reasons for changing it to EAGAIN or ENOMEM, I'm ok with that. Thanks for the hint. Max _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containe rs
creator: Max Kellermann
date: 2011-02-17T14:09:25-00:00