Joel Becker wrote: >>The problem we have with is the members file, whose content could exceed >>PAGE_SIZE when more than ~1000 tasks are in a group. > > > Right, this I do understand. >
So the problem is clear.... > >>We choose configfs instead of sysfs after following the guidance in the >>doc. >> >>Basically we wanted a "file-system based manager of kernel object" >>rather than a "file-system based view of a kernel object". > > > Yes, I think configfs fits your intent well. I want to work > together to see what we can do. > ....and configfs is a good fit... > >>I think we could implement in sysfs also. But, doesn't sysfs also have >>the PAGE_SIZE limitation. > > > They do for standard attributes. That's where my limit comes > from...I cut and pasted the code. However, sysfs also allows you to > arbitrarily add objects to the filesystem tree, so you can place a > seq_file or other object in the directory. > The problem is that this > object has an uncontrolled set of lifetime semantics. This has led to > issues in the past. It's something I'm trying to avoid with configfs. > > Joel ...so could we work out how & if configfs' 4K limit on attributes can be removed ? Could you elaborate the uncontrolled set of lifetime semantics part ? Thanks, Shailabh ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ ckrm-tech mailing list https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ckrm-tech
