Re: [PATCH] mm: swap: use mem_cgroup_is_root() instead of deferencing css->parent

From: Michal Hocko
Date: Fri Jan 11 2019 - 14:11:12 EST


On Sat 12-01-19 02:55:13, Yang Shi wrote:
> mem_cgroup_is_root() is preferred API to check if memcg is root or not.
> Use it instead of deferencing css->parent.
>
> Cc: Huang Ying <ying.huang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Shi <yang.shi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Yes, this is more readable.

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>

> ---
> include/linux/swap.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
> index a8f6d5d..8739063 100644
> --- a/include/linux/swap.h
> +++ b/include/linux/swap.h
> @@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static inline int mem_cgroup_swappiness(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
> return vm_swappiness;
>
> /* root ? */
> - if (mem_cgroup_disabled() || !memcg->css.parent)
> + if (mem_cgroup_disabled() || mem_cgroup_is_root(memcg))
> return vm_swappiness;
>
> return memcg->swappiness;
> --
> 1.8.3.1

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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs