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-rw-r--r--kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h1
-rw-r--r--kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c14
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h
index 976a8bc3ff60..383963e28ac6 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset-internal.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ enum prs_errcode {
PERR_CPUSEMPTY,
PERR_HKEEPING,
PERR_ACCESS,
+ PERR_REMOTE,
};
/* bits in struct cpuset flags field */
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 0ab63f5974ba..d973e0987974 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static const char * const perr_strings[] = {
[PERR_CPUSEMPTY] = "cpuset.cpus and cpuset.cpus.exclusive are empty",
[PERR_HKEEPING] = "partition config conflicts with housekeeping setup",
[PERR_ACCESS] = "Enable partition not permitted",
+ [PERR_REMOTE] = "Have remote partition underneath",
};
/*
@@ -2856,6 +2857,19 @@ static int update_prstate(struct cpuset *cs, int new_prs)
}
/*
+ * We don't support the creation of a new local partition with
+ * a remote partition underneath it. This unsupported
+ * setting can happen only if parent is the top_cpuset because
+ * a remote partition cannot be created underneath an existing
+ * local or remote partition.
+ */
+ if ((parent == &top_cpuset) &&
+ cpumask_intersects(cs->exclusive_cpus, subpartitions_cpus)) {
+ err = PERR_REMOTE;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /*
* If parent is valid partition, enable local partiion.
* Otherwise, enable a remote partition.
*/