[RFD] cgroup: about multiple hierarchies

Li Zefan lizf at cn.fujitsu.com
Thu Feb 23 08:22:26 UTC 2012


> The following is a "best practices" document on using cgroups.
> 
>   http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PaxControlGroups
> 
> To me, it seems to demonstrate the rather ugly situation that the
> current cgroup is providing.  Everyone should tip-toe around cgroup
> hierarchies and nobody has full knowledge or control over them.
> e.g. base system management (e.g. systemd) can't use freezer or task
> counter as someone else might want to use it for different hierarchy
> layout.
> 

This issue still exists if we allow a single hierarchy only, right?
Different cgroup users/applications have to struggle not to step
on each other's toe.


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