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From: Max Kellermann <mk-xMchvyqCc6DQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] new cgroup controller "fork"
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:48:09 +0100
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On 2011/11/03 18:26, Glauber Costa <glommer-bzQdu9zFT3WakBO8gow8eQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 11/03/2011 03:16 PM, Max Kellermann wrote:
> >but is different from my controller.
> >
> How so?

Once the "remaining" counter has reached zero, no further forks are
possible, no matter how many processes are left.  It is a fork
counter, not a process counter.

Let's say: Frederic's controller counts "things" that exists
(processes), and my controller counts "verbs" or "ations" (fork()).

Max