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From: Li Zefan <lizf-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
To: Gowrishankar M
	<gowrishankar.m-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
Cc: containers
	<containers-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org>,
	Sukadev
	<sukadev-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>,
	Balbir <balbir-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>,
	Eric <ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
	Dave <dave-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cgroups: add task along with its threads in one shot inside	cgroup
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:51:52 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4949ACB8.6070706@cn.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1229545826-16978-1-git-send-email-gowrishankar.m-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>

Gowrishankar M wrote:
> From: Gowrishankar M <gomuthuk-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
> 
> In current model, task by task we populate cgroup.
> Incase of multi-threaded task, it becomes difficult
> as we should first know about list of threads created
> and add them one by one in cgroup.
> 

It was proposed to add 'procs' control file to do so long ago, but there
is a big issue, that there is no way to do it atomically, i.e you may
success to move some threads but fail for others.

You can get some information here:
	https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/containers/2008-July/011747.html

> In below patch, when a thread group leader is scanned,
> belonging threads are also moved along with it, while
> populating cgroup tasks.

      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-12-18  1:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-17 20:30 [PATCH] cgroups: add task along with its threads in one shot inside cgroup Gowrishankar M
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2008-12-18  1:51   ` Li Zefan [this message]

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