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From: Li Zefan <lizf-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
To: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Linux Containers
	<containers-qjLDD68F18O7TbgM5vRIOg@public.gmane.org>,
	paul Menage <menage-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: cgroup attach/fork hooks consistency with the ns_cgroup
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:21:24 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A399694.601@cn.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090617212614.GA26781-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

> The ns cgroup is really only good for preventing root in a container
> from escaping its cgroup-imposed limits.  The same can be done today
> using smack or selinux, and eventually will be possible using user
> namespaces.  Would anyone object to removing ns_cgroup?
> 

I vote for removing it. :)

> It won't just remove kernel/ns_cgroup.c, but some subtle code in
> fork.c, nsproxy.c, and of course cgroup.c as well.
> 

Yeah, regarding to cgroup, cgroup_clone() and cgroup_is_descendant()
can be removed. cgroup_clone() is somewhat ugly I think.

> There admittedly is minute convenience gain in not having to
> manually create a new cgroup and attach a cloned child to it, but
> that wasn't the intent of the cgroup.
> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-06-18  1:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-17 15:35 cgroup attach/fork hooks consistency with the ns_cgroup Daniel Lezcano
     [not found] ` <4A390D5D.5040702-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-17 21:26   ` Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]     ` <20090617212614.GA26781-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-18  1:21       ` Li Zefan [this message]
2009-06-18  1:21       ` Paul Menage
     [not found]         ` <6599ad830906171821v3c97f176y65bd4b7fa9a405e9-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-18 13:45           ` Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]             ` <20090618134527.GA3186-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-18 18:36               ` Daniel Lezcano
     [not found]                 ` <4A3A891C.8020305-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-18 18:41                   ` Paul Menage
     [not found]                     ` <6599ad830906181141w1669d154j22277070ae221a76-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-18 20:08                       ` Daniel Lezcano
     [not found]                         ` <4A3A9ECD.9040908-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-19 13:59                           ` Serge E. Hallyn

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