Re: [Documentation] State of CPU controller in cgroup v2

From: Mike Galbraith
Date: Sat Sep 10 2016 - 06:09:07 EST


On Fri, 2016-09-09 at 18:57 -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:

> > > As for your example, who performs the cgroup setup and configuration,
> > > the application itself or an external entity? If an external entity,
> > > how does it know which thread is what?
> >
> > In my case, it would be a little script that reads a config file that
> > knows all kinds of internal information about the application and its
> > threads.
>
> I see. One-of-a-kind custom setup. This is a completely valid usage;
> however, please also recognize that it's an extremely specific one
> which is niche by definition.

This is the same pigeon hole you placed Google into. So Google, my
(also decidedly non-petite) users, and now Andy are all sharing the one
of a kind extremely specific niche.. it's becoming a tad crowded.

-Mike