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1. Control Groups
1.1 What are cgroups ?
1.2 Why are cgroups needed ?
1.3 How are cgroups implemented ?
1.4 What does notify_on_release do ?
1.5 What does clone_children do ?
1.6 How do I use cgroups ?
2. Usage Examples and Syntax
2.1 Basic Usage
2.2 Attaching processes
2.3 Mounting hierarchies by name
3. Kernel API
3.1 Overview
3.2 Synchronization
3.3 Subsystem API
4. Extended attributes usage
5. Questions”h]”hX¥  CONTENTS:

1. Control Groups
1.1 What are cgroups ?
1.2 Why are cgroups needed ?
1.3 How are cgroups implemented ?
1.4 What does notify_on_release do ?
1.5 What does clone_children do ?
1.6 How do I use cgroups ?
2. Usage Examples and Syntax
2.1 Basic Usage
2.2 Attaching processes
2.3 Mounting hierarchies by name
3. Kernel API
3.1 Overview
3.2 Synchronization
3.3 Subsystem API
4. Extended attributes usage
5. Questions”…””}”hjM  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”Œ	xml:space”Œpreserve”uh1jK  hh£hžhhŸh¶h K%ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ1. Control Groups”h]”hŒ1. Control Groups”…””}”(hj`  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj]  hžhhŸh¶h K'ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ1.1 What are cgroups ?”h]”hŒ1.1 What are cgroups ?”…””}”(hjq  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hjn  hžhhŸh¶h K*ubh¸)”}”(hŒ¢Control Groups provide a mechanism for aggregating/partitioning sets of
tasks, and all their future children, into hierarchical groups with
specialized behaviour.”h]”hŒ¢Control Groups provide a mechanism for aggregating/partitioning sets of
tasks, and all their future children, into hierarchical groups with
specialized behaviour.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K,hjn  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒDefinitions:”h]”hŒDefinitions:”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K0hjn  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒYA *cgroup* associates a set of tasks with a set of parameters for one
or more subsystems.”h]”(hŒA ”…””}”(hj›  hžhhŸNh NubhŒemphasis”“”)”}”(hŒ*cgroup*”h]”hŒcgroup”…””}”(hj¥  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j£  hj›  ubhŒO associates a set of tasks with a set of parameters for one
or more subsystems.”…””}”(hj›  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K2hjn  hžhubh¸)”}”(hXU  A *subsystem* is a module that makes use of the task grouping
facilities provided by cgroups to treat groups of tasks in
particular ways. A subsystem is typically a "resource controller" that
schedules a resource or applies per-cgroup limits, but it may be
anything that wants to act on a group of processes, e.g. a
virtualization subsystem.”h]”(hŒA ”…””}”(hj½  hžhhŸNh Nubj¤  )”}”(hŒ*subsystem*”h]”hŒ	subsystem”…””}”(hjÅ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j£  hj½  ubhXL   is a module that makes use of the task grouping
facilities provided by cgroups to treat groups of tasks in
particular ways. A subsystem is typically a â€œresource controllerâ€ that
schedules a resource or applies per-cgroup limits, but it may be
anything that wants to act on a group of processes, e.g. a
virtualization subsystem.”…””}”(hj½  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K5hjn  hžhubh¸)”}”(hXL  A *hierarchy* is a set of cgroups arranged in a tree, such that
every task in the system is in exactly one of the cgroups in the
hierarchy, and a set of subsystems; each subsystem has system-specific
state attached to each cgroup in the hierarchy.  Each hierarchy has
an instance of the cgroup virtual filesystem associated with it.”h]”(hŒA ”…””}”(hjÝ  hžhhŸNh Nubj¤  )”}”(hŒ*hierarchy*”h]”hŒ	hierarchy”…””}”(hjå  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j£  hjÝ  ubhX?   is a set of cgroups arranged in a tree, such that
every task in the system is in exactly one of the cgroups in the
hierarchy, and a set of subsystems; each subsystem has system-specific
state attached to each cgroup in the hierarchy.  Each hierarchy has
an instance of the cgroup virtual filesystem associated with it.”…””}”(hjÝ  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K<hjn  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒƒAt any one time there may be multiple active hierarchies of task
cgroups. Each hierarchy is a partition of all tasks in the system.”h]”hŒƒAt any one time there may be multiple active hierarchies of task
cgroups. Each hierarchy is a partition of all tasks in the system.”…””}”(hjý  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KBhjn  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX>  User-level code may create and destroy cgroups by name in an
instance of the cgroup virtual file system, specify and query to
which cgroup a task is assigned, and list the task PIDs assigned to
a cgroup. Those creations and assignments only affect the hierarchy
associated with that instance of the cgroup file system.”h]”hX>  User-level code may create and destroy cgroups by name in an
instance of the cgroup virtual file system, specify and query to
which cgroup a task is assigned, and list the task PIDs assigned to
a cgroup. Those creations and assignments only affect the hierarchy
associated with that instance of the cgroup file system.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KEhjn  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX°  On their own, the only use for cgroups is for simple job
tracking. The intention is that other subsystems hook into the generic
cgroup support to provide new attributes for cgroups, such as
accounting/limiting the resources which processes in a cgroup can
access. For example, cpusets (see Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst) allow
you to associate a set of CPUs and a set of memory nodes with the
tasks in each cgroup.”h]”hX°  On their own, the only use for cgroups is for simple job
tracking. The intention is that other subsystems hook into the generic
cgroup support to provide new attributes for cgroups, such as
accounting/limiting the resources which processes in a cgroup can
access. For example, cpusets (see Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst) allow
you to associate a set of CPUs and a set of memory nodes with the
tasks in each cgroup.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KKhjn  hžhubhŒtarget”“”)”}”(hŒ.. _cgroups-why-needed:”h]”h}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”Œrefid”Œcgroups-why-needed”uh1j'  h KShjn  hžhhŸh¶ubeh}”(h]”Œwhat-are-cgroups”ah ]”h"]”Œ1.1 what are cgroups ?”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj]  hžhhŸh¶h K*ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ1.2 Why are cgroups needed ?”h]”hŒ1.2 Why are cgroups needed ?”…””}”(hj@  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj=  hžhhŸh¶h KVubh¸)”}”(hX{  There are multiple efforts to provide process aggregations in the
Linux kernel, mainly for resource-tracking purposes. Such efforts
include cpusets, CKRM/ResGroups, UserBeanCounters, and virtual server
namespaces. These all require the basic notion of a
grouping/partitioning of processes, with newly forked processes ending
up in the same group (cgroup) as their parent process.”h]”hX{  There are multiple efforts to provide process aggregations in the
Linux kernel, mainly for resource-tracking purposes. Such efforts
include cpusets, CKRM/ResGroups, UserBeanCounters, and virtual server
namespaces. These all require the basic notion of a
grouping/partitioning of processes, with newly forked processes ending
up in the same group (cgroup) as their parent process.”…””}”(hjN  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KXhj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX  The kernel cgroup patch provides the minimum essential kernel
mechanisms required to efficiently implement such groups. It has
minimal impact on the system fast paths, and provides hooks for
specific subsystems such as cpusets to provide additional behaviour as
desired.”h]”hX  The kernel cgroup patch provides the minimum essential kernel
mechanisms required to efficiently implement such groups. It has
minimal impact on the system fast paths, and provides hooks for
specific subsystems such as cpusets to provide additional behaviour as
desired.”…””}”(hj\  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K_hj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX  Multiple hierarchy support is provided to allow for situations where
the division of tasks into cgroups is distinctly different for
different subsystems - having parallel hierarchies allows each
hierarchy to be a natural division of tasks, without having to handle
complex combinations of tasks that would be present if several
unrelated subsystems needed to be forced into the same tree of
cgroups.”h]”hX  Multiple hierarchy support is provided to allow for situations where
the division of tasks into cgroups is distinctly different for
different subsystems - having parallel hierarchies allows each
hierarchy to be a natural division of tasks, without having to handle
complex combinations of tasks that would be present if several
unrelated subsystems needed to be forced into the same tree of
cgroups.”…””}”(hjj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Kehj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ¥At one extreme, each resource controller or subsystem could be in a
separate hierarchy; at the other extreme, all subsystems
would be attached to the same hierarchy.”h]”hŒ¥At one extreme, each resource controller or subsystem could be in a
separate hierarchy; at the other extreme, all subsystems
would be attached to the same hierarchy.”…””}”(hjx  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Kmhj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX  As an example of a scenario (originally proposed by vatsa@in.ibm.com)
that can benefit from multiple hierarchies, consider a large
university server with various users - students, professors, system
tasks etc. The resource planning for this server could be along the
following lines::”h]”(hŒ4As an example of a scenario (originally proposed by ”…””}”(hj†  hžhhŸNh NubhÂ)”}”(hŒvatsa@in.ibm.com”h]”hŒvatsa@in.ibm.com”…””}”(hjŽ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”Œrefuri”Œmailto:vatsa@in.ibm.com”uh1hÁhj†  ubhŒ×)
that can benefit from multiple hierarchies, consider a large
university server with various users - students, professors, system
tasks etc. The resource planning for this server could be along the
following lines:”…””}”(hj†  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Kqhj=  hžhubhŒliteral_block”“”)”}”(hX
  CPU :          "Top cpuset"
                /       \
        CPUSet1         CPUSet2
           |               |
        (Professors)    (Students)

        In addition (system tasks) are attached to topcpuset (so
        that they can run anywhere) with a limit of 20%

Memory : Professors (50%), Students (30%), system (20%)

Disk : Professors (50%), Students (30%), system (20%)

Network : WWW browsing (20%), Network File System (60%), others (20%)
                        / \
        Professors (15%)  students (5%)”h]”hX
  CPU :          "Top cpuset"
                /       \
        CPUSet1         CPUSet2
           |               |
        (Professors)    (Students)

        In addition (system tasks) are attached to topcpuset (so
        that they can run anywhere) with a limit of 20%

Memory : Professors (50%), Students (30%), system (20%)

Disk : Professors (50%), Students (30%), system (20%)

Network : WWW browsing (20%), Network File System (60%), others (20%)
                        / \
        Professors (15%)  students (5%)”…””}”hjª  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h Kwhj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒhBrowsers like Firefox/Lynx go into the WWW network class, while (k)nfsd goes
into the NFS network class.”h]”hŒhBrowsers like Firefox/Lynx go into the WWW network class, while (k)nfsd goes
into the NFS network class.”…””}”(hj¸  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Kˆhj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒuAt the same time Firefox/Lynx will share an appropriate CPU/Memory class
depending on who launched it (prof/student).”h]”hŒuAt the same time Firefox/Lynx will share an appropriate CPU/Memory class
depending on who launched it (prof/student).”…””}”(hjÆ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K‹hj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX  With the ability to classify tasks differently for different resources
(by putting those resource subsystems in different hierarchies),
the admin can easily set up a script which receives exec notifications
and depending on who is launching the browser he can::”h]”hX  With the ability to classify tasks differently for different resources
(by putting those resource subsystems in different hierarchies),
the admin can easily set up a script which receives exec notifications
and depending on who is launching the browser he can:”…””}”(hjÔ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KŽhj=  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ?# echo browser_pid > /sys/fs/cgroup/<restype>/<userclass>/tasks”h]”hŒ?# echo browser_pid > /sys/fs/cgroup/<restype>/<userclass>/tasks”…””}”hjâ  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h K“hj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒçWith only a single hierarchy, he now would potentially have to create
a separate cgroup for every browser launched and associate it with
appropriate network and other resource class.  This may lead to
proliferation of such cgroups.”h]”hŒçWith only a single hierarchy, he now would potentially have to create
a separate cgroup for every browser launched and associate it with
appropriate network and other resource class.  This may lead to
proliferation of such cgroups.”…””}”(hjð  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K•hj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒóAlso let's say that the administrator would like to give enhanced network
access temporarily to a student's browser (since it is night and the user
wants to do online gaming :))  OR give one of the student's simulation
apps enhanced CPU power.”h]”hŒùAlso letâ€™s say that the administrator would like to give enhanced network
access temporarily to a studentâ€™s browser (since it is night and the user
wants to do online gaming :))  OR give one of the studentâ€™s simulation
apps enhanced CPU power.”…””}”(hjþ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Kšhj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒPWith ability to write PIDs directly to resource classes, it's just a
matter of::”h]”hŒQWith ability to write PIDs directly to resource classes, itâ€™s just a
matter of:”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KŸhj=  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ~# echo pid > /sys/fs/cgroup/network/<new_class>/tasks
(after some time)
# echo pid > /sys/fs/cgroup/network/<orig_class>/tasks”h]”hŒ~# echo pid > /sys/fs/cgroup/network/<new_class>/tasks
(after some time)
# echo pid > /sys/fs/cgroup/network/<orig_class>/tasks”…””}”hj  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h K¢hj=  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ¤Without this ability, the administrator would have to split the cgroup into
multiple separate ones and then associate the new cgroups with the
new resource classes.”h]”hŒ¤Without this ability, the administrator would have to split the cgroup into
multiple separate ones and then associate the new cgroups with the
new resource classes.”…””}”(hj(  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K¦hj=  hžhubeh}”(h]”(Œwhy-are-cgroups-needed”j4  eh ]”h"]”(Œ1.2 why are cgroups needed ?”Œcgroups-why-needed”eh$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj]  hžhhŸh¶h KVŒexpect_referenced_by_name”}”j<  j)  sŒexpect_referenced_by_id”}”j4  j)  subh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ!1.3 How are cgroups implemented ?”h]”hŒ!1.3 How are cgroups implemented ?”…””}”(hjF  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hjC  hžhhŸh¶h K­ubh¸)”}”(hŒ-Control Groups extends the kernel as follows:”h]”hŒ-Control Groups extends the kernel as follows:”…””}”(hjT  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K¯hjC  hžhubhŒblock_quote”“”)”}”(hX¶  - Each task in the system has a reference-counted pointer to a
  css_set.

- A css_set contains a set of reference-counted pointers to
  cgroup_subsys_state objects, one for each cgroup subsystem
  registered in the system. There is no direct link from a task to
  the cgroup of which it's a member in each hierarchy, but this
  can be determined by following pointers through the
  cgroup_subsys_state objects. This is because accessing the
  subsystem state is something that's expected to happen frequently
  and in performance-critical code, whereas operations that require a
  task's actual cgroup assignments (in particular, moving between
  cgroups) are less common. A linked list runs through the cg_list
  field of each task_struct using the css_set, anchored at
  css_set->tasks.

- A cgroup hierarchy filesystem can be mounted for browsing and
  manipulation from user space.

- You can list all the tasks (by PID) attached to any cgroup.
”h]”hŒbullet_list”“”)”}”(hhh]”(hŒ	list_item”“”)”}”(hŒFEach task in the system has a reference-counted pointer to a
css_set.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒEEach task in the system has a reference-counted pointer to a
css_set.”h]”hŒEEach task in the system has a reference-counted pointer to a
css_set.”…””}”(hjs  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K±hjo  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hjj  ubjn  )”}”(hX³  A css_set contains a set of reference-counted pointers to
cgroup_subsys_state objects, one for each cgroup subsystem
registered in the system. There is no direct link from a task to
the cgroup of which it's a member in each hierarchy, but this
can be determined by following pointers through the
cgroup_subsys_state objects. This is because accessing the
subsystem state is something that's expected to happen frequently
and in performance-critical code, whereas operations that require a
task's actual cgroup assignments (in particular, moving between
cgroups) are less common. A linked list runs through the cg_list
field of each task_struct using the css_set, anchored at
css_set->tasks.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hX²  A css_set contains a set of reference-counted pointers to
cgroup_subsys_state objects, one for each cgroup subsystem
registered in the system. There is no direct link from a task to
the cgroup of which it's a member in each hierarchy, but this
can be determined by following pointers through the
cgroup_subsys_state objects. This is because accessing the
subsystem state is something that's expected to happen frequently
and in performance-critical code, whereas operations that require a
task's actual cgroup assignments (in particular, moving between
cgroups) are less common. A linked list runs through the cg_list
field of each task_struct using the css_set, anchored at
css_set->tasks.”h]”hX¸  A css_set contains a set of reference-counted pointers to
cgroup_subsys_state objects, one for each cgroup subsystem
registered in the system. There is no direct link from a task to
the cgroup of which itâ€™s a member in each hierarchy, but this
can be determined by following pointers through the
cgroup_subsys_state objects. This is because accessing the
subsystem state is something thatâ€™s expected to happen frequently
and in performance-critical code, whereas operations that require a
taskâ€™s actual cgroup assignments (in particular, moving between
cgroups) are less common. A linked list runs through the cg_list
field of each task_struct using the css_set, anchored at
css_set->tasks.”…””}”(hj‹  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K´hj‡  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hjj  ubjn  )”}”(hŒ\A cgroup hierarchy filesystem can be mounted for browsing and
manipulation from user space.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒ[A cgroup hierarchy filesystem can be mounted for browsing and
manipulation from user space.”h]”hŒ[A cgroup hierarchy filesystem can be mounted for browsing and
manipulation from user space.”…””}”(hj£  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÁhjŸ  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hjj  ubjn  )”}”(hŒ<You can list all the tasks (by PID) attached to any cgroup.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒ;You can list all the tasks (by PID) attached to any cgroup.”h]”hŒ;You can list all the tasks (by PID) attached to any cgroup.”…””}”(hj»  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÄhj·  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hjj  ubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”Œbullet”Œ-”uh1jh  hŸh¶h K±hjd  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jb  hŸh¶h K±hjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ{The implementation of cgroups requires a few, simple hooks
into the rest of the kernel, none in performance-critical paths:”h]”hŒ{The implementation of cgroups requires a few, simple hooks
into the rest of the kernel, none in performance-critical paths:”…””}”(hjÝ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÆhjC  hžhubjc  )”}”(hŒš- in init/main.c, to initialize the root cgroups and initial
  css_set at system boot.

- in fork and exit, to attach and detach a task from its css_set.
”h]”ji  )”}”(hhh]”(jn  )”}”(hŒSin init/main.c, to initialize the root cgroups and initial
css_set at system boot.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒRin init/main.c, to initialize the root cgroups and initial
css_set at system boot.”h]”hŒRin init/main.c, to initialize the root cgroups and initial
css_set at system boot.”…””}”(hjö  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÉhjò  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hjï  ubjn  )”}”(hŒ@in fork and exit, to attach and detach a task from its css_set.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒ?in fork and exit, to attach and detach a task from its css_set.”h]”hŒ?in fork and exit, to attach and detach a task from its css_set.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÌhj
  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hjï  ubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”jÕ  jÖ  uh1jh  hŸh¶h KÉhjë  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jb  hŸh¶h KÉhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX}  In addition, a new file system of type "cgroup" may be mounted, to
enable browsing and modifying the cgroups presently known to the
kernel.  When mounting a cgroup hierarchy, you may specify a
comma-separated list of subsystems to mount as the filesystem mount
options.  By default, mounting the cgroup filesystem attempts to
mount a hierarchy containing all registered subsystems.”h]”hX  In addition, a new file system of type â€œcgroupâ€ may be mounted, to
enable browsing and modifying the cgroups presently known to the
kernel.  When mounting a cgroup hierarchy, you may specify a
comma-separated list of subsystems to mount as the filesystem mount
options.  By default, mounting the cgroup filesystem attempts to
mount a hierarchy containing all registered subsystems.”…””}”(hj.  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÎhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hXR  If an active hierarchy with exactly the same set of subsystems already
exists, it will be reused for the new mount. If no existing hierarchy
matches, and any of the requested subsystems are in use in an existing
hierarchy, the mount will fail with -EBUSY. Otherwise, a new hierarchy
is activated, associated with the requested subsystems.”h]”hXR  If an active hierarchy with exactly the same set of subsystems already
exists, it will be reused for the new mount. If no existing hierarchy
matches, and any of the requested subsystems are in use in an existing
hierarchy, the mount will fail with -EBUSY. Otherwise, a new hierarchy
is activated, associated with the requested subsystems.”…””}”(hj<  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÕhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒÝIt's not currently possible to bind a new subsystem to an active
cgroup hierarchy, or to unbind a subsystem from an active cgroup
hierarchy. This may be possible in future, but is fraught with nasty
error-recovery issues.”h]”hŒßItâ€™s not currently possible to bind a new subsystem to an active
cgroup hierarchy, or to unbind a subsystem from an active cgroup
hierarchy. This may be possible in future, but is fraught with nasty
error-recovery issues.”…””}”(hjJ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KÛhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒèWhen a cgroup filesystem is unmounted, if there are any
child cgroups created below the top-level cgroup, that hierarchy
will remain active even though unmounted; if there are no
child cgroups then the hierarchy will be deactivated.”h]”hŒèWhen a cgroup filesystem is unmounted, if there are any
child cgroups created below the top-level cgroup, that hierarchy
will remain active even though unmounted; if there are no
child cgroups then the hierarchy will be deactivated.”…””}”(hjX  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KàhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒzNo new system calls are added for cgroups - all support for
querying and modifying cgroups is via this cgroup file system.”h]”hŒzNo new system calls are added for cgroups - all support for
querying and modifying cgroups is via this cgroup file system.”…””}”(hjf  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KåhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒÁEach task under /proc has an added file named 'cgroup' displaying,
for each active hierarchy, the subsystem names and the cgroup name
as the path relative to the root of the cgroup file system.”h]”hŒÅEach task under /proc has an added file named â€˜cgroupâ€™ displaying,
for each active hierarchy, the subsystem names and the cgroup name
as the path relative to the root of the cgroup file system.”…””}”(hjt  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KèhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒzEach cgroup is represented by a directory in the cgroup file system
containing the following files describing that cgroup:”h]”hŒzEach cgroup is represented by a directory in the cgroup file system
containing the following files describing that cgroup:”…””}”(hj‚  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KìhjC  hžhubjc  )”}”(hXz  - tasks: list of tasks (by PID) attached to that cgroup.  This list
  is not guaranteed to be sorted.  Writing a thread ID into this file
  moves the thread into this cgroup.
- cgroup.procs: list of thread group IDs in the cgroup.  This list is
  not guaranteed to be sorted or free of duplicate TGIDs, and userspace
  should sort/uniquify the list if this property is required.
  Writing a thread group ID into this file moves all threads in that
  group into this cgroup.
- notify_on_release flag: run the release agent on exit?
- release_agent: the path to use for release notifications (this file
  exists in the top cgroup only)
”h]”ji  )”}”(hhh]”(jn  )”}”(hŒ¨tasks: list of tasks (by PID) attached to that cgroup.  This list
is not guaranteed to be sorted.  Writing a thread ID into this file
moves the thread into this cgroup.”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒ¨tasks: list of tasks (by PID) attached to that cgroup.  This list
is not guaranteed to be sorted.  Writing a thread ID into this file
moves the thread into this cgroup.”h]”hŒ¨tasks: list of tasks (by PID) attached to that cgroup.  This list
is not guaranteed to be sorted.  Writing a thread ID into this file
moves the thread into this cgroup.”…””}”(hj›  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Kïhj—  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj”  ubjn  )”}”(hX   cgroup.procs: list of thread group IDs in the cgroup.  This list is
not guaranteed to be sorted or free of duplicate TGIDs, and userspace
should sort/uniquify the list if this property is required.
Writing a thread group ID into this file moves all threads in that
group into this cgroup.”h]”h¸)”}”(hX   cgroup.procs: list of thread group IDs in the cgroup.  This list is
not guaranteed to be sorted or free of duplicate TGIDs, and userspace
should sort/uniquify the list if this property is required.
Writing a thread group ID into this file moves all threads in that
group into this cgroup.”h]”hX   cgroup.procs: list of thread group IDs in the cgroup.  This list is
not guaranteed to be sorted or free of duplicate TGIDs, and userspace
should sort/uniquify the list if this property is required.
Writing a thread group ID into this file moves all threads in that
group into this cgroup.”…””}”(hj³  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Kòhj¯  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj”  ubjn  )”}”(hŒ6notify_on_release flag: run the release agent on exit?”h]”h¸)”}”(hjÉ  h]”hŒ6notify_on_release flag: run the release agent on exit?”…””}”(hjË  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h K÷hjÇ  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj”  ubjn  )”}”(hŒcrelease_agent: the path to use for release notifications (this file
exists in the top cgroup only)
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒbrelease_agent: the path to use for release notifications (this file
exists in the top cgroup only)”h]”hŒbrelease_agent: the path to use for release notifications (this file
exists in the top cgroup only)”…””}”(hjâ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KøhjÞ  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj”  ubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”jÕ  jÖ  uh1jh  hŸh¶h Kïhj  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jb  hŸh¶h KïhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒMOther subsystems such as cpusets may add additional files in each
cgroup dir.”h]”hŒMOther subsystems such as cpusets may add additional files in each
cgroup dir.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KûhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒÑNew cgroups are created using the mkdir system call or shell
command.  The properties of a cgroup, such as its flags, are
modified by writing to the appropriate file in that cgroups
directory, as listed above.”h]”hŒÑNew cgroups are created using the mkdir system call or shell
command.  The properties of a cgroup, such as its flags, are
modified by writing to the appropriate file in that cgroups
directory, as listed above.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h KþhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒThe named hierarchical structure of nested cgroups allows partitioning
a large system into nested, dynamically changeable, "soft-partitions".”h]”hŒ‘The named hierarchical structure of nested cgroups allows partitioning
a large system into nested, dynamically changeable, â€œsoft-partitionsâ€.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX-  The attachment of each task, automatically inherited at fork by any
children of that task, to a cgroup allows organizing the work load
on a system into related sets of tasks.  A task may be re-attached to
any other cgroup, if allowed by the permissions on the necessary
cgroup file system directories.”h]”hX-  The attachment of each task, automatically inherited at fork by any
children of that task, to a cgroup allows organizing the work load
on a system into related sets of tasks.  A task may be re-attached to
any other cgroup, if allowed by the permissions on the necessary
cgroup file system directories.”…””}”(hj,  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX)  When a task is moved from one cgroup to another, it gets a new
css_set pointer - if there's an already existing css_set with the
desired collection of cgroups then that group is reused, otherwise a new
css_set is allocated. The appropriate existing css_set is located by
looking into a hash table.”h]”hX+  When a task is moved from one cgroup to another, it gets a new
css_set pointer - if thereâ€™s an already existing css_set with the
desired collection of cgroups then that group is reused, otherwise a new
css_set is allocated. The appropriate existing css_set is located by
looking into a hash table.”…””}”(hj:  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX7  To allow access from a cgroup to the css_sets (and hence tasks)
that comprise it, a set of cg_cgroup_link objects form a lattice;
each cg_cgroup_link is linked into a list of cg_cgroup_links for
a single cgroup on its cgrp_link_list field, and a list of
cg_cgroup_links for a single css_set on its cg_link_list.”h]”hX7  To allow access from a cgroup to the css_sets (and hence tasks)
that comprise it, a set of cg_cgroup_link objects form a lattice;
each cg_cgroup_link is linked into a list of cg_cgroup_links for
a single cgroup on its cgrp_link_list field, and a list of
cg_cgroup_links for a single css_set on its cg_link_list.”…””}”(hjH  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒšThus the set of tasks in a cgroup can be listed by iterating over
each css_set that references the cgroup, and sub-iterating over
each css_set's task set.”h]”hŒœThus the set of tasks in a cgroup can be listed by iterating over
each css_set that references the cgroup, and sub-iterating over
each css_setâ€™s task set.”…””}”(hjV  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MhjC  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ·The use of a Linux virtual file system (vfs) to represent the
cgroup hierarchy provides for a familiar permission and name space
for cgroups, with a minimum of additional kernel code.”h]”hŒ·The use of a Linux virtual file system (vfs) to represent the
cgroup hierarchy provides for a familiar permission and name space
for cgroups, with a minimum of additional kernel code.”…””}”(hjd  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MhjC  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œhow-are-cgroups-implemented”ah ]”h"]”Œ!1.3 how are cgroups implemented ?”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj]  hžhhŸh¶h K­ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ$1.4 What does notify_on_release do ?”h]”hŒ$1.4 What does notify_on_release do ?”…””}”(hj}  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hjz  hžhhŸh¶h M!ubh¸)”}”(hXö  If the notify_on_release flag is enabled (1) in a cgroup, then
whenever the last task in the cgroup leaves (exits or attaches to
some other cgroup) and the last child cgroup of that cgroup
is removed, then the kernel runs the command specified by the contents
of the "release_agent" file in that hierarchy's root directory,
supplying the pathname (relative to the mount point of the cgroup
file system) of the abandoned cgroup.  This enables automatic
removal of abandoned cgroups.  The default value of
notify_on_release in the root cgroup at system boot is disabled
(0).  The default value of other cgroups at creation is the current
value of their parents' notify_on_release settings. The default value of
a cgroup hierarchy's release_agent path is empty.”h]”hX   If the notify_on_release flag is enabled (1) in a cgroup, then
whenever the last task in the cgroup leaves (exits or attaches to
some other cgroup) and the last child cgroup of that cgroup
is removed, then the kernel runs the command specified by the contents
of the â€œrelease_agentâ€ file in that hierarchyâ€™s root directory,
supplying the pathname (relative to the mount point of the cgroup
file system) of the abandoned cgroup.  This enables automatic
removal of abandoned cgroups.  The default value of
notify_on_release in the root cgroup at system boot is disabled
(0).  The default value of other cgroups at creation is the current
value of their parentsâ€™ notify_on_release settings. The default value of
a cgroup hierarchyâ€™s release_agent path is empty.”…””}”(hj‹  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M#hjz  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œwhat-does-notify-on-release-do”ah ]”h"]”Œ$1.4 what does notify_on_release do ?”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj]  hžhhŸh¶h M!ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ!1.5 What does clone_children do ?”h]”hŒ!1.5 What does clone_children do ?”…””}”(hj¤  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj¡  hžhhŸh¶h M1ubh¸)”}”(hŒ»This flag only affects the cpuset controller. If the clone_children
flag is enabled (1) in a cgroup, a new cpuset cgroup will copy its
configuration from the parent during initialization.”h]”hŒ»This flag only affects the cpuset controller. If the clone_children
flag is enabled (1) in a cgroup, a new cpuset cgroup will copy its
configuration from the parent during initialization.”…””}”(hj²  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M3hj¡  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œwhat-does-clone-children-do”ah ]”h"]”Œ!1.5 what does clone_children do ?”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj]  hžhhŸh¶h M1ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ1.6 How do I use cgroups ?”h]”hŒ1.6 How do I use cgroups ?”…””}”(hjË  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hjÈ  hžhhŸh¶h M8ubh¸)”}”(hŒTo start a new job that is to be contained within a cgroup, using
the "cpuset" cgroup subsystem, the steps are something like::”h]”hŒ‚To start a new job that is to be contained within a cgroup, using
the â€œcpusetâ€ cgroup subsystem, the steps are something like:”…””}”(hjÙ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M:hjÈ  hžhubj©  )”}”(hXø  1) mount -t tmpfs cgroup_root /sys/fs/cgroup
2) mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
3) mount -t cgroup -ocpuset cpuset /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
4) Create the new cgroup by doing mkdir's and write's (or echo's) in
   the /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset virtual file system.
5) Start a task that will be the "founding father" of the new job.
6) Attach that task to the new cgroup by writing its PID to the
   /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset tasks file for that cgroup.
7) fork, exec or clone the job tasks from this founding father task.”h]”hXø  1) mount -t tmpfs cgroup_root /sys/fs/cgroup
2) mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
3) mount -t cgroup -ocpuset cpuset /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
4) Create the new cgroup by doing mkdir's and write's (or echo's) in
   the /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset virtual file system.
5) Start a task that will be the "founding father" of the new job.
6) Attach that task to the new cgroup by writing its PID to the
   /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset tasks file for that cgroup.
7) fork, exec or clone the job tasks from this founding father task.”…””}”hjç  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M=hjÈ  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒµFor example, the following sequence of commands will setup a cgroup
named "Charlie", containing just CPUs 2 and 3, and Memory Node 1,
and then start a subshell 'sh' in that cgroup::”h]”hŒ¼For example, the following sequence of commands will setup a cgroup
named â€œCharlieâ€, containing just CPUs 2 and 3, and Memory Node 1,
and then start a subshell â€˜shâ€™ in that cgroup:”…””}”(hjõ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MGhjÈ  hžhubj©  )”}”(hXp  mount -t tmpfs cgroup_root /sys/fs/cgroup
mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
mount -t cgroup cpuset -ocpuset /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
cd /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
mkdir Charlie
cd Charlie
/bin/echo 2-3 > cpuset.cpus
/bin/echo 1 > cpuset.mems
/bin/echo $$ > tasks
sh
# The subshell 'sh' is now running in cgroup Charlie
# The next line should display '/Charlie'
cat /proc/self/cgroup”h]”hXp  mount -t tmpfs cgroup_root /sys/fs/cgroup
mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
mount -t cgroup cpuset -ocpuset /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
cd /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset
mkdir Charlie
cd Charlie
/bin/echo 2-3 > cpuset.cpus
/bin/echo 1 > cpuset.mems
/bin/echo $$ > tasks
sh
# The subshell 'sh' is now running in cgroup Charlie
# The next line should display '/Charlie'
cat /proc/self/cgroup”…””}”hj  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h MKhjÈ  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œhow-do-i-use-cgroups”ah ]”h"]”Œ1.6 how do i use cgroups ?”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj]  hžhhŸh¶h M8ubeh}”(h]”Œid1”ah ]”h"]”Œ1. control groups”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hh£hžhhŸh¶h K'ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ2. Usage Examples and Syntax”h]”hŒ2. Usage Examples and Syntax”…””}”(hj$  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj!  hžhhŸh¶h MZubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ2.1 Basic Usage”h]”hŒ2.1 Basic Usage”…””}”(hj5  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj2  hžhhŸh¶h M]ubh¸)”}”(hŒUCreating, modifying, using cgroups can be done through the cgroup
virtual filesystem.”h]”hŒUCreating, modifying, using cgroups can be done through the cgroup
virtual filesystem.”…””}”(hjC  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M_hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒATo mount a cgroup hierarchy with all available subsystems, type::”h]”hŒ@To mount a cgroup hierarchy with all available subsystems, type:”…””}”(hjQ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mbhj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ$# mount -t cgroup xxx /sys/fs/cgroup”h]”hŒ$# mount -t cgroup xxx /sys/fs/cgroup”…””}”hj_  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h Mdhj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ‡The "xxx" is not interpreted by the cgroup code, but will appear in
/proc/mounts so may be any useful identifying string that you like.”h]”hŒ‹The â€œxxxâ€ is not interpreted by the cgroup code, but will appear in
/proc/mounts so may be any useful identifying string that you like.”…””}”(hjm  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mfhj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒØNote: Some subsystems do not work without some user input first.  For instance,
if cpusets are enabled the user will have to populate the cpus and mems files
for each new cgroup created before that group can be used.”h]”hŒØNote: Some subsystems do not work without some user input first.  For instance,
if cpusets are enabled the user will have to populate the cpus and mems files
for each new cgroup created before that group can be used.”…””}”(hj{  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mihj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX&  As explained in section `1.2 Why are cgroups needed?` you should create
different hierarchies of cgroups for each single resource or group of
resources you want to control. Therefore, you should mount a tmpfs on
/sys/fs/cgroup and create directories for each cgroup resource or resource
group::”h]”(hŒAs explained in section ”…””}”(hj‰  hžhhŸNh NubhŒtitle_reference”“”)”}”(hŒ`1.2 Why are cgroups needed?`”h]”hŒ1.2 Why are cgroups needed?”…””}”(hj“  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j‘  hj‰  ubhŒð you should create
different hierarchies of cgroups for each single resource or group of
resources you want to control. Therefore, you should mount a tmpfs on
/sys/fs/cgroup and create directories for each cgroup resource or resource
group:”…””}”(hj‰  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mmhj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒF# mount -t tmpfs cgroup_root /sys/fs/cgroup
# mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1”h]”hŒF# mount -t tmpfs cgroup_root /sys/fs/cgroup
# mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1”…””}”hj«  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h Mshj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒNTo mount a cgroup hierarchy with just the cpuset and memory
subsystems, type::”h]”hŒMTo mount a cgroup hierarchy with just the cpuset and memory
subsystems, type:”…””}”(hj¹  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mvhj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ;# mount -t cgroup -o cpuset,memory hier1 /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1”h]”hŒ;# mount -t cgroup -o cpuset,memory hier1 /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1”…””}”hjÇ  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h Myhj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hXX  While remounting cgroups is currently supported, it is not recommend
to use it. Remounting allows changing bound subsystems and
release_agent. Rebinding is hardly useful as it only works when the
hierarchy is empty and release_agent itself should be replaced with
conventional fsnotify. The support for remounting will be removed in
the future.”h]”hXX  While remounting cgroups is currently supported, it is not recommend
to use it. Remounting allows changing bound subsystems and
release_agent. Rebinding is hardly useful as it only works when the
hierarchy is empty and release_agent itself should be replaced with
conventional fsnotify. The support for remounting will be removed in
the future.”…””}”(hjÕ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M{hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ(To Specify a hierarchy's release_agent::”h]”hŒ)To Specify a hierarchyâ€™s release_agent:”…””}”(hjã  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M‚hj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒa# mount -t cgroup -o cpuset,release_agent="/sbin/cpuset_release_agent" \
  xxx /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1”h]”hŒa# mount -t cgroup -o cpuset,release_agent="/sbin/cpuset_release_agent" \
  xxx /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1”…””}”hjñ  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M„hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒHNote that specifying 'release_agent' more than once will return failure.”h]”hŒLNote that specifying â€˜release_agentâ€™ more than once will return failure.”…””}”(hjÿ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M‡hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX  Note that changing the set of subsystems is currently only supported
when the hierarchy consists of a single (root) cgroup. Supporting
the ability to arbitrarily bind/unbind subsystems from an existing
cgroup hierarchy is intended to be implemented in the future.”h]”hX  Note that changing the set of subsystems is currently only supported
when the hierarchy consists of a single (root) cgroup. Supporting
the ability to arbitrarily bind/unbind subsystems from an existing
cgroup hierarchy is intended to be implemented in the future.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M‰hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ¸Then under /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1 you can find a tree that corresponds to the
tree of the cgroups in the system. For instance, /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1
is the cgroup that holds the whole system.”h]”hŒ¸Then under /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1 you can find a tree that corresponds to the
tree of the cgroups in the system. For instance, /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1
is the cgroup that holds the whole system.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MŽhj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ2If you want to change the value of release_agent::”h]”hŒ1If you want to change the value of release_agent:”…””}”(hj)  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M’hj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒC# echo "/sbin/new_release_agent" > /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1/release_agent”h]”hŒC# echo "/sbin/new_release_agent" > /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1/release_agent”…””}”hj7  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M”hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ#It can also be changed via remount.”h]”hŒ#It can also be changed via remount.”…””}”(hjE  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M–hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ=If you want to create a new cgroup under /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1::”h]”hŒ<If you want to create a new cgroup under /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1:”…””}”(hjS  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M˜hj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ)# cd /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1
# mkdir my_cgroup”h]”hŒ)# cd /sys/fs/cgroup/rg1
# mkdir my_cgroup”…””}”hja  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h Mšhj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ.Now you want to do something with this cgroup:”h]”hŒ.Now you want to do something with this cgroup:”…””}”(hjo  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mhj2  hžhubjc  )”}”(hŒ# cd my_cgroup
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒ# cd my_cgroup”h]”hŒ# cd my_cgroup”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MŸhj}  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jb  hŸh¶h MŸhj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ.In this directory you can find several files::”h]”hŒ-In this directory you can find several files:”…””}”(hj•  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M¡hj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ`# ls
cgroup.procs notify_on_release tasks
(plus whatever files added by the attached subsystems)”h]”hŒ`# ls
cgroup.procs notify_on_release tasks
(plus whatever files added by the attached subsystems)”…””}”hj£  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M£hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ&Now attach your shell to this cgroup::”h]”hŒ%Now attach your shell to this cgroup:”…””}”(hj±  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M§hj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ# /bin/echo $$ > tasks”h]”hŒ# /bin/echo $$ > tasks”…””}”hj¿  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M©hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒQYou can also create cgroups inside your cgroup by using mkdir in this
directory::”h]”hŒPYou can also create cgroups inside your cgroup by using mkdir in this
directory:”…””}”(hjÍ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M«hj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ# mkdir my_sub_cs”h]”hŒ# mkdir my_sub_cs”…””}”hjÛ  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M®hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ$To remove a cgroup, just use rmdir::”h]”hŒ#To remove a cgroup, just use rmdir:”…””}”(hjé  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M°hj2  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ# rmdir my_sub_cs”h]”hŒ# rmdir my_sub_cs”…””}”hj÷  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M²hj2  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒThis will fail if the cgroup is in use (has cgroups inside, or
has processes attached, or is held alive by other subsystem-specific
reference).”h]”hŒThis will fail if the cgroup is in use (has cgroups inside, or
has processes attached, or is held alive by other subsystem-specific
reference).”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M´hj2  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œbasic-usage”ah ]”h"]”Œ2.1 basic usage”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj!  hžhhŸh¶h M]ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ2.2 Attaching processes”h]”hŒ2.2 Attaching processes”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj  hžhhŸh¶h M¹ubj©  )”}”(hŒ# /bin/echo PID > tasks”h]”hŒ# /bin/echo PID > tasks”…””}”hj,  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h M½hj  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ‘Note that it is PID, not PIDs. You can only attach ONE task at a time.
If you have several tasks to attach, you have to do it one after another::”h]”hŒNote that it is PID, not PIDs. You can only attach ONE task at a time.
If you have several tasks to attach, you have to do it one after another:”…””}”(hj:  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M¿hj  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒV# /bin/echo PID1 > tasks
# /bin/echo PID2 > tasks
        ...
# /bin/echo PIDn > tasks”h]”hŒV# /bin/echo PID1 > tasks
# /bin/echo PID2 > tasks
        ...
# /bin/echo PIDn > tasks”…””}”hjH  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h MÂhj  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ4You can attach the current shell task by echoing 0::”h]”hŒ3You can attach the current shell task by echoing 0:”…””}”(hjV  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MÇhj  hžhubj©  )”}”(hŒ# echo 0 > tasks”h]”hŒ# echo 0 > tasks”…””}”hjd  sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j[  j\  uh1j¨  hŸh¶h MÉhj  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX6  You can use the cgroup.procs file instead of the tasks file to move all
threads in a threadgroup at once. Echoing the PID of any task in a
threadgroup to cgroup.procs causes all tasks in that threadgroup to be
attached to the cgroup. Writing 0 to cgroup.procs moves all tasks
in the writing task's threadgroup.”h]”hX8  You can use the cgroup.procs file instead of the tasks file to move all
threads in a threadgroup at once. Echoing the PID of any task in a
threadgroup to cgroup.procs causes all tasks in that threadgroup to be
attached to the cgroup. Writing 0 to cgroup.procs moves all tasks
in the writing taskâ€™s threadgroup.”…””}”(hjr  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MËhj  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒìNote: Since every task is always a member of exactly one cgroup in each
mounted hierarchy, to remove a task from its current cgroup you must
move it into a new cgroup (possibly the root cgroup) by writing to the
new cgroup's tasks file.”h]”hŒîNote: Since every task is always a member of exactly one cgroup in each
mounted hierarchy, to remove a task from its current cgroup you must
move it into a new cgroup (possibly the root cgroup) by writing to the
new cgroupâ€™s tasks file.”…””}”(hj€  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MÑhj  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒoNote: Due to some restrictions enforced by some cgroup subsystems, moving
a process to another cgroup can fail.”h]”hŒoNote: Due to some restrictions enforced by some cgroup subsystems, moving
a process to another cgroup can fail.”…””}”(hjŽ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MÖhj  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œattaching-processes”ah ]”h"]”Œ2.2 attaching processes”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj!  hžhhŸh¶h M¹ubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ 2.3 Mounting hierarchies by name”h]”hŒ 2.3 Mounting hierarchies by name”…””}”(hj§  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj¤  hžhhŸh¶h MÚubh¸)”}”(hX,  Passing the name=<x> option when mounting a cgroups hierarchy
associates the given name with the hierarchy.  This can be used when
mounting a pre-existing hierarchy, in order to refer to it by name
rather than by its set of active subsystems.  Each hierarchy is either
nameless, or has a unique name.”h]”hX,  Passing the name=<x> option when mounting a cgroups hierarchy
associates the given name with the hierarchy.  This can be used when
mounting a pre-existing hierarchy, in order to refer to it by name
rather than by its set of active subsystems.  Each hierarchy is either
nameless, or has a unique name.”…””}”(hjµ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MÜhj¤  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒThe name should match [\w.-]+”h]”hŒThe name should match [ w.-]+”…””}”(hjÃ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mâhj¤  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒâWhen passing a name=<x> option for a new hierarchy, you need to
specify subsystems manually; the legacy behaviour of mounting all
subsystems when none are explicitly specified is not supported when
you give a subsystem a name.”h]”hŒâWhen passing a name=<x> option for a new hierarchy, you need to
specify subsystems manually; the legacy behaviour of mounting all
subsystems when none are explicitly specified is not supported when
you give a subsystem a name.”…””}”(hjÑ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mähj¤  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒoThe name of the subsystem appears as part of the hierarchy description
in /proc/mounts and /proc/<pid>/cgroups.”h]”hŒoThe name of the subsystem appears as part of the hierarchy description
in /proc/mounts and /proc/<pid>/cgroups.”…””}”(hjß  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Méhj¤  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œmounting-hierarchies-by-name”ah ]”h"]”Œ 2.3 mounting hierarchies by name”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hj!  hžhhŸh¶h MÚubeh}”(h]”Œusage-examples-and-syntax”ah ]”h"]”Œ2. usage examples and syntax”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hh£hžhhŸh¶h MZubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ3. Kernel API”h]”hŒ3. Kernel API”…””}”(hj 	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hjý  hžhhŸh¶h Mîubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ3.1 Overview”h]”hŒ3.1 Overview”…””}”(hj	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj	  hžhhŸh¶h Mñubh¸)”}”(hX  Each kernel subsystem that wants to hook into the generic cgroup
system needs to create a cgroup_subsys object. This contains
various methods, which are callbacks from the cgroup system, along
with a subsystem ID which will be assigned by the cgroup system.”h]”hX  Each kernel subsystem that wants to hook into the generic cgroup
system needs to create a cgroup_subsys object. This contains
various methods, which are callbacks from the cgroup system, along
with a subsystem ID which will be assigned by the cgroup system.”…””}”(hj	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Móhj	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ1Other fields in the cgroup_subsys object include:”h]”hŒ1Other fields in the cgroup_subsys object include:”…””}”(hj-	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Møhj	  hžhubji  )”}”(hhh]”(jn  )”}”(hŒsubsys_id: a unique array index for the subsystem, indicating which
entry in cgroup->subsys[] this subsystem should be managing.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒ€subsys_id: a unique array index for the subsystem, indicating which
entry in cgroup->subsys[] this subsystem should be managing.”h]”hŒ€subsys_id: a unique array index for the subsystem, indicating which
entry in cgroup->subsys[] this subsystem should be managing.”…””}”(hjB	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Múhj>	  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj;	  hžhhŸh¶h Nubjn  )”}”(hŒjname: should be initialized to a unique subsystem name. Should be
no longer than MAX_CGROUP_TYPE_NAMELEN.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒiname: should be initialized to a unique subsystem name. Should be
no longer than MAX_CGROUP_TYPE_NAMELEN.”h]”hŒiname: should be initialized to a unique subsystem name. Should be
no longer than MAX_CGROUP_TYPE_NAMELEN.”…””}”(hjZ	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MýhjV	  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj;	  hžhhŸh¶h Nubjn  )”}”(hŒQearly_init: indicate if the subsystem needs early initialization
at system boot.
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒPearly_init: indicate if the subsystem needs early initialization
at system boot.”h]”hŒPearly_init: indicate if the subsystem needs early initialization
at system boot.”…””}”(hjr	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M hjn	  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj;	  hžhhŸh¶h Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”jÕ  jÖ  uh1jh  hŸh¶h Múhj	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒÅEach cgroup object created by the system has an array of pointers,
indexed by subsystem ID; this pointer is entirely managed by the
subsystem; the generic cgroup code will never touch this pointer.”h]”hŒÅEach cgroup object created by the system has an array of pointers,
indexed by subsystem ID; this pointer is entirely managed by the
subsystem; the generic cgroup code will never touch this pointer.”…””}”(hjŒ	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mhj	  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œoverview”ah ]”h"]”Œ3.1 overview”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hjý  hžhhŸh¶h Mñubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ3.2 Synchronization”h]”hŒ3.2 Synchronization”…””}”(hj¥	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hj¢	  hžhhŸh¶h Mubh¸)”}”(hX  There is a global mutex, cgroup_mutex, used by the cgroup
system. This should be taken by anything that wants to modify a
cgroup. It may also be taken to prevent cgroups from being
modified, but more specific locks may be more appropriate in that
situation.”h]”hX  There is a global mutex, cgroup_mutex, used by the cgroup
system. This should be taken by anything that wants to modify a
cgroup. It may also be taken to prevent cgroups from being
modified, but more specific locks may be more appropriate in that
situation.”…””}”(hj³	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M
hj¢	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ%See kernel/cgroup.c for more details.”h]”hŒ%See kernel/cgroup.c for more details.”…””}”(hjÁ	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mhj¢	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ]Subsystems can take/release the cgroup_mutex via the functions
cgroup_lock()/cgroup_unlock().”h]”hŒ]Subsystems can take/release the cgroup_mutex via the functions
cgroup_lock()/cgroup_unlock().”…””}”(hjÏ	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mhj¢	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒÓAccessing a task's cgroup pointer may be done in the following ways:
- while holding cgroup_mutex
- while holding the task's alloc_lock (via task_lock())
- inside an rcu_read_lock() section via rcu_dereference()”h]”hŒ×Accessing a taskâ€™s cgroup pointer may be done in the following ways:
- while holding cgroup_mutex
- while holding the taskâ€™s alloc_lock (via task_lock())
- inside an rcu_read_lock() section via rcu_dereference()”…””}”(hjÝ	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mhj¢	  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œsynchronization”ah ]”h"]”Œ3.2 synchronization”ah$]”h&]”uh1h¡hjý  hžhhŸh¶h Mubh¢)”}”(hhh]”(h§)”}”(hŒ3.3 Subsystem API”h]”hŒ3.3 Subsystem API”…””}”(hjö	  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¦hjó	  hžhhŸh¶h Mubh¸)”}”(hŒEach subsystem should:”h]”hŒEach subsystem should:”…””}”(hj
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mhjó	  hžhubji  )”}”(hhh]”(jn  )”}”(hŒ%add an entry in linux/cgroup_subsys.h”h]”h¸)”}”(hj
  h]”hŒ%add an entry in linux/cgroup_subsys.h”…””}”(hj
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h Mhj
  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj
  hžhhŸh¶h Nubjn  )”}”(hŒ8define a cgroup_subsys object called <name>_cgrp_subsys
”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒ7define a cgroup_subsys object called <name>_cgrp_subsys”h]”hŒ7define a cgroup_subsys object called <name>_cgrp_subsys”…””}”(hj0
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M hj,
  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hj
  hžhhŸh¶h Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”jÕ  jÖ  uh1jh  hŸh¶h Mhjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒžEach subsystem may export the following methods. The only mandatory
methods are css_alloc/free. Any others that are null are presumed to
be successful no-ops.”h]”hŒžEach subsystem may export the following methods. The only mandatory
methods are css_alloc/free. Any others that are null are presumed to
be successful no-ops.”…””}”(hjJ
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M"hjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒ\``struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_alloc(struct cgroup *cgrp)``
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”h]”(hŒliteral”“”)”}”(hŒ>``struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_alloc(struct cgroup *cgrp)``”h]”hŒ:struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_alloc(struct cgroup *cgrp)”…””}”(hj^
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j\
  hjX
  ubhŒ
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”…””}”(hjX
  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M&hjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hXª  Called to allocate a subsystem state object for a cgroup. The
subsystem should allocate its subsystem state object for the passed
cgroup, returning a pointer to the new object on success or a
ERR_PTR() value. On success, the subsystem pointer should point to
a structure of type cgroup_subsys_state (typically embedded in a
larger subsystem-specific object), which will be initialized by the
cgroup system. Note that this will be called at initialization to
create the root subsystem state for this subsystem; this case can be
identified by the passed cgroup object having a NULL parent (since
it's the root of the hierarchy) and may be an appropriate place for
initialization code.”h]”hX¬  Called to allocate a subsystem state object for a cgroup. The
subsystem should allocate its subsystem state object for the passed
cgroup, returning a pointer to the new object on success or a
ERR_PTR() value. On success, the subsystem pointer should point to
a structure of type cgroup_subsys_state (typically embedded in a
larger subsystem-specific object), which will be initialized by the
cgroup system. Note that this will be called at initialization to
create the root subsystem state for this subsystem; this case can be
identified by the passed cgroup object having a NULL parent (since
itâ€™s the root of the hierarchy) and may be an appropriate place for
initialization code.”…””•O      }”(hjv
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M)hjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒE``int css_online(struct cgroup *cgrp)``
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”h]”(j]
  )”}”(hŒ'``int css_online(struct cgroup *cgrp)``”h]”hŒ#int css_online(struct cgroup *cgrp)”…””}”(hjˆ
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j\
  hj„
  ubhŒ
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”…””}”(hj„
  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M5hjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hXe  Called after @cgrp successfully completed all allocations and made
visible to cgroup_for_each_child/descendant_*() iterators. The
subsystem may choose to fail creation by returning -errno. This
callback can be used to implement reliable state sharing and
propagation along the hierarchy. See the comment on
cgroup_for_each_live_descendant_pre() for details.”h]”hXe  Called after @cgrp successfully completed all allocations and made
visible to cgroup_for_each_child/descendant_*() iterators. The
subsystem may choose to fail creation by returning -errno. This
callback can be used to implement reliable state sharing and
propagation along the hierarchy. See the comment on
cgroup_for_each_live_descendant_pre() for details.”…””}”(hj 
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M8hjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒH``void css_offline(struct cgroup *cgrp);``
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”h]”(j]
  )”}”(hŒ*``void css_offline(struct cgroup *cgrp);``”h]”hŒ&void css_offline(struct cgroup *cgrp);”…””}”(hj²
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j\
  hj®
  ubhŒ
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”…””}”(hj®
  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M?hjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hX•  This is the counterpart of css_online() and called iff css_online()
has succeeded on @cgrp. This signifies the beginning of the end of
@cgrp. @cgrp is being removed and the subsystem should start dropping
all references it's holding on @cgrp. When all references are dropped,
cgroup removal will proceed to the next step - css_free(). After this
callback, @cgrp should be considered dead to the subsystem.”h]”hX—  This is the counterpart of css_online() and called iff css_online()
has succeeded on @cgrp. This signifies the beginning of the end of
@cgrp. @cgrp is being removed and the subsystem should start dropping
all references itâ€™s holding on @cgrp. When all references are dropped,
cgroup removal will proceed to the next step - css_free(). After this
callback, @cgrp should be considered dead to the subsystem.”…””}”(hjÊ
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MBhjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒD``void css_free(struct cgroup *cgrp)``
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”h]”(j]
  )”}”(hŒ&``void css_free(struct cgroup *cgrp)``”h]”hŒ"void css_free(struct cgroup *cgrp)”…””}”(hjÜ
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j\
  hjØ
  ubhŒ
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”…””}”(hjØ
  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MIhjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hXQ  The cgroup system is about to free @cgrp; the subsystem should free
its subsystem state object. By the time this method is called, @cgrp
is completely unused; @cgrp->parent is still valid. (Note - can also
be called for a newly-created cgroup if an error occurs after this
subsystem's create() method has been called for the new cgroup).”h]”hXS  The cgroup system is about to free @cgrp; the subsystem should free
its subsystem state object. By the time this method is called, @cgrp
is completely unused; @cgrp->parent is still valid. (Note - can also
be called for a newly-created cgroup if an error occurs after this
subsystemâ€™s create() method has been called for the new cgroup).”…””}”(hjô
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MLhjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒb``int can_attach(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cgroup_taskset *tset)``
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”h]”(j]
  )”}”(hŒD``int can_attach(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cgroup_taskset *tset)``”h]”hŒ@int can_attach(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cgroup_taskset *tset)”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j\
  hj  ubhŒ
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MRhjó	  hžhubh¸)”}”(hŒÛCalled prior to moving one or more tasks into a cgroup; if the
subsystem returns an error, this will abort the attach operation.
@tset contains the tasks to be attached and is guaranteed to have at
least one task in it.”h]”hŒÛCalled prior to moving one or more tasks into a cgroup; if the
subsystem returns an error, this will abort the attach operation.
@tset contains the tasks to be attached and is guaranteed to have at
least one task in it.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h MUhjó	  hžhubhŒdefinition_list”“”)”}”(hhh]”hŒdefinition_list_item”“”)”}”(hŒçIf there are multiple tasks in the taskset, then:
- it's guaranteed that all are from the same thread group
- @tset contains all tasks from the thread group whether or not
  they're switching cgroups
- the first task is the leader
”h]”(hŒterm”“”)”}”(hŒ1If there are multiple tasks in the taskset, then:”h]”hŒ1If there are multiple tasks in the taskset, then:”…””}”(hj9  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j7  hŸh¶h M^hj3  ubhŒ
definition”“”)”}”(hhh]”ji  )”}”(hhh]”(jn  )”}”(hŒ7it's guaranteed that all are from the same thread group”h]”h¸)”}”(hjQ  h]”hŒ9itâ€™s guaranteed that all are from the same thread group”…””}”(hjS  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h·hŸh¶h M[hjO  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1jm  hjL  ubjn  )”}”(hŒW@tset contains all tasks from the thread group whether or not
they're switching cgroups”h]”h¸)”}”(hŒW@tset contains all tasks from the thread group whether or not
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removing the associated interface files and invokes this callback so
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initial state.  This is currently only used on the unified hierarchy
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removing the associated interface files and invokes this callback so
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