linux-kernel - Re: cgroup mount point

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Date:	Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:38:33 -0200
From:	Gustavo Noronha <kov@...ian.org>
To:	debian-devel@...ts.debian.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: cgroup mount point

On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 23:44 +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> I agree with all that Thadeu Lima says here. I would add that cgroups
> are nothing to do with device nodes, so definitely don't belong in
> ‘/dev/’ either.
> 
> Since they're a filesystem mapping “for browsing and manipulation
> from user space” of a kernel facility, I think ‘/sys/cgroups/’ is
> appropriate.

I agree with this point of view. I believe /sys/cgroups is the way to
go. Now, of course this has the drawback of shadowing something future
versions of Linux would make available at that same path, but I am
pretty sure they would be careful not to do that after distributions
have settled on a standard path.

See you,

-- 
Gustavo Noronha <kov@...ian.org>
Debian Project

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