linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC] Have sane default values for cpusets

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Message-ID: <4BEAEC2A.6090306@intcomgrp.com>
Date:	Wed, 12 May 2010 13:58:02 -0400
From:	James Kosin <jkosin@...comgrp.com>
To:	Dhaval Giani <dhaval.giani@...il.com>
CC:	Jan Safranek <jsafrane@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, menage@...gle.com,
	balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, lennart@...ttering.net,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] Have sane default values for cpusets

On 5/12/2010 1:42 PM, Dhaval Giani wrote:
>
> I seem to get the impression that there is a miscommunication here. We
> are talking about the cgroups feature here (more details are available
> at http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/cgroups.txt ). We
> really are not talking about devices, but about specific cgroup
> subsystems which can be mounted together, and are not under the
> control of the programmer.
>
>   
>
> Dhaval
>
>   
Thanks for clearing that up.
It looks like they are not under the control of the programmer on
purpose.  It is not outlined in the description of how to use this feature.
The tasks have to be added separately by an administrator that is
operating the system to tune performance and to provide resources where
most needed.


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