linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] devcg: device cgroup extension for rdma resource

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Date:	Tue, 8 Sep 2015 11:23:40 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Parav Pandit <pandit.parav@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] devcg: device cgroup extension for rdma resource

Hello, Parav.

On Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 02:08:16AM +0530, Parav Pandit wrote:
> Currently user space applications can easily take away all the rdma
> device specific resources such as AH, CQ, QP, MR etc. Due to which other
> applications in other cgroup or kernel space ULPs may not even get chance
> to allocate any rdma resources.

Is there something simple I can read up on what each resource is?
What's the usual access control mechanism?

> This patch-set allows limiting rdma resources to set of processes.
> It extend device cgroup controller for limiting rdma device limits.

I don't think this belongs to devcg.  If these make sense as a set of
resources to be controlled via cgroup, the right way prolly would be a
separate controller.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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