linux-kernel - Re: cgroups(7): documenting cgroups v2 delegation

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Message-ID: <655118da-6d58-8f02-7367-77c10a3c16ea@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:20:53 +0100
From:   "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:     Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:     mtk.manpages@...il.com, "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-man <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
        Roman Gushchin <guro@...com>
Subject: Re: cgroups(7): documenting cgroups v2 delegation

Hello Tejun,

On 01/10/2018 03:26 PM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello, Michael.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 09, 2018 at 11:48:11PM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
>>> That said, not necessarily an objection.  I'm just not sure about it.
>>
>> Okay. For the moment, I'll leave that text as is.
>>
>> I realized that there was also one more file that needs to be included
>> in the list of files that must be delegated:
>>
>>        /dlgt_grp/cgroup.threads
>>               Changing the ownership of  this  file  is  necessary  if  a
>>               threaded subtree is being delegated (see the description of
>>               "thread mode", below).
>>
>> Can you please confirm that it's only necessary to delegate this file
>> if we are delegating a threaded subtree?
> 
> Replied on the other thread.  The file isn't delegatable as far as I
> can tell.

So, following on from the discussion in the other thread, my
question above still stands.

Cheers,

Michael

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