Re: [PATCH] cpuset: Allow cpuset controller in default hierarchy

From: Mike Galbraith
Date: Thu Aug 24 2017 - 13:33:42 EST


On Thu, 2017-08-24 at 07:43 -0700, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello, Waiman.
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:40:11AM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> > Given the fact that thread mode is now queued for 4.14, it is now
> > time to enable cpuset to be used in the default hierarchy (cgroup v2)
> > as it is clearly threaded.
>
> I'm not sure we want things like exclusive settings in v2 as it
> directly violates basic hierarchy rules (a sibling shouldn't be able
> to affect what another sibling can or can't do). We need to think
> more about what should be exposed in v2.

I was wondering when this was gonna come up. ÂThe cpu/cpuacct stuff
seems well on its way to resolution, but partitioning (critical) is sti
ll dangling in the breeze.

-Mike