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diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt index 44b8b7af8019..aedf1bd02fdd 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt @@ -110,22 +110,22 @@ university server with various users - students, professors, system tasks etc. The resource planning for this server could be along the following lines: - CPU : Top cpuset + CPU : "Top cpuset" / \ CPUSet1 CPUSet2 - | | - (Profs) (Students) + | | + (Professors) (Students) In addition (system tasks) are attached to topcpuset (so that they can run anywhere) with a limit of 20% - Memory : Professors (50%), students (30%), system (20%) + Memory : Professors (50%), Students (30%), system (20%) - Disk : Prof (50%), students (30%), system (20%) + Disk : Professors (50%), Students (30%), system (20%) Network : WWW browsing (20%), Network File System (60%), others (20%) / \ - Prof (15%) students (5%) + Professors (15%) students (5%) Browsers like Firefox/Lynx go into the WWW network class, while (k)nfsd go into NFS network class. @@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ To mount a cgroup hierarchy with all available subsystems, type: The "xxx" is not interpreted by the cgroup code, but will appear in /proc/mounts so may be any useful identifying string that you like. +Note: Some subsystems do not work without some user input first. For instance, +if cpusets are enabled the user will have to populate the cpus and mems files +for each new cgroup created before that group can be used. + To mount a cgroup hierarchy with just the cpuset and memory subsystems, type: # mount -t cgroup -o cpuset,memory hier1 /dev/cgroup @@ -426,6 +430,14 @@ You can attach the current shell task by echoing 0: # echo 0 > tasks +Note: Since every task is always a member of exactly one cgroup in each +mounted hierarchy, to remove a task from its current cgroup you must +move it into a new cgroup (possibly the root cgroup) by writing to the +new cgroup's tasks file. + +Note: If the ns cgroup is active, moving a process to another cgroup can +fail. + 2.3 Mounting hierarchies by name -------------------------------- |