Re: [RFC][1/3] Add user interface for virtual address space control (v2)

[Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@openvz.org>]

KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:20:06 +0530
> Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Add as_usage_in_bytes and as_limit_in_bytes interfaces. These provide
>> control over the total address space that the processes combined together
>> in the cgroup can grow upto. This functionality is analogous to
>> the RLIMIT_AS function of the getrlimit(2) and setrlimit(2) calls.
>> A as_res resource counter is added to the mem_cgroup structure. The
>> as_res counter handles all the accounting associated with the virtual
>> address space accounting and control of cgroups.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> I wonder that it's better to create "rlimit cgroup" rather than enhancing
> memory controller. (But I have no strong opinion.)
> How do you think ?

I believe that all memory management is better to have in one controller...

> Thanks,
> -Kame
> 
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