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Development for namespaces and cgroups is well underway in the
 
Development for namespaces and cgroups is well underway in the
upstream kernel. To keep momentum going and keep the loosely
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mainline kernel. To keep momentum going and keep the loosely
 
knit teams of developers well-coordinated, a physical meeting in
 
knit teams of developers well-coordinated, a physical meeting in
 
which to discuss future development plans is needed.
 
which to discuss future development plans is needed.

Revision as of 01:49, 26 January 2008

Mini-summit proposal: Linux Kernel Containers Developer Summit

Topic

Namespaces, containers, cgroups, and container checkpoint/restart.

Description

Development for namespaces and cgroups is well underway in the mainline kernel. To keep momentum going and keep the loosely knit teams of developers well-coordinated, a physical meeting in which to discuss future development plans is needed. Additionally, we are at a point where crucial decisions about the nature of a "container object" and about the checkpoint/restart design need to be made.

A final set of topics will be decided upon through mailing lists ahead of time, but potential topics include:

  • Handling filesystem/namespace synchronization
  • Handling of /proc and /sysfs within containers
  • Additional needed namespaces (i.e. device namespace)
  • Nature of a 'container' — kernel object or userspace fiction
  • Additional cgroups and their design
  • How to initiate and synchronize checkpoint/restart

Moderators

These are just suggestions, please edit here or let us know if you do or do not want to moderate.

Namespaces/containers: Serge Hallyn cgroups: Paul Menage Checkpoint/restart: Dave Hansen

Expected Time Required

One day.

Number of Attendees

Approximately 30.

Technical Requirements

  • Projector and screen
  • Whiteboard
  • Network access
  • Power for laptops