Changes
Since 4.5.1:
New functionality
- Add iolimit and iopslimit (need kernel >= 042stab084.2)
- Add optional VM_OVERCOMMIT/--vm_overcommit parameter
- In VSwap mode, set some secondary UBCs if unset:
- lockedpages=oomguarpages=ram
- vmguarpages=ram+swap
- privvmpages=(ram+swap)*vm_overcommit (if set)
- vzoversell: add
- vztmpl-dl: add --list-orphans
- vztmpl-dl: add --quiet/--no-quiet
- vzubc: don't show unlimited ubcs by default; add -v to show
- vzlist: add new fields (vm_overcommit, iolimit, iopslimit)
Fixes
- Fix quota on ploop for RHEL5 CT
- vzctl console: hack to force redraw on reattach
- set_ublimit(): don't set unknown UBs to unlim (#2760)
- init.d/vzeventd: set reboot_event (#2764)
- arch.conf: add POST_CREATE (#2371)
- configure: fix libdir for Debian/Ubuntu case
- ct_env_create_real(): fix build for IA64
- vzctl create, vzctl exec: do skip fsck
- init.d/vz-gentoo: fix setting default for NET_MODULES and PLOOP_MODULES
- init.d/vz-redhat: don't reset cpulimits for all CTs
Improvements
- Add a way to not modify sysctl.conf on installation (#2375)
- vzctl set --reset_ub: only allow for running CT
- init.d/vzeventd-redhat: switch to strict bash
- vz-postinstall: don't add bridge params to sysctl.conf
- vzlist: skip mounted status check if not needed
- vzubc: print errors to stderr
- vzctl start: don't start CT if /proc mount failed
- vzevent-stop: check for suspend/chkpnt
- init.d/vz*: unset io limits before stopping CT
- [build] setver.sh: add build_id, use getopt
- assorted minor code improvements
Documentation
- vzctl(8), ctid.conf(5): document vm_overcommit
- vzctl(8): fix per-CT action script prefix
- vz.conf(5): LOGFILE don't have a default
- man: don't hardcode configurable paths
- vzlist(8): fix a subsection reference
- vzlist(8): fix indentation
For the complete list of changes in this release, see git changelog for vzctl-4.6.
Thanks
OpenVZ project would like to thank the following people who contributed patches and/or provided bug reports for this vzctl release (in no particular order):
- Pavel Odintsov
- Michael Renner
- Stefan Schlesinger
- Poiuty
- Dan Bassett
- Jaroslav Marák
- Ola Lundqvist