Linux Control Groups (Cgroups) course outline

1. Course Introduction
2. Cgroups: Introduction
   • Preamble
   • What are control groups?
   • An example: the pids controller
   • Creating, destroying, and populating a cgroup
3. Cgroups: Further Details
   • Enabling and disabling controllers
   • Freezer control
   • The pids controller in more detail
   • Overview of the cgroups controllers
4. Cgroups: cpu and memory Controllers
   • The cpu controller
   • The memory controller
   • Pressure stall information
5. Cgroups: Other Controllers
6. Cgroups: Advanced Features
   • Cgroup namespaces
   • Release notification (cgroup.events file)
   • Delegation
7. Cgroups: Thread Mode (*)
   • Overview of thread mode
   • Creating and using a threaded subtree
   • Further details
8. Cgroups Version 1 (*)
   • Cgroups v1: hierarchies and controllers
   • Cgroups v1: populating a cgroup
   • Cgroups v1: release notification
   • Cgroups v1: delegation
   • Problems with cgroups v1; rationale for v2

(*) Topics marked with an asterisk may be covered, if time permits.

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