Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:42:19 +0200 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH sched-devel] Generate uevents for user creation/destruction |
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* Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > Shouldn't that be done via uevents? E.g. UID x gets added to the > > sysfs tree, generates a uevent and a script then figures out the > > cpu_share and sets it. That way you also don't need to keep the > > directories. No? > > Heiko, > Thanks for the hint. Here's a patch to enable generation of > uevents for user creation/deletion. These uevents can be handled in > userspace to configure a new user's cpu share. > > Note : After bootup I could test that new user's cpu share is > configured as per a configuration file (/etc/user_cpu_share.conf). > However this mechanism didnt work for root user. Perhaps uevent for > root user is generated way too early? > > A HOWTO text file is also attached explaining how to make use of these > uevents in userspace. > > Ingo, > This patch applies on top of latest sched-devel tree. Pls > review and apply ..
thanks, applied. This looks reassuringly simple and straightforward!
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