Linux Control Groups (Cgroups) course outline

1. Course Introduction
2. Cgroups
   • Introduction to cgroups v1 and v2
   • Cgroups v1: hierarchies and controllers
   • Cgroups v1: populating a cgroup
   • Cgroups v1: release notification
   • Cgroups v1: a survey of the controllers
   • Cgroups /proc files
3. Cgroups Version 2
   • Problems with cgroups v1; rationale for v2
   • Cgroups v2 controllers
   • Enabling and disabling controllers
   • Organizing cgroups and processes
   • Release notification (cgroup.events file)
   • Delegation
4. Cgroups Version 2 Thread Mode (*)
   • Overview of thread mode
   • Creating and using a threaded subtree
   • Further details

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

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