[Devel] Re: containers development plans

[Serge E. Hallyn]

Quoting Herbert Poetzl (herbert at 13thfloor.at):
> On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 11:55:04AM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > We are trying to create a roadmap for the next year of
> > 'container' development, to be reported to the upcoming kernel
> > summit.  Containers here is a bit of an ambiguous term, so we are
> > taking it to mean all of:
> > 
> > 	1. namespaces
> > 	2. process containers
> > 	3. checkpoint/restart
> > 
> > Naturally we can't actually predict what will and won't be worked on,
> > let alone what will be going upstream.  But the following is a list
> > of features which it seems reasonable to think might be worked on
> > next year:
> > 
> >        1. completion of ongoing namespaces
> >                pid namespace
> >                net namespace
> >                ro bind mounts
> 
> >        2. continuation with new namespaces
> >                devpts, console, and ttydrivers
> >                user
> >                time
> 
> various accounting and limits including disk space
> and memory

Is it fair to leave that under task container subsystems?

> >                namespace management tools
> > 	       namespace entering
> 
> well, that is currently covered by the Linux-VServer
> interfaces (and I assume by the OpenVZ API too), but
> I guess you are more interested in a mainline tool
> and interface

I'm interested in anything someone is willing to try to push
upstream  :)

> >        3. any additional work needed for virtual servers?
> >                i.e. in-kernel keyring usage for cross-usernamespace permissions, etc
> 
> nfs and rpc, as well as general security/auth
> frameworks have to be adjusted ...
> 
> >        4. task containers functionality
> >                base features
> >                specific containers
> >                        poll to see who has plans
> >        5. checkpoint/restart
> >                memory c/r
> >                        (there are a few designs and prototypes)
> >                        (though this may be ironed out by then)
> >                        per-container swapfile?
> >                overall checkpoint strategy
> >                        in-kernel vs userspace-driven
> >                overall restart strategy
> > 
> > What more needs to be added to this list?
> > 
> > A list of the people we are currently aware of who are showing interest
> > in these features follows.  What I'd like to know is, from this list, do
> > some people know what general or specific areas they plan to or want to
> > work on over the next year?
> > 
> > Stakeholders:
> > 	Eric Biederman
> > 	google
> > 	ibm
> > 	kerlabs
> > 	openvz
> > 	osdl (Masahiko Takahashi?)
> > 	vserver
> > 
> > Who is missing from the list?
> 
> Linux-VServer as usual :)

I stand corrected as usual.

-serge
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