[Devel] OLS paper topics

[Serge E. Hallyn]

Quoting Dhaval Giani (dhaval at linux.vnet.ibm.com):
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 02:28:13PM +0530, Balbir Singh wrote:
> > Kir Kolyshkin wrote:
> > > Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > >> Quoting Kir Kolyshkin (kir at openvz.org):
> > >>  
> > >>> Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > >>>    
> > >>>> mini-summit:
> > >>>>     I will submit for a 1-day mini-summit.  Some interesting
> > >>>>     remaining topics for the mini-summit would include device
> > >>>>     namespaces, ttys and syslog, and lots of checkpoint/restart.
> > >>>>         
> > >>> That's right, obviously the title of the mini-summit would be something
> > >>> like "Linux Kernel Containers".
> > >>>     
> > >>
> > >> Attached is what I currently had for a proposal to send to the OLS
> > >> committee.  (Please feel free to edit and add to the wiki)
> > >>   
> > > 
> > > Some people have made a few minor changes in the version at wiki. I
> > > guess no more major changes will be done. Here it is:
> > > 
> > > == Topic ==
> > > 
> > > Namespaces, containers, cgroups, and container checkpoint/restart.
> > > 
> > > == Description ==
> > > 
> > > Development for namespaces and cgroups is well underway in the
> > > mainline kernel. To keep momentum going and keep the loosely
> > > knit teams of developers well-coordinated, a physical meeting in
> > > which to discuss future development plans is needed.
> > > Additionally, we are at a point where crucial decisions about
> > > the nature of a "container object" and about the checkpoint/restart
> > > design need to be made.
> > > 
> > > A final set of topics will be decided upon through mailing lists
> > > ahead of time, but potential topics include:
> > > * Handling filesystem/namespace synchronization
> > > * Handling of /proc and /sysfs within containers
> > > * Additional needed namespaces (i.e. device namespace)
> > > * Nature of a 'container' ??? kernel object or userspace fiction
> > > * Additional cgroups and their design
> > > * How to initiate and synchronize checkpoint/restart
> > > * How to enter a 'container' ?
> > > 
> > 
> > Resource Management for containers?
> > 
> > > == Moderators ==
> > > {{Out|These are just suggestions, please edit here or let us know if you
> > > do or do not want to moderate.}}
> > > 
> > > * Namespaces/containers: Serge Hallyn, Cedric Le Goater
> > > * cgroups: Paul Menage
> > > * Checkpoint/restart: Dave Hansen, Cedric Le Goater
> > > 
> > 
> > Resource Management? - I don't mind moderating that if it happens to be
> > included in the summit or can we merge it with cgroups?
> > 
> 
> I don't mind helping out here. Could you add me to the list as well?

Ok I figured resource mgmt and cgroups would be combined, but I'm fine
splitting them.  So can I do:

cgroups: Paul Menage, Balbir
Resource Management: dhaval, someone from openvz (Pavel?)

?

thanks,
-serge
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