All Your Control Groups Are Belong To Us

Explore the evolution of control group management in Linux systems through this 55-minute conference talk from the Linux Plumbers Conference. Delve into the recent changes in systemd versions that have taken over primary control of the control group hierarchy, following a push from the cgroups maintainer to move to a unified tree. Examine the concepts and APIs introduced by systemd to make this functionality available to other programs. Understand the reasons behind this significant move and gain insights into the future developments expected in the coming years regarding control group management in Linux.

All Your Control Groups Are Belong To Us! - Lennart Poettering, Red Hat