An Introduction to Control Groups - Cgroups Version 2

Explore the fundamentals of control groups (cgroups) version 2 in this comprehensive conference talk from NDC TechTown 2021. Delve into the workings of cgroups, a crucial component for limiting and measuring resource usage by process groups, and learn about their significance in container frameworks and tools like Flatpak and Firejail. Discover the transition from cgroups version 1 to version 2 and its adoption by major Linux distributions. Gain insights into creating and destroying cgroups, moving processes, setting resource limits, enabling and disabling controllers, and managing resources at various granularity levels. This presentation, suitable for beginners, provides a fresh perspective on cgroups, focusing solely on version 2 and requiring no prior knowledge of the subject.

An introduction to control groups (cgroups) version 2 - Michael Kerrisk - NDC TechTown 2021