Re: [libvirt] [RFC] cgroups net_cls controller implementation
On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 02:47:15PM +0100, D. Herrendoerfer wrote:
This a basic implemantation to support the net_cls feature of
cgroups. It adds the setting of a net_cls.classid value to the
existing cgroups setup in the qemu driver.
The classid is specified in the qemu.conf file.
This enables the use of the tc utility to manage traffic from/to
vitual machines
based on the setting combination of classid and network interface.
I don't think this patch is a good approach. The goal of libvirt is
that you can configure & control guests using terminology & APIs
that are platform & hypervisor independent. This precludes exposing
classid as a direct concept. Requiring the half the configuration
job to be performed via the tc command line utility is also not a
viable solution for apps that are communicating with libvirt over
a remote connection.
If we were to support this patch in libvirt, then it would make it
harder for us to incorporate a alternative solution for networking
traffic controls without causing behavioural regressions for anyone
who had started depending on this patch.
Regards,
Daniel