runtime: config: linux: add cgroups information

runcom · runcom · commit 2ce2c866ffe1 · 2015-10-02T23:36:46.000+02:00
- add information to cgroup resources controllers with examples
- add pids cgroup information and example
- reflect kernel types

Signed-off-by: Antonio Murdaca &lt;runcom@linux.com&gt;
diff --git a/runtime-config-linux.md b/runtime-config-linux.md
@@ -6,11 +6,24 @@ A namespace wraps a global system resource in an abstraction that makes it appea
 Changes to the global resource are visible to other processes that are members of the namespace, but are invisible to other processes.
 For more information, see [the man page](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/namespaces.7.html).
 
-Namespaces are specified in the spec as an array of entries.
-Each entry has a type field with possible values described below and an optional path element.
+Namespaces are specified as an array of entries inside the `namespaces` root field.
+The following parameters can be specified to setup namespaces:
+
+* **`type`** *(string, required)* - namespace type. The following namespaces types are supported:
+    * **`pid`** processes inside the container will only be able to see other processes inside the same container
+    * **`network`** the container will have its own network stack
+    * **`mount`** the container will have an isolated mount table
+    * **`ipc`** processes inside the container will only be able to communicate to other processes inside the same container via system level IPC
+    * **`uts`** the container will be able to have its own hostname and domain name
+    * **`user`** the container will be able to remap user and group IDs from the host to local users and groups within the container
+
+* **`path`** *(string, optional)* - path to namespace file
+
 If a path is specified, that particular file is used to join that type of namespace.
 Also, when a path is specified, a runtime MUST assume that the setup for that particular namespace has already been done and error out if the config specifies anything else related to that namespace.
 
+###### Example
+
 ```json
     "namespaces": [
         {
@@ -36,32 +49,29 @@ Also, when a path is specified, a runtime MUST assume that the setup for that pa
     ]
 ```
 
-#### Namespace types
+## Devices
 
-* **`pid`** processes inside the container will only be able to see other processes inside the same container.
-* **`network`** the container will have its own network stack.
-* **`mount`** the container will have an isolated mount table.
-* **`ipc`** processes inside the container will only be able to communicate to other processes inside the same
-container via system level IPC.
-* **`uts`** the container will be able to have its own hostname and domain name.
-* **`user`** the container will be able to remap user and group IDs from the host to local users and groups
-within the container.
+`devices` is an array specifying the list of devices to be created in the container.
 
-## Devices
+The following parameters can be specified:
+
+* **`type`** *(char, required)* - type of device: `c`, `b`, `u` or `p`. More info in `man mknod`.
+
+* **`path`** *(string, optional)* - full path to device inside container
+
+* **`major, minor`** *(int64, required)* - major, minor numbers for device. More info in `man mknod`. There is a special value: `-1`, which means `*` for `device` cgroup setup.
 
-Devices is an array specifying the list of devices to be created in the container.
-Next parameters can be specified:
+* **`permissions`** *(string, optional)* - cgroup permissions for device. A composition of `r` (*read*), `w` (*write*), and `m` (*mknod*).
 
-* **`type`** - type of device: `c`, `b`, `u` or `p`. More info in `man mknod`
-* **`path`** - full path to device inside container
-* **`major, minor`** - major, minor numbers for device. More info in `man mknod`.
-                 There is special value: `-1`, which means `*` for `device`
-                 cgroup setup.
-* **`permissions`** - cgroup permissions for device. A composition of `r`
-                (read), `w` (write), and `m` (mknod).
-* **`fileMode`** - file mode for device file
-* **`uid`** - uid of device owner
-* **`gid`** - gid of device owner
+* **`fileMode`** *(uint32, optional)* - file mode for device file
+
+* **`uid`** *(uint32, optional)* - uid of device owner
+
+* **`gid`** *(uint32, optional)* - gid of device owner
+
+**`fileMode`**, **`uid`** and **`gid`** are required if **`path`** is given and are otherwise not allowed.
+
+###### Example
 
 ```json
    "devices": [
@@ -154,12 +164,39 @@ For example, to run a new process in an existing container without updating limi
 
 #### Disable out-of-memory killer
 
+`disableOOMKiller` contains a boolean (`true` or `false`) that enables or disables the Out of Memory killer for a cgroup.
+If enabled (`false`), tasks that attempt to consume more memory than they are allowed are immediately killed by the OOM killer.
+The OOM killer is enabled by default in every cgroup using the `memory` subsystem.
+To disable it, specify a value of `true`.
+For more information, see [the memory cgroup man page](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt).
+
+* **`disableOOMKiller`** *(bool, optional)* - enables or disables the OOM killer
+
+###### Example
+
 ```json
     "disableOOMKiller": false
 ```
 
 #### Memory
 
+`memory` represents the cgroup subsystem `memory` and it's used to set limits on the container's memory usage.
+For more information, see [the memory cgroup man page](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt).
+
+The following parameters can be specified to setup the controller:
+
+* **`limit`** *(uint64, optional)* - sets limit of memory usage
+
+* **`reservation`** *(uint64, optional)* - sets soft limit of memory usage
+
+* **`swap`** *(uint64, optional)* - sets limit of memory+Swap usage
+
+* **`kernel`** *(uint64, optional)* - sets hard limit for kernel memory
+
+* **`swappiness`** *(uint64, optional)* - sets swappiness parameter of vmscan (See sysctl's vm.swappiness)
+
+###### Example
+
 ```json
     "memory": {
         "limit": 0,
@@ -172,6 +209,27 @@ For example, to run a new process in an existing container without updating limi
 
 #### CPU
 
+`cpu` represents the cgroup subsystems `cpu` and `cpusets`.
+For more information, see [the cpusets cgroup man page](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/cpusets.txt).
+
+The following parameters can be specified to setup the controller:
+
+* **`shares`** *(uint64, optional)* - specifies a relative share of CPU time available to the tasks in a cgroup
+
+* **`quota`** *(uint64, optional)* - specifies the total amount of time in microseconds for which all tasks in a cgroup can run during one period (as defined by **`period`** below)
+
+* **`period`** *(uint64, optional)* - specifies a period of time in microseconds for how regularly a cgroup's access to CPU resources should be reallocated (CFS scheduler only)
+
+* **`realtimeRuntime`** *(uint64, optional)* - specifies a period of time in microseconds for the longest continuous period in which the tasks in a cgroup have access to CPU resources
+
+* **`realtimePeriod`** *(uint64, optional)* - same as **`period`** but applies to realtime scheduler only
+
+* **`cpus`** *(cpus, optional)* - list of CPUs the container will run in
+
+* **`mems`** *(mems, optional)* - list of Memory Nodes the container will run in
+
+###### Example
+
 ```json
     "cpu": {
         "shares": 0,
@@ -187,18 +245,18 @@ For example, to run a new process in an existing container without updating limi
 #### Block IO Controller
 
 `blockIO` represents the cgroup subsystem `blkio` which implements the block io controller.
-For more information, see the [kernel cgroups documentation about `blkio`](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt).
+For more information, see [the kernel cgroups documentation about blkio](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt).
 
-The following parameters can be specified to setup the block io controller:
+The following parameters can be specified to setup the controller:
 
 * **`blkioWeight`** *(uint16, optional)* - specifies per-cgroup weight. This is default weight of the group on all devices until and unless overridden by per-device rules. The range is from 10 to 1000.
 
 * **`blkioLeafWeight`** *(uint16, optional)* - equivalents of `blkioWeight` for the purpose of deciding how much weight tasks in the given cgroup has while competing with the cgroup's child cgroups. The range is from 10 to 1000.
 
 * **`blkioWeightDevice`** *(array, optional)* - specifies the list of devices which will be bandwidth rate limited. The following parameters can be specified per-device:
     * **`major, minor`** *(int64, required)* - major, minor numbers for device. More info in `man mknod`.
-    * **`weight`** *(uint16, optional)* - bandwidth rate for the device, range is from 10 to 1000.
-    * **`leafWeight`** *(uint16, optional)* - bandwidth rate for the device while competing with the cgroup's child cgroups, range is from 10 to 1000, cfq scheduler only.
+    * **`weight`** *(uint16, optional)* - bandwidth rate for the device, range is from 10 to 1000
+    * **`leafWeight`** *(uint16, optional)* - bandwidth rate for the device while competing with the cgroup's child cgroups, range is from 10 to 1000, CFQ scheduler only
 
     You must specify at least one of `weight` or `leafWeight` in a given entry, and can specify both.
 
@@ -244,6 +302,18 @@ The following parameters can be specified to setup the block io controller:
 
 #### Huge page limits
 
+`hugepageLimits` represents the `hugetlb` controller which allows to limit the
+HugeTLB usage per control group and enforces the controller limit during page fault.
+For more information, see the [kernel cgroups documentation about HugeTLB](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/hugetlb.txt).
+
+`hugepageLimits` is an array of entries, each having the following structure:
+
+* **`pageSize`** *(string, required)* - hugepage size
+
+* **`limit`** *(uint64, required)* - limit in bytes of *hugepagesize* HugeTLB usage
+
+###### Example
+
 ```json
    "hugepageLimits": [
         {
@@ -255,9 +325,23 @@ The following parameters can be specified to setup the block io controller:
 
 #### Network
 
+`network` represents the cgroup subsystems `net_cls` and `net_prio`.
+For more information, see [the net\_cls cgroup man page](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/net_cls.txt) and [the net\_prio cgroup man page](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/net_prio.txt).
+
+The following parameters can be specified to setup these cgroup controllers:
+
+* **`classID`** *(string, optional)* - is the network class identifier the cgroup's network packets will be tagged with
+
+* **`priorities`** *(array, optional)* - specifies a list of objects of the priorities assigned to traffic originating from
+processes in the group and egressing the system on various interfaces. The following parameters can be specified per-priority:
+    * **`name`** *(string, required)* - interface name
+    * **`priority`** *(uint32, required)* - priority applied to the interface
+
+###### Example
+
 ```json
    "network": {
-        "classId": "ClassId",
+        "classID": "0x100001",
         "priorities": [
             {
                 "name": "eth0",
@@ -271,11 +355,31 @@ The following parameters can be specified to setup the block io controller:
    }
 ```
 
+#### PIDs
+
+`pids` represents the cgroup subsystem `pids`.
+For more information, see [the pids cgroup man page](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/pids.txt
+).
+
+The following paramters can be specified to setup the controller:
+
+* **`limit`** *(int64, required)* - specifies the maximum number of tasks in the cgroup
+
+###### Example
+
+```json
+   "pids": {
+        "limit": 32771
+   }
+```
+
 ## Sysctl
 
 sysctl allows kernel parameters to be modified at runtime for the container.
 For more information, see [the man page](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/sysctl.8.html)
 
+###### Example
+
 ```json
    "sysctl": {
         "net.ipv4.ip_forward": "1",
@@ -289,6 +393,8 @@ rlimits allow setting resource limits.
 `type` is a string with a value from those defined in [the man page](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/setrlimit.2.html).
 The kernel enforces the `soft` limit for a resource while the `hard` limit acts as a ceiling for that value that could be set by an unprivileged process.
 
+###### Example
+
 ```json
    "rlimits": [
         {
@@ -303,6 +409,9 @@ The kernel enforces the `soft` limit for a resource while the `hard` limit acts
 
 SELinux process label specifies the label with which the processes in a container are run.
 For more information about SELinux, see  [Selinux documentation](http://selinuxproject.org/page/Main_Page)
+
+###### Example
+
 ```json
    "selinuxProcessLabel": "system_u:system_r:svirt_lxc_net_t:s0:c124,c675"
 ```
@@ -312,6 +421,8 @@ For more information about SELinux, see  [Selinux documentation](http://selinuxp
 Apparmor profile specifies the name of the apparmor profile that will be used for the container.
 For more information about Apparmor, see [Apparmor documentation](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppArmor)
 
+###### Example
+
 ```json
    "apparmorProfile": "acme_secure_profile"
 ```
@@ -353,6 +464,8 @@ Operator Constants:
 * `SCMP_CMP_GT`
 * `SCMP_CMP_MASKED_EQ`
 
+###### Example
+
 ```json
    "seccomp": {
        "defaultAction": "SCMP_ACT_ALLOW",
@@ -374,6 +487,8 @@ rootfsPropagation sets the rootfs's mount propagation.
 Its value is either slave, private, or shared.
 [The kernel doc](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/sharedsubtree.txt) has more information about mount propagation.
 
+###### Example
+
 ```json
     "rootfsPropagation": "slave",
 ```
diff --git a/runtime_config_linux.go b/runtime_config_linux.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ type InterfacePriority struct {
 	// Name is the name of the network interface
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 	// Priority for the interface
-	Priority int64 `json:"priority"`
+	Priority uint32 `json:"priority"`
 }
 
 // blockIODevice holds major:minor format supported in blkio cgroup
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ type WeightDevice struct {
 	blockIODevice
 	// Weight is the bandwidth rate for the device, range is from 10 to 1000
 	Weight uint16 `json:"weight"`
-	// LeafWeight is the bandwidth rate for the device while competing with the cgroup's child cgroups, range is from 10 to 1000, cfq scheduler only
+	// LeafWeight is the bandwidth rate for the device while competing with the cgroup's child cgroups, range is from 10 to 1000, CFQ scheduler only
 	LeafWeight uint16 `json:"leafWeight"`
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ type ThrottleDevice struct {
 type BlockIO struct {
 	// Specifies per cgroup weight, range is from 10 to 1000
 	Weight uint16 `json:"blkioWeight"`
-	// Specifies tasks' weight in the given cgroup while competing with the cgroup's child cgroups, range is from 10 to 1000, cfq scheduler only
+	// Specifies tasks' weight in the given cgroup while competing with the cgroup's child cgroups, range is from 10 to 1000, CFQ scheduler only
 	LeafWeight uint16 `json:"blkioLeafWeight"`
 	// Weight per cgroup per device, can override BlkioWeight
 	WeightDevice []*WeightDevice `json:"blkioWeightDevice"`
@@ -151,29 +151,29 @@ type BlockIO struct {
 // Memory for Linux cgroup 'memory' resource management
 type Memory struct {
 	// Memory limit (in bytes)
-	Limit int64 `json:"limit"`
+	Limit uint64 `json:"limit"`
 	// Memory reservation or soft_limit (in bytes)
-	Reservation int64 `json:"reservation"`
+	Reservation uint64 `json:"reservation"`
 	// Total memory usage (memory + swap); set `-1' to disable swap
-	Swap int64 `json:"swap"`
+	Swap uint64 `json:"swap"`
 	// Kernel memory limit (in bytes)
-	Kernel int64 `json:"kernel"`
+	Kernel uint64 `json:"kernel"`
 	// How aggressive the kernel will swap memory pages. Range from 0 to 100. Set -1 to use system default
-	Swappiness int64 `json:"swappiness"`
+	Swappiness uint64 `json:"swappiness"`
 }
 
 // CPU for Linux cgroup 'cpu' resource management
 type CPU struct {
 	// CPU shares (relative weight vs. other cgroups with cpu shares)
-	Shares int64 `json:"shares"`
+	Shares uint64 `json:"shares"`
 	// CPU hardcap limit (in usecs). Allowed cpu time in a given period
-	Quota int64 `json:"quota"`
+	Quota uint64 `json:"quota"`
 	// CPU period to be used for hardcapping (in usecs). 0 to use system default
-	Period int64 `json:"period"`
+	Period uint64 `json:"period"`
 	// How many time CPU will use in realtime scheduling (in usecs)
-	RealtimeRuntime int64 `json:"realtimeRuntime"`
+	RealtimeRuntime uint64 `json:"realtimeRuntime"`
 	// CPU period to be used for realtime scheduling (in usecs)
-	RealtimePeriod int64 `json:"realtimePeriod"`
+	RealtimePeriod uint64 `json:"realtimePeriod"`
 	// CPU to use within the cpuset
 	Cpus string `json:"cpus"`
 	// MEM to use within the cpuset
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ type Pids struct {
 // Network identification and priority configuration
 type Network struct {
 	// Set class identifier for container's network packets
-	ClassID string `json:"classId"`
+	// this is actually a string instead of a uint64 to overcome the json
+	// limitation of specifying hex numbers
+	ClassID string `json:"classID"`
 	// Set priority of network traffic for container
 	Priorities []InterfacePriority `json:"priorities"`
 }
