Bug#727708: loose ends for init system decision
On 01/02/2014 10:30 AM, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Nikolaus Rath writes ("Re: Bug#727708: loose ends for init system decision"):
>> For example, a hypothetical future program to interactively adjust
>> program cgroups cannot be sysvinit compatible in any meaningful sense,
>> because it does not need to be supervised, started, or stopped. However,
>> this program would depend on the cgroups API offered by systemd. So this
>> program would not be allowed in Debian, unless its maintainer adds
>> support for whatever cgroups managed we would eventually use with upstart?
>
> I would hope that we can standardise on a single API to the system's
> single cgroup writer.
I certainly hope so too, but I think the question of how such a
situation would be handled needs to be answered. Even if we end up with
a standardized cgroup API, it may show up in a different disguise.
Best,
Nikolaus
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