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From: "Paul Menage" <menage@google.com>
To: "Sam Vilain" <sam@vilain.net>
Cc: "Srivatsa Vaddagiri" <vatsa@in.ibm.com>,
	ckrm-tech@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	xemul@sw.ru, dev@sw.ru, pj@sgi.com,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>,
	winget@google.com, containers@lists.osdl.org,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@us.ibm.com>,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [ckrm-tech] [PATCH 0/2] resource control file system - aka containers on top of nsproxy!
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 18:57:01 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6599ad830703071857yf711921ja3440c4276bbe58e@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45EF793C.1000700@vilain.net>

On 3/7/07, Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net> wrote:
>
> Sorry, I didn't realise I was talking with somebody qualified enough to
> speak on behalf of the Generally Established Principles of Computer Science.

I made sure to check

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namespace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namespace_%28computer_science%29

when this argument started ... :-)

>
> This is the classic terminology problem between substance and function.
> ie, some things share characteristics but does that mean they are the
> same thing?

Aren't you arguing my side here? My point is that what I'm trying to
add with "containers" (or whatever name we end up using) can't easily
be subsumed into the "namespace" concept, and you're arguing that they
should go into nsproxy because they share some characteristics.

>
> Look, I already agreed in the earlier thread that the term "namespace"
> was being stretched beyond belief, yet instead of trying to be useful
> about this you still insist on calling this sub-system specific stuff
> the "container",

Uh, no. I'm trying to call a *grouping* of processes a container.

> and then go screaming that I am wrong and you are right
> on terminology.

Actually I asked if you/Eric had better suggestions.

Paul

  reply	other threads:[~2007-03-08  2:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 125+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-03-01 13:35 [PATCH 0/2] resource control file system - aka containers on top of nsproxy! Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-01 13:45 ` [PATCH 1/2] rcfs core patch Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-01 16:31   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-01 16:46     ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-02  5:06   ` [ckrm-tech] " Balbir Singh
2007-03-03  9:38     ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-08  3:12   ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-08  9:10     ` Paul Menage
2007-03-09  0:38       ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09  9:07         ` Kirill Korotaev
2007-03-09 13:29           ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09 17:57         ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-10  1:19           ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-11 16:36             ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-12 23:16               ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-08 10:13     ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-09  0:48       ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09  2:35         ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-09  9:23         ` Kirill Korotaev
2007-03-09  9:38           ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-09 13:21           ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-11 17:09             ` Kirill Korotaev
2007-03-12 23:00               ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-13  8:28                 ` Kirill Korotaev
2007-03-13 13:55                   ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-13 14:11                     ` [ckrm-tech] " Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-13 15:52                       ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09 18:14         ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-09 19:25           ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-10  1:00             ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-10  1:31               ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-10  0:56           ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09 16:16       ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-01 13:50 ` [PATCH 2/2] cpu_accounting controller Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-01 19:39 ` [PATCH 0/2] resource control file system - aka containers on top of nsproxy! Paul Jackson
2007-03-02 15:45   ` Kirill Korotaev
2007-03-02 16:52     ` Andrew Morton
2007-03-02 17:25       ` Kirill Korotaev
2007-03-03 17:45     ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-03 21:22       ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-05 17:47         ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-03  9:36   ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-03 10:21     ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-05 17:02       ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-03 17:32     ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-05 17:34       ` [ckrm-tech] " Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-05 18:39         ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-06 10:39           ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-06 13:28             ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-06 16:21               ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-07  2:32 ` Paul Menage
2007-03-07 17:30   ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-07 17:29     ` Paul Menage
2007-03-07 17:52       ` [ckrm-tech] " Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-07 17:32     ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-07 17:43     ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-07 17:46       ` Paul Menage
2007-03-07 23:16         ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-08 11:39           ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-07 18:00       ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-07 20:58         ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-07 21:20           ` Paul Menage
2007-03-07 21:59             ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-07 22:13               ` Dave Hansen
2007-03-07 23:13                 ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-12 14:11               ` [ckrm-tech] " Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-07 22:32             ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-07 23:18               ` Paul Menage
2007-03-08  0:35                 ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-08  0:42                   ` Paul Menage
2007-03-08  0:53                     ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-08  0:58                       ` [ckrm-tech] " Paul Menage
2007-03-08  1:32                         ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-08  1:35                           ` Paul Menage
2007-03-08  2:25                             ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-09  0:56                             ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09  0:53                           ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09 18:19                             ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-09 19:36                               ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-09 21:52                               ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09 22:06                                 ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-12 14:01                                   ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-12 15:15                                     ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-12 20:26                                     ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-09  4:30                           ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-08  2:47                         ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-08  2:57                           ` Paul Menage [this message]
2007-03-08  3:32                             ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-08  6:10                               ` Matt Helsley
2007-03-08  6:44                                 ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-09  1:06                                   ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-10  9:06                                     ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-11 21:15                                       ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-12  9:35                                         ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-12 10:00                                         ` Paul Menage
2007-03-12 23:21                                           ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-13  2:25                                             ` Paul Menage
2007-03-13 15:57                                               ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09  4:37                                 ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-08  6:32                               ` Eric W. Biederman
2007-03-08  9:10                               ` Paul Menage
2007-03-09 16:50                                 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-22 14:08                                   ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-22 14:39                                     ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-22 14:56                                       ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-09  4:27                       ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-10  8:52                         ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-10  9:11                           ` Paul Jackson
2007-03-09 16:34             ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-09 16:41               ` [ckrm-tech] " Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-09 22:09               ` Paul Menage
2007-03-10  2:02                 ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-10  3:19                   ` [ckrm-tech] " Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-12 15:07                 ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-12 15:56                   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-12 16:20                     ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-12 17:25                       ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-12 21:15                       ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-12 23:31                       ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-13  2:22                         ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-08  0:50     ` Sam Vilain
2007-03-08 11:30       ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-09  1:16         ` Herbert Poetzl
2007-03-09 18:41           ` Srivatsa Vaddagiri
2007-03-10  2:03             ` Herbert Poetzl

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