RFR: 8356868: Not all cgroup parameters are made available [v2]

[Casper Norrbin]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 11:33:03 GMT, Casper Norrbin <cnorrbin at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> This PR improves cgroup support by exposing additional parameters that are currently not available. These parameters would enable more advanced features that rely on CPU and memory usage data.
>> 
>> The new parameters are:
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>> - CPU usage: `cpuacct.usage` (cgroup v1) and `cpu.stat` (cgroup v2), which allow precise tracking of consumed CPU time.
>> 
>> - Peak memory usage: `memory.peak` (cgroup v2). While the cgroup v1 equivalent (`memory.max_usage_in_bytes`) was already available, cgroup v2 previously returned `OSCONTAINER_ERROR` — this has now been fixed.
>> 
>> - Memory throttle limit: `memory.high` (cgroup v2). There is no direct equivalent in cgroup v1, but since most systems use cgroup v2, exposing this parameter enables finer-grained memory control for those systems.
>> 
>> Testing:
>> - All container tests under `/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/`
>> - Manually inspected the new parameters in both cgroup v1 and v2 container environments with the relevant settings applied.
>
> Casper Norrbin has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   update cpu usage to use >=
>   
>   Co-authored-by: Severin Gehwolf <jerboaa at gmail.com>

Thank you for the reviews. With no objections, I'll go ahead and integrate.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25388#issuecomment-3003873827