[8u] Request for Approval: 8170888: [linux] Experimental support for cgroup memory limits in container (ie Docker) environments

[David Buck]

approved for push to 8u-dev

Cheers,
-Buck

On 2017/01/06 8:50, David Holmes wrote:
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8170888
>
> This enhancement adds experimental support for observing the memory
> limits imposed by Linux cgroups, and in particular a container
> environment like Docker.
>
> The enhancement request was approved here:
>
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk8u-dev/2017-January/006325.html
>
> JDK 9 changeset:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/hotspot/rev/5f1d1df0ea49
>
> 8u webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dholmes/8170888/webrev.8u/
>
> The changeset can't apply cleanly due to use of unified logging, but
> that is the only change. It was re-reviewed here:
>
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2017-January/025702.html
>
> Thanks,
> David