kernel support for VE's (OpenVZ / Linux-vServer)

[Gerry Reno]

Dan Williams wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 12:34 -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
>   
>> On Friday 29 June 2007 12:35:05 Gerry Reno wrote:
>>     
>>> Do you know when they will make it in the upstream kernel?
>>>       
>> Magic 8 ball says....
>>
>> Seriously some of these may never make it in.  It all depends on the 
>> motivations of the teams producing these things.
>>     
>
> The vserver guys have tried in the past to get it in, but they got some
> pushback on some things, and they now seem completely uninterested
> taking the time needed to clean their stuff up and actually get it into
> the kernel.  I wouldn't hold out much hope unless something changes
> dramatically.
>
> Dan
>   
I think the best approach would be to provide a VE framework in the 
kernel with an API that both OpenVZ and Linux-vServer (and anybody else) 
could use.  Keep particular implementation details outside in loadable 
modules.