Linux cgroups (control groups) allow limiting and accounting for resources on a system, including CPU, memory, and block I/O.

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controlling priority of applications using cgroups

I would like to understand cgroups better and would like to understand the use-cases for applying cgroups. Are cgroups a good way for prioritizing different applications (i.e, giving higher priority ...
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Using Linux cgroups to balance CPU performance

I have two dual-core Linux systems installed using Linux cgroups with relatively recent kernels; one is running Debian Squeeze, the other Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. I've gotten CPU load balancing ...