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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2016-10-05 14:35:14 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2016-10-07 23:01:34 +0200 |
| commit | 8fc9db1e06166d9ad3df8ef506b4fc6bd8a54a4c (patch) | |
| tree | ffc98ad462056d59c6bd0e45631d2c7dc4fc696a | |
| parent | 8bff71400e8d794f6133230aac5c255c6f32827e (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-8fc9db1e06166d9ad3df8ef506b4fc6bd8a54a4c.tar.gz | |
cgroups.7: Minor rewording
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | man7/cgroups.7 | 9 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man7/cgroups.7 b/man7/cgroups.7 index 067bbfbdcb..4dc4c9731d 100644 --- a/man7/cgroups.7 +++ b/man7/cgroups.7 @@ -59,11 +59,10 @@ The cgroups for a subsystem are arranged in a .IR hierarchy . This hierarchy is defined by creating, removing, and renaming subdirectories within the cgroup filesystem. -At each level of the hierarchy, attributes (e.g., limits) can be defined; -these attributes may govern or propagate -to child cgroups and their descendants in the hierarchy. - -The limits, control, and accounting provided by cgroups are hierarchical. +At each level of the hierarchy, attributes (e.g., limits) can be defined. +The limits, control, and accounting provided by cgroups generally have +effect throughout the subhierarchy underneath the cgroup where the +attributes are defined. Thus, for example, the limits placed on a cgroup at a higher level in the hierarchy cannot be exceeded by descendant cgroups. |