(2012/04/19 8:13), Matt Chapman wrote: > Hello, > > I'm new to using LXC, but really impressed so far. I'm trying to set-up > memory limits for a container, and have added these lines to my container > config file: > > lxc.cgroup.memory.limit_in_bytes = 15872M > lxc.cgroup.memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes = 16896M > > ...and I've stopped & restarted my container. > > But from inside the container, using `free` or `top`,etc, still reports the > total available memory as that of the host system, not what has been > allocated to the container. > Yes, now, usual commands see /proc/meminfo, it's not virtualized yet. We have plans but...it's not implemented yet. > Is this normal, or does it suggest I did something wrong? Is there a way to > accurately check memory usage for a container from within that container? > Or even from the host system? > IIUC, the only way we have is # cat /path-to-cgroup/memory.usage_in_bytes # cat /path-to-cgroup/memory.stat Or you can use some libcgroup commands as cgget... I'm sorry if I don't know existing useful lxc memory checker. Thanks, -Kame _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers
