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8 years agoremoval of /run/opencontainer/containers
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:18:03 +0000 (11:18 -0800)]
removal of /run/opencontainer/containers

Tag this thread, which has an external-repo command line API
suggestion in [1].

[1]: https://github.com/wking/oci-command-line-api/pull/14

8 years agoSingle, unified config file
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:15:42 +0000 (11:15 -0800)]
Single, unified config file

Tag this thread, which didn't get any pushback, and is now a pull
request [1].

[1]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/284

8 years agoMake runtime cgroups optional
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:10:26 +0000 (11:10 -0800)]
Make runtime cgroups optional

This allows folks to develop other cgroup managers outside of the
runtimes, which is a prerequisite for cgroup removal [1].  I feel like
there's a consensus on this issue, so I filed a pull-request [2], but
it was punted back to the list [3].

[1]: Message-ID: <CAD2oYtO1RMCcUp52w-xXemzDTs+J6t4hS5Mm4mX+uBnVONGDfA@mail.gmail.com>
     Subject: removal of cgroups from the OCI Linux spec
[2]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/237
[3]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/237#issuecomment-152294240

8 years agoremoval of cgroups from the OCI Linux spec
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:02:11 +0000 (11:02 -0800)]
removal of cgroups from the OCI Linux spec

Tag this thread.  The current consensus seems to be "that may be a
good idea, but we want a solid replacement before pulling the current
requirements" [1].

[1]: Message-ID: <20151223162834.GK9470@odin.tremily.us>
     Subject: Re: Live Container Updates
     Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 08:28:34 -0800

8 years agoHash Algorithms and Performance
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:59:33 +0000 (10:59 -0800)]
Hash Algorithms and Performance

Tag the thread discussing SHA-256 vs. SHA-512 benchmarks, in case the
verification discussion gets back to that level of detail (I hope it
doesn't ;).  The resolution for that thread was that SHA-512 is still
faster [1].

[1]: Message-ID: <CAFi6z1Eb4K0eppRq1rG08jOfniq2RfognSuczeQfo2TNxu06Kg@mail.gmail.com>

8 years agoOCI Bundle Digests Summary
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:57:48 +0000 (10:57 -0800)]
OCI Bundle Digests Summary

Tag the fourth verification thread, marking the third thread as
obsolete.

8 years agoSeparate config entries for device mknod and cgroups
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:50:23 +0000 (10:50 -0800)]
Separate config entries for device mknod and cgroups

I filed a PR to keep this separate [1], but it was closed after [2]
landed.  See also [3], where I point out that putting the mknod stuff
in the “control groups” section is awkward.

[1]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/99
     Add linux.resources.devices
[2]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/94
     Replace Linux.Device with more specific config
[3]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/171#discussion_r41190655
     move the description of user ns mapping and default files to proper file

8 years agoDocumenting container lifecycles
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:32:58 +0000 (10:32 -0800)]
Documenting container lifecycles

Initial work landed in [1], but it doesn't get into the order of the
setup process or explain how pause/resume/signalling work [2].  If we
don't figure these things out ahead of time, I expect we'll have to
figure them out in order to land compliance testing.

[1]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/231
[2]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/231/files#r46735313

8 years agoRecording style and policy in opencontainers/specs
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:26:36 +0000 (10:26 -0800)]
Recording style and policy in opencontainers/specs

Tag this thread for documenting existing decisions to avoid rehashing
settled issues in the absence of new arguments.  See also [1].

[1]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/issues/273

8 years agoVersioning specs in the face of ambiguity
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:22:43 +0000 (10:22 -0800)]
Versioning specs in the face of ambiguity

Tag the thread about how we intend to version the spec.  See
additional version discussion in [1,2,3,4,5].

[1]: Subject: Re: Initial Draft Release
     Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:58:08 -0700
     Message-ID: <20150911205808.GC5912@odin.tremily.us>
[2]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/issues/183
     New v0.1.1 tag doesn't match v0.1.0 in version.go
[3]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/253
     Clarify backwards compatibility for major version 0
[4]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/194
     Correct version from 0.1.0 to 0.1.1
[5]: https://github.com/opencontainers/specs/pull/278
     Project: document release process

8 years agoHashing and verifying a bundle
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:21:09 +0000 (10:21 -0800)]
Hashing and verifying a bundle

Tag the third verification thread, marking the second thread as
obsolete.

8 years agodistributable and decentralized values
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:19:43 +0000 (10:19 -0800)]
distributable and decentralized values

Tag the second distribution thread, marking the old thread as
obsolete.

8 years agoappc + oci harmonization progress
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:18:17 +0000 (10:18 -0800)]
appc + oci harmonization progress

Tag the initial distribution-disussing thread.

8 years agoDropping the rootfs requirement and restoring arbitrary bundle content
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:11:49 +0000 (10:11 -0800)]
Dropping the rootfs requirement and restoring arbitrary bundle content

Tag this thread, which allows for bundles that don't pivot-root, and
allows bundle authors to distribute additional content.  However, the
root filesystem requirement is enshrined in the adopted charter [1,2],
so the 'charter' tag flags it for TOB action once we get a TOB.

[1]: https://www.opencontainers.org/governance
[2]: Message-ID: <20150826195447.GX21585@odin.tremily.us>

8 years agoSpecifying the runtime's command-line interface
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 17:51:24 +0000 (09:51 -0800)]
Specifying the runtime's command-line interface

Tag this thread, which adds a feature (basic usability) for runtime
callers.  There is implementation work in [1], but no formal
references to that from opencontainers/specs until we pick up
sufficient runtime mass.

[1]: https://github.com/wking/oci-command-line-api

8 years agoStart a new nmbug repository
W. Trevor King [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 05:35:17 +0000 (21:35 -0800)]
Start a new nmbug repository