respect cgroups limits when trying to allocate memory
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Description
| BPO | 42411 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @tiran, @asvetlov |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-11-19.17:18:10.358>
labels = ['interpreter-core', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
title = 'respect cgroups limits when trying to allocate memory'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-09.18:08:57.680>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/caarlos0'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-11-09.18:08:57.680>
actor = 'caleb2'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2020-11-19.17:18:10.358>
creator = 'caarlos0'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42411
keywords = []
message_count = 11.0
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nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['christian.heimes', 'asvetlov', 'caarlos0', 'caleb2']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42411'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by investigating the CPython Interpreter Core memory-allocation paths and how cgroups limits are exposed, then identify a focused reproduction under a constrained cgroup. Done means allocation attempts respect the applicable cgroups memory limit.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100