About this tag
The cgroups tag on WindowsForum.com covers Linux control groups, a kernel feature for resource management and isolation. Recent discussions focus on security vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2026-45838, a BPF cgroup bug that can expose data to userspace due to incorrect end-of-list handling in cgroup storage. Another topic is per-cgroup zswap writeback, which enables memory compression for containers and VMs, improving memory pressure handling. These threads highlight cgroups' role in container orchestration, cloud computing, and system security. The tag is relevant for Linux administrators, developers, and IT professionals managing resource limits, isolation, and performance in modern Linux environments.
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    Linux 7.3’s Low-VRAM DRM Changes: What They Do

    Linux’s forthcoming 7.3 kernel cycle includes a merged DRM change intended to support device-memory cgroup eviction in low-VRAM situations. That is a potentially useful addition for systems where GPU-local memory is scarce and several workloads compete for it. It is not, however, a demonstrated...
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    CVE-2026-45838: Linux Kernel BPF cgroup Bug Exposes Data to Userspace

    CVE-2026-45838 was published by NVD on May 27, 2026, after kernel.org assigned a Linux kernel BPF flaw in cgroup_storage_get_next_key() where incorrect end-of-list handling can copy data from an invalid internal pointer to userspace. The bug is not yet scored by NVD, which means defenders are...
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    Linux zswap per-cgroup writeback enables memory compression for containers and VMs

    Linux is adopting a subtle but powerful tweak to its in‑kernel compressed‑swap subsystem — zswap — that gives administrators and container orchestrators fine‑grained control to keep cold pages compressed in RAM instead of writing them to disk, a capability Windows has provided system‑wide for...