Comment 29 for bug 1535058

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Ted Gould (ted) wrote : Re: [Bug 1535058] Re: applications close instantly when launched from the launcher or dash

On Tue, 2016-01-26 at 18:09 +0000, Serge Hallyn wrote:
> What file or dbus call is used to start the upstart job? Why
> is upstart requiring cgroups? Is it something you want/need,
> or is it being done inadvertently?
We use the cgroups to track the pids inside a confined application.
This way they can't fork bomb their way out of the application
lifecycle. We do need cgroups.