Bandwidth management of memory through containers

1. A computer-implemented method for managing memory bandwidth usage in containers, the method comprising:

receiving software container properties from a software container engine, wherein the software container properties include at least a max memory bandwidth use value;

in response to detecting execution of one or more software containers by the software container engine, generating a monitoring layer;

at periodic time intervals, monitoring, by the generated monitoring layer, a memory bandwidth use value associated with each of the executed software containers;

for each periodic time interval, calculating an average memory use value associated with each executed software container;

in response to the calculated average memory use value being above a threshold associated with a monitored software container of the executed containers, suspending the monitored software container for a suspend time duration, wherein the memory bandwidth use value associated with the suspended software container does not increase; and

reactivating the suspended monitored software container based on the suspend time duration expiring.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein software container properties further include: one or more memory bandwidth access permission settings.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to the calculated average memory use value being equal to or below the threshold, calculating the average memory use value associated with each executed software container for a next time interval.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein suspending the software container is based on receiving a suspend command from an operating system kernel associated with a performance monitoring unit.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the suspend time duration is equal to the calculated average memory use value minus the max memory bandwidth use value, divided by the max memory-bandwidth use value.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the suspend time duration is an integer value rounded up to a nearest integer value.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the software container properties are received via a performance monitoring unit.

8. A computer program product for managing memory bandwidth usage in containers, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:

instructions to receive software container properties from a software container engine, wherein the software container properties include at least a max memory bandwidth use value;

in response to instructions to detect execution of one or more software containers by the software container engine, instructions to generate a monitoring layer;

at periodic time intervals, instructions to monitor, by the generated monitoring layer, a memory bandwidth use value associated with each of the executed software containers;

for each periodic time interval, instructions to calculate an average memory use value associated with each executed software container;

in response to the calculated average memory use value being above a threshold associated with a monitored software container of the executed containers, instructions to suspend the monitored software container for a suspend time duration, wherein the memory bandwidth use value associated with the suspended software container does not increase; and

instructions to reactivate the suspended monitored software container based on the suspend time duration expiring.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein software container properties further include: one or more memory bandwidth access permission settings.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising:

in response to the calculated average memory use value being equal to or below the threshold, instructions to calculate the average memory use value associated with each executed software container for a next time interval.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein instructions to suspend the software container is based on instructions to receive a suspend command from an operating system kernel associated with a performance monitoring unit.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the suspend time duration is equal to the calculated average memory use value minus the max memory bandwidth use value, divided by the max memory-bandwidth use value.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the suspend time duration is an integer value rounded up to a nearest integer value.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the software container properties are received via a performance monitoring unit.

15. A computer system for managing memory bandwidth usage in containers, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:

instructions to receive software container properties from a software container engine, wherein the software container properties include at least a max memory bandwidth use value;

in response to instructions to detect execution of one or more software containers by the software container engine, instructions to generate a monitoring layer;

at periodic time intervals, instructions to monitor, by the generated monitoring layer, a memory bandwidth use value associated with each of the executed software containers;

for each periodic time interval, instructions to calculate an average memory use value associated with each executed software container;

in response to the calculated average memory use value being above a threshold associated with a monitored software container of the executed containers, instructions to suspend the monitored software container for a suspend time duration, wherein the memory bandwidth use value associated with the suspended software container does not increase; and

instructions to reactivate the suspended monitored software container based on the suspend time duration expiring.

16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein software container properties further include: one or more memory bandwidth access permission settings.

17. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein instructions to suspend the software container is based on instructions to receive a suspend command from an operating system kernel associated with a performance monitoring unit.

18. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the suspend time duration is equal to the calculated average memory use value minus the max memory bandwidth use value, divided by the max memory-bandwidth use value.

19. The computer system of claim 18 , wherein the suspend time duration is an integer value rounded up to a nearest integer value.

20. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the software container properties are received via a performance monitoring unit.