def get_exec_start_kwargs(self, action, container_name, exec_id, kwargs=None):
        """
        Generates keyword arguments for the Docker client to set up the HostConfig or start a container.

        :param action: Action configuration.
        :type action: ActionConfig
        :param container_name: Container name or id.
        :type container_name: unicode | str
        :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to complement or override the configuration-based values.
        :type kwargs: dict | NoneType
        :param exec_id: Id of the exec instance.
        :type exec_id: long
        :return: Resulting keyword arguments.
        :rtype: dict
        """
        c_kwargs = dict(exec_id=exec_id)
        update_kwargs(c_kwargs, kwargs)
        return c_kwargs
Generates keyword arguments for the Docker client to set up the HostConfig or start a container.

        :param action: Action configuration.
        :type action: ActionConfig
        :param container_name: Container name or id.
        :type container_name: unicode | str
        :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to complement or override the configuration-based values.
        :type kwargs: dict | NoneType
        :param exec_id: Id of the exec instance.
        :type exec_id: long
        :return: Resulting keyword arguments.
        :rtype: dict