linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] autofs: fix the wrong usage of the deprecated task_pgrp

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Date:	Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:13:12 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, hpa@...or.com,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>,
	Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] autofs: fix the wrong usage of the deprecated
	task_pgrp_nr()

On 01/23, Ian Kent wrote:
>
> But I think that for debug logging we should always report numbers that
> correspond to the object as it is seen in the global namespace as that
> is the most likely reference point someone examining debug logging will
> be working from.
>
> Oleg, what should be the recommended call to report that, instead of the
> task_pgrp_nr() call?

task_pgrp_nr_ns(tsk, &init_pid_ns) gives the same result. Except, if the
tsk has already exited it returns 0.


But, Ian, if you prefer to use task_pgrp_nr() - just use it. Personally,
I'd like to kill task_pgrp_nr(), but I can't "prove" it should die.

Oleg.

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