linux-kernel - Re: [Devel] Re: [PATCH] usb: Fixup usb so it uses struct pid

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Date:	Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:52:49 +0400
From:	Kirill Korotaev <dev@...nvz.org>
To:	devel@...nvz.org
CC:	Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@...hat.com>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Devel] Re: [PATCH] usb: Fixup usb so it uses struct pid

> Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@...hat.com> writes:

>>> Holding a reference
>>>to a struct pid avoid that problem, and paves the way
>>>for implementing a pid namespace.
>>
>>That may be useful.
>>
>>The patch itself seems straightforward if we can trust your struct
>>pid thingies. If OpenVZ people approve, I don't mind.
> 
> 
> So far I haven't seen any complaints on that score.  None from
> the mainstream kernel folks the vserver guys or the OpenVz guys.
> struct pid itself is in 2.6.18, performing this same function for
> proc, but not all of the helper functions have made it beyond -mm
> yet.  Most of the rest should make it into 2.6.19.
at this stage these patches look fine.

Thanks,
Kirill
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