linux-kernel - Re: [patch] PID namespace design bug, workaround

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Date:	Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:21:37 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] PID namespace design bug, workaround

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Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
> The "fix" I mention is just returning -EINVAL in case user orders 
> CLONE_NEWPIDS

That is the "fix" you were referring to?  I was hoping you have a sketch
for a real solution.  If nobody can think of a way to fix this PID
namespaces are IMO not something which should go in at all.

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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