linux-kernel - Re: + proc-fix-the-threaded-proc-self.patch added to -mm tree

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Message-ID: <m1hcj13fvv.fsf@ebiederm.dsl.xmission.com>
Date:	Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:00:20 -0700
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	"Albert Cahalan" <acahalan@...il.com>
Cc:	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Guillaume Chazarain" <guichaz@...oo.fr>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mm-commits@...r.kernel.org,
	oleg@...sign.ru, rjw@...k.pl, roland@...hat.com, xemul@...nvz.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Ulrich Drepper" <drepper@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: + proc-fix-the-threaded-proc-self.patch added to -mm tree

"Albert Cahalan" <acahalan@...il.com> writes:

>> >> >> This one is probably best:
>> >> >> /proc/task -> 123/task/456
>> >> >> (with both numbers showing)
>> >> >
>> >> > this sounds good to me. If it's a symlink then there's not much other
>> >> > choice because the thread PIDs do not even show up under /proc anymore.
>> >>
>> >> The name sounds good to me.
>>
>> I will see about writing the patch for this in a bit and sending
>> it to Andrew.
>
> Nice.

Actually I think I will call it /proc/current.  That names seems to convey
a little better what we are after.

Eric
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