linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] change clone

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Message-ID: <47FE14B4.4090705@fr.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:23:00 +0200
From:	Cedric Le Goater <clg@...ibm.com>
To:	Kirill Korotaev <dev@...allels.com>
CC:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"David C. Hansen" <haveblue@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] change clone_flags type to u64

Kirill Korotaev wrote:
> The was no real rationale except for some people seeing "clone" functionality
> as the match and the fact that FS_NAMESCAPE was done so made them believe it 
> is a good way to go.
> And I warned about flags limitation at the beginning.

yes and now, we've hit the clone wall but that's a good thing.

> Both OpenVZ/vserver suggested to use a special syscall for handling this.

most projects do it that way.

> Maybe it is a good point to switch to it now finally and stop worring about all 
> this?

what would be the interface ? 

C. 

 
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