linux-kernel - [RT] flags_extend in task

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Message-Id: <1233300649.3937.103.camel@perihelion.bos.jonmasters.org>
Date:	Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:30:49 -0500
From:	Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
To:	williams <williams@...hat.com>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [RT] flags_extend in task_struct

Folks,

Do we really want a "flags_extend" in task_struct? If we're out of space
for new flags (which we are), is something else planned? Maybe a union?
I am curious because I'm reworking a patchset at the moment that adds
this.

Jon.


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