linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][v7][PATCH 4/9]: Add target_pid parameter to alloc

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Message-ID: <4ABBB09B.8070009@librato.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:47:07 -0400
From:	Oren Laadan <orenl@...rato.com>
To:	Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arnd@...db.de,
	Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Nathan Lynch <nathanl@...tin.ibm.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, hpa@...or.com,
	mingo@...e.hu, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][v7][PATCH 4/9]: Add target_pid parameter to alloc_pidmap()



Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> 
> Subject: [RFC][v7][PATCH 4/9]: Add target_pid parameter to alloc_pidmap()
> 
> With support for setting a specific pid number for a process,
> alloc_pidmap() will need a 'target_pid' parameter.
> 
> Changelog[v6]:
> 	- Separate target_pid > 0 case to minimize the number of checks needed.
> Changelog[v3]:
> 	- (Eric Biederman): Avoid set_pidmap() function. Added couple of
> 	  checks for target_pid in alloc_pidmap() itself.
> Changelog[v2]:
> 	- (Serge Hallyn) Check for 'pid < 0' in set_pidmap().(Code
> 	  actually checks for 'pid <= 0' for completeness).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Oren Laadan <orenl@...columbia.edu>

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