linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Binder: Add timestamp and async from pid/tid to transaction record

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:36:27 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Chuang Zhang <zhangchuang3@...omi.corp-partner.google.com>
Cc:     arve@...roid.com, tkjos@...roid.com, maco@...roid.com,
        joel@...lfernandes.org, brauner@...nel.org, cmllamas@...gle.com,
        surenb@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Chuang Zhang <zhangchuang3@...omi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Binder: Add timestamp and async from pid/tid to
 transaction record

On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 08:34:06PM +0800, Chuang Zhang wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 8:17 PM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > And how are pid namespaces being handled here?  I know it's just
> > debugging data but showing a pid from the wrong namespace probably would
> > not be a good idea as it might get confusing quickly.
> >
> [chuang] Do you have any good suggestions? thanks

I do not know what you are using this debug information for, nor how or
if Android uses pid namespaces (I think it does?)

Maybe the binder maintainers can help answer this question...

thanks,

greg k-h