netdev - Re: [RFC][PATCH] ns: Syscalls for better namespace sharing control.

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Date:	Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:34:39 +0300
From:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	hadi@...erus.ca, Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Netfilter Development Mailinglist 
	<netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] ns: Syscalls for better namespace sharing control.

>> Yet another set of per-namespace IDs along with CLONE_NEWXXX ones?
>> I currently have a way to create all namespaces we have with one
>> syscall. Why don't we have an ability to enter them all with one syscall?
> 
> The CLONE_NEWXXX series of bits has been an royal pain to work with,
> and it appears to be unnecessary complications for no gain.

That's the answer for the "Yet another set..." question.
How about the "Why don't we have..." one?

> Eric
> 
> 

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