Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: RFC [patch 13/34] PID Virtualization Define new task_pid api | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:32:51 +0100 |
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On Tue, 2006-01-17 at 08:33 -0600, Serge Hallyn wrote: > plain text document attachment (BC-define-pid-handlers) > Actually define the task_pid() and task_tgid() functions. Also > replace pid with __pid so as to make sure any missed accessors are > caught.
This question was asked a few times before without satisfactory answer: *WHY* this abstraction. There is *NO* point. Really.
(And if the answer is "but we want to play tricks later", just make a current->realpid or whatever, but leave current->pid be the virtual pid. Your abstraction helps NOTHING there. Zero Nada Noppes).
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