Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 12 Jan 2000 23:02:44 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.3.39 has 32bit uid. What about 32bit pid? |
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Hi!
> I have one question regarding 32bit kernel uids and ncpfs - ncpfs > exports __kernel_uid_t to userspace in couple of ioctl structures. > There is no problem with adding new structures with 32bit __kernel_uid32_t, > but some (two) of these structures include also __kernel_pid_t. > So I'd like to ask, whether we are going to 32bit pid_t in 2.3.
Definitely reserve enough space for 32 bit pid. Even if it will not happen in 2.3, it will happen _someday_. Pavel PS: I'd like it soon. It would enable to create pids that never wrap around, and close one major problem with UNIX. -- I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care." Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents me at discuss@linmodems.org
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