Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:34:52 +0300 | From | Pavel Emelyanov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/5] The config option itself |
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Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:05:01 +0300 Pavel Emelyanov wrote: > >> The option is called NAMESPACES. It can be selectable only >> if EMBEDDED is chosen (this was Eric's requisition). When >> the EMBEDDED is off namespaces will be on automatically. >> Signed-off-by: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@openvz.org> > > > and when EMBEDDED is on, it looks like NAMESPACES will be off > automatically (but user-changeable)? Is that intended?
Yes. The namespaces are likely not needed on cell-phones or similar, but if the user does want them - he may turn them on.
This was one of Eric's wishes to give only the embedded people the choice.
> >> --- >> >> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig >> index c3de3ed..fc76773 100644 >> --- a/init/Kconfig >> +++ b/init/Kconfig >> @@ -400,6 +400,15 @@ config RELAY >> >> If unsure, say N. >> >> +config NAMESPACES >> + bool "Namespaces support" if EMBEDDED >> + default !EMBEDDED >> + help >> + Provides the way to make tasks work with different objects using >> + the same id. For example same IPC id may refer to different objects >> + or same user id or pid may refer to different tasks when used in >> + different namespaces. >> + >> config BLK_DEV_INITRD >> bool "Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support" >> depends on BROKEN || !FRV > > > --- > ~Randy >
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