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    SubjectRe: [RFC][v8][PATCH 3/10]: Make pid_max a pid_ns property
    On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 09:50:41PM -0700, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
    > From: Serge Hallyn <serue@us.ibm.com>
    > Subject: [RFC][v8][PATCH 3/10]: Make pid_max a pid_ns property
    >
    > Remove the pid_max global, and make it a property of the
    > pid_namespace. When a pid_ns is created, it inherits
    > the parent's pid_ns.
    >
    > Fixing up sysctl (trivial akin to ipc version, but
    > potentially tedious to get right for all CONFIG*
    > combinations) is left for later.

    pid_max is not pid_ns property, it's just sysctl to limit cpu time
    during bitmap search. Just like vm.max_map_count limits kernel memory
    used by VMAs.


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