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    SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 0/3] fork: Add the ability to create tasks with given pids
    Hello,

    On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 04:20:44PM +0000, Pedro Alves wrote:
    > > Would CAP_CHECKPOINT be a shame too?
    >
    > I think CAP_CHECKPOINT (or something through some LSM) would be
    > definitely better.
    >
    > > I'm reluctant about priviledge
    > > through fd inheritance mostly because of its unusualness. I don't
    > > think priv management is a good problem space for small creative
    > > solutions. We're much better off with mundane mechanisms which people
    > > are already familiar with and is easy to account for.
    >
    > fd inheritance wouldn't work for gdb; a user spawned gdb
    > wouldn't inherit an open fd to kernel.ns_last_pid from anywhere.

    I see. So, let's do it for root for now and later add finer grained
    CAP as necessary/viable. Pavel, what do you think?

    Thanks.

    --
    tejun


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