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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC 1/2] Add polling support to pidfd
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On 20.04.19 01:02, Christian Brauner wrote:

> I'm sorry, who has agreed that a non-parent should be able to wait for
> process death?
> I know you proposed that but has anyone ever substantially supported this?

I actually support this.

One practical usecase I have in mind for some upcoming projects is
monitoring processes in a container from the outside.


--mtx

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Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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