From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Serge E. Hallyn" Subject: Re: [RFC][v8][PATCH 0/10] Implement clone3() system call Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:07:48 -0500 Message-ID: <20091014160748.GA13381@us.ibm.com> References: <20091013044925.GA28181@us.ibm.com> <4AD511F1.7010207@zytor.com> <20091014013936.GC27627@count0.beaverton.ibm.com> <4AD5365E.5090709@zytor.com> <20091014044035.GB32114@us.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091014044035.GB32114-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org To: Sukadev Bhattiprolu Cc: randy.dunlap-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Containers , Nathan Lynch , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Louis.Rilling-aw0BnHfMbSpBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org, "Eric W. Biederman" , kosaki.motohiro-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org, "H. Peter Anvin" , mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org, torvalds-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org, Alexey Dobriyan , roland-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, Pavel Emelyanov List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org Quoting Sukadev Bhattiprolu (sukadev-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org): > H. Peter Anvin [hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org] wrote: > | > > | > Except we can't use clone2() because it conflicts on ia64. Care to propose > | > a name you would prefer? > > Yes, I am running out of ideas :-) > > How about clone64_with_pids() ? - hope we don't need a 65th clone-flag :p Well, maybe accept that adding more flags will still require a new syscall, and call this clone_with_pids(), and only take a single 32-bit flags field? Or, go back to clone_extended(). -serge From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761956AbZJNQIn (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:08:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1761924AbZJNQIm (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:08:42 -0400 Received: from e33.co.us.ibm.com ([32.97.110.151]:49609 "EHLO e33.co.us.ibm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761894AbZJNQIl (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:08:41 -0400 Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:07:48 -0500 From: "Serge E. Hallyn" To: Sukadev Bhattiprolu Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" , randy.dunlap@oracle.com, arnd@arndb.de, linux-api@vger.kernel.org, Containers , Nathan Lynch , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Louis.Rilling@kerlabs.com, kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com, mingo@elte.hu, Pavel Emelyanov , torvalds@linux-foundation.org, Alexey Dobriyan , roland@redhat.com, "Eric W. Biederman" Subject: Re: [RFC][v8][PATCH 0/10] Implement clone3() system call Message-ID: <20091014160748.GA13381@us.ibm.com> References: <20091013044925.GA28181@us.ibm.com> <4AD511F1.7010207@zytor.com> <20091014013936.GC27627@count0.beaverton.ibm.com> <4AD5365E.5090709@zytor.com> <20091014044035.GB32114@us.ibm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091014044035.GB32114@us.ibm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Quoting Sukadev Bhattiprolu (sukadev@linux.vnet.ibm.com): > H. Peter Anvin [hpa@zytor.com] wrote: > | > > | > Except we can't use clone2() because it conflicts on ia64. Care to propose > | > a name you would prefer? > > Yes, I am running out of ideas :-) > > How about clone64_with_pids() ? - hope we don't need a 65th clone-flag :p Well, maybe accept that adding more flags will still require a new syscall, and call this clone_with_pids(), and only take a single 32-bit flags field? Or, go back to clone_extended(). -serge