Re: [PATCH 1/5] The config option itself

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

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-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>


and when EMBEDDED is on, it looks like NAMESPACES will be off
automatically (but user-changeable)?  Is that intended?


> ---
> 
> 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


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~Randy