From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Emelyanov Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] The config option itself Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:34:52 +0300 Message-ID: <4728BCBC.8030007@openvz.org> References: <47285FEE.9030001@openvz.org> <4728615D.5070700@openvz.org> <20071031091906.dd84761a.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20071031091906.dd84761a.randy.dunlap-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+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: Randy Dunlap Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , Cedric Le Goater , "Eric W. Biederman" , Linux Containers List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org Randy Dunlap wrote: > 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 > > > and when EMBEDDED is on, it looks like NAMESPACES will be off > automatically (but user-changeable)? Is that intended? Yes. The namespaces are likely not needed on cell-phones or similar, but if the user does want them - he may turn them on. This was one of Eric's wishes to give only the embedded people the choice. > >> --- >> >> 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 > > > --- > ~Randy >