Re: [PATCH] autofs: fix the wrong usage of the deprecated task_pgrp_nr()

Oleg Nesterov
2009-01-23T08:15:33Z

On 01/23, Ian Kent wrote:
>
> But I think that for debug logging we should always report numbers that
> correspond to the object as it is seen in the global namespace as that
> is the most likely reference point someone examining debug logging will
> be working from.
>
> Oleg, what should be the recommended call to report that, instead of the
> task_pgrp_nr() call?

task_pgrp_nr_ns(tsk, &init_pid_ns) gives the same result. Except, if the
tsk has already exited it returns 0.

But, Ian, if you prefer to use task_pgrp_nr() - just use it. Personally,
I'd like to kill task_pgrp_nr(), but I can't "prove" it should die.

Oleg.