Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Wed Apr 19 2006 - 14:29:11 EST


"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Quoting Eric W. Biederman (ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx):
>> Kirill Korotaev <dev@xxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > Serge,
>> >
>> > can we do nothing with sysctls at this moment, instead of commiting hacks?
>>
>> Except that we modify a static table changing the uts behaviour in
>> proc_doutsstring isn't all that bad.
>>
>> I'm just about to start on something more comprehensive, in
>> the sysctl case.
>
> So assuming that I take out the switch(), leaving that for a better
> solution by Eric (or Dave, or whoever),
>
> Is it time to ask for the utsname namespace patch to be tried out
> in -mm?

Can we please suggest a syscall interface?

Eric




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