Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] pid: Introduce helper task_is_in_init_pid_ns()

From: Leon Romanovsky
Date: Wed Dec 08 2021 - 04:28:45 EST


On Wed, Dec 08, 2021 at 04:33:14PM +0800, Leo Yan wrote:
> Currently the kernel uses open code in multiple places to check if a
> task is in the root PID namespace with the kind of format:
>
> if (task_active_pid_ns(current) == &init_pid_ns)
> do_something();
>
> This patch creates a new helper function, task_is_in_init_pid_ns(), it
> returns true if a passed task is in the root PID namespace, otherwise
> returns false. So it will be used to replace open codes.
>
> Suggested-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/pid_namespace.h | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>

Thanks,
Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxx>