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Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack [message #2757 is a reply to message #2754] Wed, 19 April 2006 16:54 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Cedric Le Goater is currently offline  Cedric Le Goater
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Registered: February 2006
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Hello !

Kirill Korotaev wrote:
> Serge,
>
>> Please look closer at the patch.
>> I *am* doing nothing with sysctls.
>>
>> system_utsname no longer exists, and the way to get to that is by using
>> init_uts_ns.name. That's all this does.
> Sorry for being not concrete enough.
> I mean switch () in the code. Until we decided how to virtualize
> sysctls/proc, I believe no dead code/hacks should be commited. IMHO.

How could we improve that hack ? Removing the modification of the static
table can easily be worked around but getting rid of the switch() statement
is more difficult. Any idea ?

> FYI, I strongly object against virtualizing sysctls this way as it is
> not flexible and is a real hack from my POV.

what is the issue with flexibility ?

thanks,

C.

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