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find_task_by_pid macro removed from kernel [message #6455] Mon, 18 September 2006 08:40 Go to next message
Matteo Pillon is currently offline  Matteo Pillon
Messages: 2
Registered: September 2006
Junior Member
Hi all,

I had troubles getting lirc modules working on openvz kernel: lirc_dev
needs find_task_by_pid (modprobe lirc_dev returns an unresolved
symbol).
On a vanilla kernel this is defined as a macro:
#define find_task_by_pid(nr) find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PID, nr)
On openvz kernel (I'm running 2.6.16-026test017), this macro has been
removed, I can only find:
#define find_task_by_pid_all(nr) \
find_task_by_pid_type_all(PIDTYPE_PID, nr)
Why find_task_by_pid has been removed? In which ways
find_task_by_pid_all differs?

I tried replacing find_task_by_pid(ir->tpid) in lirc source-code with
find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PID, ir->tpid), and it works flawlessly.
Does this have any drawback? If not, why not reincluding
find_task_by_pid into the kernel to keep compatibility?


Thanks for replies.

Bye.

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* Pillon Matteo
Re: find_task_by_pid macro removed from kernel [message #6456 is a reply to message #6455] Mon, 18 September 2006 09:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: find_task_by_pid macro removed from kernel [message #6473 is a reply to message #6455] Mon, 18 September 2006 12:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Vasily Tarasov is currently offline  Vasily Tarasov
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Registered: January 2006
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Matteo Pillon wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I had troubles getting lirc modules working on openvz kernel: lirc_dev
> needs find_task_by_pid (modprobe lirc_dev returns an unresolved
> symbol).
> On a vanilla kernel this is defined as a macro:
> #define find_task_by_pid(nr) find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PID, nr)
> On openvz kernel (I'm running 2.6.16-026test017), this macro has been
> removed, I can only find:
> #define find_task_by_pid_all(nr) \
> find_task_by_pid_type_all(PIDTYPE_PID, nr)
> Why find_task_by_pid has been removed? In which ways
> find_task_by_pid_all differs?
>
find_task_by_pid_all() seeks among all tasks on HW
find_task_by_pid_ve() seeks among all task in VE
The reason of appearance of these functions in OpenVZ environment is
clear, I suppose.
> I tried replacing find_task_by_pid(ir->tpid) in lirc source-code with
> find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PID, ir->tpid), and it works flawlessly.
>
Better way is to use find_task_by_pid_all() or find_task_by_pid_ve().
What particular
function to use depends on context.
> Does this have any drawback? If not, why not reincluding
> find_task_by_pid into the kernel to keep compatibility?
>
>
> Thanks for replies.
>
> Bye.
>
>
HTH,
vass
Re: find_task_by_pid macro removed from kernel [message #6480 is a reply to message #6473] Mon, 18 September 2006 17:05 Go to previous message
Matteo Pillon is currently offline  Matteo Pillon
Messages: 2
Registered: September 2006
Junior Member
On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 04:59:32PM +0400, Vasily Tarasov wrote:
> find_task_by_pid_all() seeks among all tasks on HW
> find_task_by_pid_ve() seeks among all task in VE
> The reason of appearance of these functions in OpenVZ environment is
> clear, I suppose.

Thanks for your explanation.

Bye.

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* Pillon Matteo
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