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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

Cedric Le Goater
Messages: 443
Registered: February 2006

Senior Member

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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		[RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: serue on Fri, 07 April 2006 18:36
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: dev on Wed, 19 April 2006 15:10
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: serue on Wed, 19 April 2006 15:21
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: dev on Wed, 19 April 2006 15:43
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: Cedric Le Goater on Wed, 19 April 2006 16:54
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: ebiederm on Wed, 19 April 2006 17:10
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: serue on Wed, 19 April 2006 17:10
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: ebiederm on Wed, 19 April 2006 15:52
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: Dave Hansen on Wed, 19 April 2006 16:23
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: ebiederm on Wed, 19 April 2006 16:52
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: Dave Hansen on Wed, 19 April 2006 17:19
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: ebiederm on Wed, 19 April 2006 17:37
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: ebiederm on Wed, 19 April 2006 17:48
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: ebiederm on Wed, 19 April 2006 15:29
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: serue on Wed, 19 April 2006 17:51
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: ebiederm on Wed, 19 April 2006 18:27
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: serue on Wed, 19 April 2006 20:24
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: Sam Vilain on Wed, 19 April 2006 21:44
		Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] utsname namespaces: sysctl hack By: serue on Thu, 20 April 2006 17:05
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