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

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Wed Apr 19 2006 - 13:52:32 EST


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?

thanks,
-serge
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