Re: [RFC][v8][PATCH 0/10] Implement clone3() system call

[Serge E. Hallyn]

Quoting Sukadev Bhattiprolu (sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx):
> H. Peter Anvin [hpa@xxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> | > 
> | > Except we can't use clone2() because it conflicts on ia64.  Care to propose
> | > a name you would prefer?
> 
> Yes, I am running out of ideas :-)
> 
> How about clone64_with_pids() ? - hope we don't need a 65th clone-flag :p

Well, maybe accept that adding more flags will still require a new syscall,
and call this clone_with_pids(), and only take a single 32-bit flags field?

Or, go back to clone_extended().

-serge
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