Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Oren Laadan ([email protected]):
>> From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <[email protected]>
> ...
>> +struct target_pid_set {
>> +    int num_pids;
>> +    pid_t *target_pids;
>> +};
> 
> Oren, I thought you had decided to add an extended flags field
> here, to support additional CLONE_ flags - such as CLONE_TIMENS?

Yes.

> 
> I mention it now because if you're still considering that
> long-term, then IMO the syscall should not be called clone_with_pids(),
> but clone_extended().  Otherwise, to support new clone flags we'll
> either have to use unshare2 (without clone support), or add yet
> another clone variant, OR use clone_with_pids() which is a poor name
> for something which will likely be used in cases without specifying
> pids, but specifying flags not support through any other interface.

True.

Also, Suka - any objections to rename 'struct target_pid_set' to
simply 'struct pid_set' ?
Actually, it could probably be (re)used internally in the patch that
adds to cgroup a 'procs' file similar to 'tasks'
(https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/containers/2009-July/019679.html)

Oren.

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