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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Linux-2.5 fix/improve get_pid()
On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Hubertus Franke wrote:

> Which one sounds like the best one ?
>
> Assuming that for now we have to stick to 16-bit pid_t ....

That assumption is pretty central to the debate.

I don't see the standard get_pid nor the bitmap based
get_pid scale to something larger than a 16-bit pid_t.

If we're not sure yet whether we want to keep pid_t 16
bits it might be worth putting in an algorithm that does
scale to larger numbers, if only so the switch to a larger
pid_t will be more straightforward.

kind regards,

Rik
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