Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:35:52 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] fs: Restore files_lock and set_fs_root exports |
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On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 08:59:31PM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > Well, autofsng patches (new set forthcoming) use set_fs_root/set_fs_pwd > > to pivot a call_usermodehelper process into the triggering process's > > namespace. > > Once we get anywhere where this is needed we'll find a better interface > for that. Like call_usermodehelper_in_namespace() or something even > better.
Ah, a function like that would be nice to help with some issues that I imagine the virtual-linux (or whatever that patch is called) people will be having with udev and hotplug. But as they haven't complained yet, I haven't been very moved to look into it...
thanks,
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