Re: RFC/PATCH: Random pid generation

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Jan 12 2000 - 16:20:57 EST


> This is also a really bad idea, because with easily guessable pids you
> are opening yourself to /tmp races. This is actually a argument for
> random pids (or fixing the programs).

Random pids just slow the process down. Its an argument for writing decent code.
>

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