Re: Why wrapping PIDs is evil [was 32bit]

From: Khimenko Victor (khim@sch57.msk.ru)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2000 - 10:29:53 EST


In <E12AMc1-0005FQ-00@the-village.bc.nu> Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) wrote:
>> I forgot to mention: of course _pavel_ is evil and created/killed just
>> enough processes for PIDs to wrap in bad way.

> Thats ok, with a 32bit pid_t he'll be a few days getting around to that

No, with 32bit pid_t it still will be just few minutes :-/ As Linus said
pid_t will be enlarged in 2.4 but no PIDs > 32767 will be used :-(

It's Ok with me though...

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