Re: set_fs_pwd/set_fs_root(tsk, NULL, NULL) are OK?

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 12:55:07 EST

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> I want to force a process to have no cwd/root (yes, a radical concept but
> very convenient for some VFS features, e.g. when forcibly unmounting a

Nope. You want to force the process to have an empty root that is some
floating non entity object. That avoids special casing. Its basically a
/ that is a 'nonfs'

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