Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] pidfd: add PIDFD_SELF* sentinels to refer to own thread/process

[Lorenzo Stoakes]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 04:24:07PM +0100, Michal Koutný wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 08:40:26PM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h |  24 +++++++++
> >  kernel/pid.c               |  24 +++++++--
> >  kernel/signal.c            | 106 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
> >  3 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
>
> Practical idea, thanks.

Thanks!

>
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h b/include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h
> > + * To cut the Gideon knot, for internal kernel usage, we refer to
>
> A nit
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_Knot
>
> (if still applicable)

MY GOD. Hahaha. How embarrassing. God knows how 'Gideon' ended up
there. Apologies to all, I appear to have had a senior moment there...

Feel free to correct Christian, unless we want to leave this as an Easter
Egg?  :P

>
> Michal