Re: [RESEND PATCH] pid: cosmetic changes to alloc_pid()

From: Andrew Morton

Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 20:17:14 EST


On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:11:30 +0200 Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Commit 6d864a1b182532e7 ("pid: only take pidmap_lock once on alloc")
> landed v2 of the patch instead of v3. This patch remedies the problem.
>
> No functional changes.

Oh.

>
> this is an old & uncontroversial patch which fell through the cracks.
> Would you mind picking it up?

Please prepare a changelog for this patch then resend with a cc to Oleg
and Christian?