Re: [RFC][v8][PATCH 3/10]: Make pid_max a pid_ns property

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On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 09:50:41PM -0700, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> From: Serge Hallyn <serue@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RFC][v8][PATCH 3/10]: Make pid_max a pid_ns property
> 
> Remove the pid_max global, and make it a property of the
> pid_namespace.  When a pid_ns is created, it inherits
> the parent's pid_ns.
> 
> Fixing up sysctl (trivial akin to ipc version, but
> potentially tedious to get right for all CONFIG*
> combinations) is left for later.

pid_max is not pid_ns property, it's just sysctl to limit cpu time
during bitmap search. Just like vm.max_map_count limits kernel memory
used by VMAs.
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