Hi all, I have a simple question regarding process creation: I understand that all task descriptors are stored in hash (pidhash) so that fast lookups can be performed given a pid. When a new process is created, how is the pid for the new process determined ? I would assume that a separate free list is used to quickly perform a lookup. Is this true ? I have looked at sched.h (task_struct) but cannot find the relevant code. Any pointers/clarifications would be greatly appreciated. tia anupam -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
