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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:38:00 +0100
From: Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@...il.com>
To: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v3 6/7] proc: support new 'pids=all|ptraceable' mount option

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 3:38 AM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 8:14 AM, Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@...il.com> wrote:
>> This patch introduces the new 'pids' mount option, as it was discussed
>> and suggested by Andy Lutomirski [1].
>>
>> * If 'pids=' is passed without 'newinstance' then it has no effect.
>
> Would it be safer this were an error instead?

Hm, I tend to say that you are right, but I also keep your comment
when you said that "newinstance" should be the default later and users
won't have to explicitly pass it. What you think ?

-- 
tixxdz

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