Re: [PATCH -mm 1/9] unshare system call: system call handler function

Jamie Lokier <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>
>> Part of the problem is the double negative in the name, leading
>> me to suggest that sys_share might almost be a better name.
>
> I agree with that suggestion, too.
>
> Alternatively, we could just add a flag to clone(): CLONE_SELF,
> meaning don't create a new task, just modify the properties of the
> current task.

Internally I doubt it would make much difference. There are
real differences from modifying current to copying from current.
Mostly it is ref counting but just enough that CLONE_SELF
is unlikely to be a sane thing to do.

Of course we could always implement spawn. The syscall with
every possible option :)

Eric
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