[OpenAFS-devel] Re: [OpenAFS] 2.6 kernel support anytime soon?Workarounds?

[chas williams (contractor)]

In message <Pine.GSO.4.58-035.0405111701110.8116@johnstown.andrew.cmu.edu>,Derr
ick J Brashear writes:
>> i have given this some thought.  i am wondering if we can follow
>> p_opptr, pointers to (original) parent process?  p_opptr doesnt seem to
>> be reset by setsid or other similar operations.
>
>But if that parent has gone away, how do we know what its parent was?

well yes its a bit of a problem for reparented children after the
parent leaves.  its not perfect but it might useful for some.