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

[Douglas E. Engert]

"chas williams (contractor)" wrote:
> 
> 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.

What is p_opptr, I am looking at Linux-2.6.6 source. I don't see it. 

> >
> >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.

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