> > > This piece here only does conversion to a string representation so it > > > should not be affected by locking issues. Processes need to do proper > > > locking when using the conversion functions. > > > > It's useless. > > So your point of view is that there will be no control and monitoring of > the memory usage and policies?
External control is implemented for named objects and for process policy. A process can also monitor its own policies if it wants. I think the payoff for external monitoring of policies vs complexity and cleanliness of interface and long term code impact is too bad to make it an attractive option. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/