Playing with namespaces and bloat-o-meeter

[Pavel Emelyanov]

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Pavel Emelyanov <xemul at openvz.org> writes:
> 
>>>  
>>> +config NAMESPACES
>>> +	bool "The namespaces support"
>>> +	help
>>> +	  Provides the way to make tasks work with different objects using
>>> +	  the same id
>>> +
>>> +config NS_UTS
>>> +	bool "Uname namespace"
>>> +	depends on NAMESPACES
>>> +	help
>>> +	  The utsname namespace
>>> +
>>> +config NS_IPC
>>> +	bool "IPC namespace"
>>> +	depends on NAMESPACES && SYSVIPC
>>> +	help
>>> +	  The SYSVIPC ids namespaces
>>> +
>>> +config NS_PIDS
>>> +	bool "PID namespace"
>>> +	depends on NAMESPACES
>>> +	help
>>> +	  Tasks see only the pids living in the same namespace and in the
>>> +	  child namespaces
>>> +
>>> +config NS_UID
>>> +	bool "UID namespace"
>>> +	depends on NAMESPACES && EXPERIMENTAL
>>> +	help
>>> +	  Support user namespaces.  This allows containers, i.e.
>>> +	  vservers, to use user namespaces to provide different
>>> +	  user info for different servers.  If unsure, say N.
>>> +
>>>  config BLK_DEV_INITRD
>>>  	bool "Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support"
>>>  	depends on BROKEN || !FRV
> 
> The reason we removed these options earlier was a maintenance issue
> and the fact we could not actually compile out the namespaces.

I do not propose to compile out the namespaces, I just propose
to compile out the code that does the clone and release of new
namespaces. This is absolutely painless.

> If we don't cause maintenance complications I think the general
> idea is fine.  But please.  This all should show up under
> CONFIG_EMBEDDED since the only purpose is to save space.

Hm... Ok, but I also try to save the vmlinux size on my home
PC, so I'd be happy if I could just throw these things out.

Anyway - I will move the CONFIG_NAMESPACES to be selectable
with the EMBEDDED only.

> While things are experimental there is an additional purpose of
> not exposing people to broken or partially working code, so it
> does make sense to have an option there.

Ok, thanks.

So your accolades, can they be transformed into Acked-by-s or
just mentioned in the patch like "reviewed and approved by ..."?

> Eric
>