linux/fs
Eric W. Biederman 61a2878402 [PATCH] proc: Remove the hard coded inode numbers
The hard coded inode numbers in proc currently limit its maintainability,
its flexibility, and what can be done with the rest of system.  /proc limits
pid-max to 32768 on 32 bit systems it limits fd-max to 32768 on all systems,
and placing the pid in the inode number really gets in the way of implementing
subdirectories of per process information.

Ever since people started adding to the middle of the file type enumeration we
haven't been maintaing the historical inode numbers, all we have really
succeeded in doing is keeping the pid in the proc inode number.  The pid is
already available in the directory name so no information is lost removing it
from the inode number.

So if something in user space cares if we remove the inode number from the
/proc inode it is almost certainly broken.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-02 07:57:24 -07:00
..
9p [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
adfs [PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
affs [PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
afs [PATCH] BLOCK: Remove no-longer necessary linux/buffer_head.h inclusions [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
autofs [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
autofs4 [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
befs [PATCH] inode-diet: Eliminate i_blksize from the inode structure 2006-09-27 08:26:18 -07:00
bfs [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
cifs [PATCH] namespaces: utsname: use init_utsname when appropriate 2006-10-02 07:57:21 -07:00
coda [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
configfs [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
cramfs [PATCH] cramfs: make cramfs_uncompress_exit() return void 2006-09-29 09:18:20 -07:00
debugfs [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
devpts [PATCH] inode-diet: Eliminate i_blksize from the inode structure 2006-09-27 08:26:18 -07:00
efs [PATCH] Really ignore kmem_cache_destroy return value 2006-09-27 08:26:10 -07:00
exportfs [PATCH] NFS server subtree_check returns dubious value 2006-05-21 12:59:16 -07:00
ext2 [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: unlink: monitor i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
ext3 [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
fat [PATCH] Remove readv/writev methods and use aio_read/aio_write instead 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
freevxfs [PATCH] freevxfs: fix leak on error path 2006-09-29 09:18:20 -07:00
fuse [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
hfs [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
hfsplus [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
hostfs [PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
hpfs [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
hppfs [PATCH] inode-diet: Eliminate i_blksize from the inode structure 2006-09-27 08:26:18 -07:00
hugetlbfs [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
isofs [PATCH] I/O Error attempting to read last partial block of a file in an ISO9660 file system 2006-09-29 09:18:15 -07:00
jbd [PATCH] JBD: memory leak in "journal_init_dev()" 2006-09-29 09:18:03 -07:00
jffs [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: unlink: monitor i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
jffs2 [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
jfs [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
lockd [PATCH] namespaces: utsname: switch to using uts namespaces 2006-10-02 07:57:21 -07:00
minix [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: unlink: monitor i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
msdos [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
ncpfs [PATCH] Move ncpfs 32bit compat ioctl to ncpfs 2006-10-01 00:39:23 -07:00
nfs [PATCH] namespaces: utsname: switch to using uts namespaces 2006-10-02 07:57:21 -07:00
nfs_common
nfsd [PATCH] nfsd: lockdep annotation 2006-10-02 07:57:20 -07:00
nls [PATCH] Remove NULL check in register_nls() 2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
ntfs [PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
ocfs2 [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: clean up OCFS2 nlink handling 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
openpromfs Move several *_SUPER_MAGIC symbols to include/linux/magic.h. 2006-09-24 11:13:19 -04:00
partitions [PATCH] fs/partitions: Conversion to generic boolean 2006-10-01 00:39:19 -07:00
proc [PATCH] proc: Remove the hard coded inode numbers 2006-10-02 07:57:24 -07:00
qnx4 [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
ramfs [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
reiserfs [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
romfs [PATCH] Really ignore kmem_cache_destroy return value 2006-09-27 08:26:10 -07:00
smbfs [PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
sysfs [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
sysv [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: unlink: monitor i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
udf [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
ufs [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: unlink: monitor i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
vfat [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: monitor zeroing of i_nlink 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
xfs [PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
aio.c [PATCH] Add vector AIO support 2006-10-01 00:39:29 -07:00
attr.c
bad_inode.c [PATCH] Remove readv/writev methods and use aio_read/aio_write instead 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
binfmt_aout.c [PATCH] Require mmap handler for a.out executables 2006-09-29 09:18:08 -07:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c [PATCH] elf_fdpic_core_dump: don't take tasklist_lock 2006-09-29 09:18:14 -07:00
binfmt_elf.c [PATCH] Support piping into commands in /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern 2006-10-01 00:39:33 -07:00
binfmt_em86.c
binfmt_flat.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
binfmt_misc.c [PATCH] Fix unserialized task->files changing 2006-09-29 09:18:12 -07:00
binfmt_script.c
binfmt_som.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
bio.c [PATCH] Update axboe@suse.de email address 2006-09-30 20:52:34 +02:00
block_dev.c [PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
buffer.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Move functions out of buffer code [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:31:19 +02:00
char_dev.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Move extern declarations out of fs/*.c into header files [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:18 +02:00
compat_ioctl.c [PATCH] Move ncpfs 32bit compat ioctl to ncpfs 2006-10-01 00:39:23 -07:00
compat.c [PATCH] csa: convert CONFIG tag for extended accounting routines 2006-10-01 00:39:29 -07:00
dcache.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Move extern declarations out of fs/*.c into header files [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:18 +02:00
dcookies.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
direct-io.c [PATCH] lockdep: annotate direct io 2006-07-03 15:27:06 -07:00
dnotify.c [PATCH] file: modify struct fown_struct to use a struct pid 2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
dquot.c [PATCH] dquot: add proper locking when using current->signal->tty 2006-09-29 09:18:14 -07:00
drop_caches.c
eventpoll.c [PATCH] inode-diet: Eliminate i_blksize from the inode structure 2006-09-27 08:26:18 -07:00
exec.c [PATCH] namespaces: utsname: switch to using uts namespaces 2006-10-02 07:57:21 -07:00
fcntl.c [PATCH] file: Add locking to f_getown 2006-10-02 07:57:15 -07:00
fifo.c [PATCH] pipe.c/fifo.c code cleanups 2006-04-11 13:53:33 +02:00
file_table.c [PATCH] file: modify struct fown_struct to use a struct pid 2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
file.c [PATCH] expand_fdtable(): remove pointless unlock+lock 2006-09-29 09:18:25 -07:00
filesystems.c [PATCH] Ban register_filesystem(NULL); 2006-09-29 09:18:20 -07:00
fs-writeback.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Remove dependence on existence of blockdev_superblock [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:26 +02:00
generic_acl.c [PATCH] Generic infrastructure for acls 2006-09-29 09:18:24 -07:00
inode.c [PATCH] fs/inode.c tweaks 2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
inotify_user.c [PATCH] inotify: fix deadlock found by lockdep 2006-07-31 13:28:41 -07:00
inotify.c [PATCH] inotify (4/5): allow watch removal from event handler 2006-06-20 05:25:19 -04:00
internal.h [PATCH] CONFIG_BLOCK internal.h cleanups 2006-09-30 20:52:32 +02:00
ioctl.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
ioprio.c [PATCH] Update axboe@suse.de email address 2006-09-30 20:52:34 +02:00
Kconfig [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
Kconfig.binfmt
libfs.c [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: inc_nlink() helper 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
locks.c [PATCH] file: modify struct fown_struct to use a struct pid 2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
Makefile [PATCH] Create fs/utimes.c 2006-10-01 00:39:19 -07:00
mbcache.c [PATCH] mbcache: add lock annotation for __mb_cache_entry_release_unlock() 2006-09-29 09:18:07 -07:00
mpage.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Dissociate generic_writepages() from mpage stuff [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:26 +02:00
namei.c [PATCH] r/o bind mount prepwork: move open_namei()'s vfs_create() 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
namespace.c [PATCH] namespaces: incorporate fs namespace into nsproxy 2006-10-02 07:57:20 -07:00
nfsctl.c Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
no-block.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
open.c [PATCH] r/o bind mounts: prepare for write access checks: collapse if() 2006-10-01 00:39:30 -07:00
pipe.c [PATCH] Some cleanup in the pipe code 2006-10-01 00:39:33 -07:00
pnode.c [PATCH] core: use list_move() 2006-06-26 09:58:17 -07:00
pnode.h
posix_acl.c [PATCH] kmemdup: some users 2006-10-01 00:39:19 -07:00
quota_v1.c
quota_v2.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: quota 2006-03-23 07:38:11 -08:00
quota.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
read_write.c [PATCH] Add vector AIO support 2006-10-01 00:39:29 -07:00
read_write.h [PATCH] Remove readv/writev methods and use aio_read/aio_write instead 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
readdir.c
select.c [PATCH] enforce RLIMIT_NOFILE in poll() 2006-09-29 09:18:23 -07:00
seq_file.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/seq_file.c 2006-03-23 07:38:12 -08:00
splice.c [PATCH] Update axboe@suse.de email address 2006-09-30 20:52:34 +02:00
stat.c [PATCH] inode-diet: Eliminate i_blksize from the inode structure 2006-09-27 08:26:18 -07:00
super.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
sync.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Move functions out of buffer code [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:31:19 +02:00
utimes.c [PATCH] Create fs/utimes.c 2006-10-01 00:39:19 -07:00
xattr_acl.c
xattr.c [PATCH] log more info for directory entry change events 2006-06-20 05:25:28 -04:00