On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 07:48:22PM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 07/15/2013 07:11 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > >Not sure where this idea comes from. upstart has never supported non-Linux > >kernels; we're open to it being ported to other kernels, but prctl is a > >minor detail for kernel compatibility compared with other, more significant > >features that upstart relies on. > I am pretty sure you wrote it yourself in [1]: > "By making use of a Linux-specific prctl(2) call, we effectively tie > Upstart to systems running with a Linux kernel. This is a major > restriction, but porting to other systems is already complicated by > the fact that even the BSDs do not provide a full POSIX environment > (missing "waitid(2)" for example)." > [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/Specs/RaringUpstartUserSessions#Disadvantages These are not my words. :) One can discuss whether this constitutes a "major" restriction, but in any case this only pertains to the use of upstart for user session management which is not what's being discussed here. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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