Re: [PATCH] vt: Make vt_pid a struct pid (making it pid wrap around safe).

On Sun, 2006-09-10 at 06:41 -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> 
> -               vc->vt_pid = current->pid;
> +               put_pid(xchg(&vc->vt_pid, get_pid(task_pid(current)))); 

Would it make any sense to have a get_current_pid()?  It might reduce
the horribly confusing number of parenthesis there.

-- Dave

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