+struct pid_cache {
+ int nr_ids;
+ char name[16];
+ struct kmem_cache *cachep;
+ struct list_head list;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(pid_caches_lh);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(pid_caches_mutex);
+
+/*
+ * creates the kmem cache to allocate pids from.
+ * @nr_ids: the number of numerical ids this pid will have to carry
+ */
+
+static struct kmem_cache *create_pid_cachep(int nr_ids)
+{
+ struct pid_cache *pcache;
+ struct kmem_cache *cachep;
+
+ mutex_lock(&pid_caches_mutex);
+ list_for_each_entry (pcache, &pid_caches_lh, list)
+ if (pcache->nr_ids == nr_ids)
+ goto out;
+
+ pcache = kmalloc(sizeof(struct pid_cache), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (pcache == NULL)
+ goto err_alloc;
+
+ snprintf(pcache->name, sizeof(pcache->name), "pid_%d", nr_ids);
+ cachep = kmem_cache_create(pcache->name,
+ sizeof(struct pid) + (nr_ids - 1) * sizeof(struct upid),
+ 0, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
+ if (cachep == NULL)
+ goto err_cachep;
+
+ pcache->nr_ids = nr_ids;
+ pcache->cachep = cachep;
+ list_add(&pcache->list, &pid_caches_lh);
+out:
+ mutex_unlock(&pid_caches_mutex);
+ return pcache->cachep;
+
+err_cachep:
+ kfree(pcache);
+err_alloc:
+ mutex_unlock(&pid_caches_mutex);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct pid_namespace *create_pid_namespace(int level)