Re: RFC/PATCH: Random pid generation
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:20:57 +0000 (GMT)
> This is also a really bad idea, because with easily guessable pids you
> are opening yourself to /tmp races. This is actually a argument for
> random pids (or fixing the programs).
Random pids just slow the process down. Its an argument for writing decent code.
>
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