why the pid namespace is not compiled in the kernel ?

[Daniel Lezcano]

Tim Gardner wrote:
> Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>   
>> Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I hope it is the right mailing list to ask  :)
>>>
>>> I tried the latest kernel version from "intrepid" and it looks like the 
>>> namespaces are compiled in except the pid namespace (according the 
>>> config file stored in /boot).
>>> Is there any particular reason ?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>  -- Daniel
>>>
>>> ps: I recently subscribed to this mailing list, sorry if this question 
>>> was already asked ...
>>>   
>>>       
>> did I ask to the right mailing list ?
>>
>>     
>
> Though there are a few features included in the config that depend on
> EXPERIMENTAL, CONFIG_PID_NS is not deemed sufficiently interesting to
> mess with.
>   
Ah, I see, like the network namespace, it is experimental, that makes sense.
We will have to wait a litlle before having a full featured container in 
Ubuntu :)

Thanks.
  -- Daniel