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From: Jeremy Andrus <jeremya-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [lxc-devel] RFC: Device Namespaces
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:17:08 -0400
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On Sep 25, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Janne Karhunen <janne.karhunen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
> 
>> That being said, is there a valid reason why binder is part of device
>> namespace here instead of IPC?
> 
> I think the practical issue with binder was simply that binder only
> allows for a single instance and thus is does not play nicely with
> containers.

It's true that there was a singleton paradigm in binder that had to be
overcome, but I agree with Janne. It really belongs in the IPC namespace,
and I don't see any technical reason not to move it there.

        -Jeremy