pidfd_open.2: Add the setns(2) use case for PID file descriptors

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2020-06-15 15:04:16 +02:00
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@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ The
.BR pidfd_getfd (2)
system call can be used to obtain a duplicate of a file descriptor
of another process referred to by a PID file descriptor.
.IP \(bu
A PID file descriptor can be used as the argument of
.BR setns (2)
in order to move into one or more of the same namespaces as the process
referred to by the file descriptor.
.PP
The
.BR pidfd_open ()
@ -262,5 +267,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
.BR pidfd_send_signal (2),
.BR poll (2),
.BR select (2),
.BR setns (2),
.BR waitid (2),
.BR epoll (7)