With linux kernels 3.4 and above a new vitalization methods were introduced. Part of the change is the ability to process to belong to distinct name spaces so each name space can't access resources in an other name space. Since each name space is separate but same the same kernel a mapping must be done between userland process identifiers and the kernels internal representation. This is to ensure all the kernel's internal values are unique. This ticket work is to ensure lustre supports this new feature.