4 files changed, 18 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index f6fbe8e10..a26bbf718 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -330,8 +330,7 @@ func GetCreateFlags(cf *ContainerCLIOpts) *pflag.FlagSet {
 		"pid", "",
 		"PID namespace to use",
 	)
-	createFlags.Int64Var(
-		&cf.PIDsLimit,
+	createFlags.Int64(
 		"pids-limit", containerConfig.PidsLimit(),
 		"Tune container pids limit (set 0 for unlimited, -1 for server defaults)",
 	)
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
index eafe7f090..a544846aa 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ type ContainerCLIOpts struct {
 	OverrideArch      string
 	OverrideOS        string
 	PID               string
-	PIDsLimit         int64
+	PIDsLimit         *int64
 	Pod               string
 	PodIDFile         string
 	PreserveFDs       uint
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
index 2897dbf5a..f17077484 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/manifest"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/v2/cmd/podman/parse"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/v2/libpod/define"
 	ann "github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/annotations"
 	envLib "github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/env"
 	ns "github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/namespaces"
-	"github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/rootless"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/specgen"
 	systemdGen "github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/systemd/generate"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/util"
@@ -127,25 +125,6 @@ func getIOLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts) (*specs.LinuxBlo
 	return io, nil
 }
 
-func getPidsLimits(c *ContainerCLIOpts) *specs.LinuxPids {
-	pids := &specs.LinuxPids{}
-	if c.CGroupsMode == "disabled" && c.PIDsLimit != 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if c.PIDsLimit < 0 {
-		if rootless.IsRootless() && containerConfig.Engine.CgroupManager != config.SystemdCgroupsManager {
-			return nil
-		}
-		pids.Limit = containerConfig.PidsLimit()
-		return pids
-	}
-	if c.PIDsLimit > 0 {
-		pids.Limit = c.PIDsLimit
-		return pids
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func getMemoryLimits(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts) (*specs.LinuxMemory, error) {
 	var err error
 	memory := &specs.LinuxMemory{}
@@ -460,7 +439,13 @@ func FillOutSpecGen(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	s.ResourceLimits.Pids = getPidsLimits(c)
+	if c.PIDsLimit != nil {
+		pids := specs.LinuxPids{
+			Limit: *c.PIDsLimit,
+		}
+
+		s.ResourceLimits.Pids = &pids
+	}
 	s.ResourceLimits.CPU = getCPULimits(c)
 	if s.ResourceLimits.CPU == nil && s.ResourceLimits.Pids == nil && s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO == nil && s.ResourceLimits.Memory == nil {
 		s.ResourceLimits = nil
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
index a44c0406f..9c9edb14f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
@@ -195,13 +196,18 @@ func createInit(c *cobra.Command) error {
 	cliVals.UTS = c.Flag("uts").Value.String()
 	cliVals.PID = c.Flag("pid").Value.String()
 	cliVals.CGroupsNS = c.Flag("cgroupns").Value.String()
-	if !c.Flag("pids-limit").Changed {
-		cliVals.PIDsLimit = -1
-	}
 	if c.Flag("entrypoint").Changed {
 		val := c.Flag("entrypoint").Value.String()
 		cliVals.Entrypoint = &val
 	}
+	if c.Flags().Changed("pids-limit") {
+		val := c.Flag("pids-limit").Value.String()
+		pidsLimit, err := strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		cliVals.PIDsLimit = &pidsLimit
+	}
 	if c.Flags().Changed("env") {
 		env, err := c.Flags().GetStringArray("env")
 		if err != nil {