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why cant pgid (process gorupgroup leader)cant change its pgid?

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why cant pgid (process gorup leader)cant change its pgid?

Why is it that a Process Group Leader can't change its PGID? I know it sounds dumb for a leader to just abandon its own group, but what is the actual architectural reason behind this? What would actually break in the kernel or the process hierarchy if a leader was allowed to hop into another group?