Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:10:21 -0400 | From | Theodore Ts'o <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1] threads_max: Simple lockout prevention patch |
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On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 07:56:42AM +0300, Al Boldi wrote: > > Simple attempt to provide a backdoor in a process lockout situation. > > echo $$ > /proc/sys/kernel/su-pid allows pid to exceed the threads_max limit.
Why not just have the root process do:
echo {larger number} > /proc/sys/kernel/nr-threads
instead?
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