Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: Linux 2.1.125 doesn't dump core on SIGSEGV | Date | Tue, 20 Oct 1998 23:20:28 +0100 (BST) |
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> > There is an implicit race in doing this. Also suid programs dont dump core. > > Just 'real' root stuff. The results are as bad however > > Even from inside the kernel?
Yes - those I/O operations may sleep. Also once the fs layer is threaded it'll be even more of an issue and even more impossible to fix.
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