Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] root-hopping for pre-2.3.41-3 | Date | Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:03:43 -0300 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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almesber@lrc.di.epfl.ch said: > H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > I therefore conclude that doing automatic stuff is pointless and > > probably harmful. The recommended sequence for root-switching will > > then look something like (error checking omitted):
> Looks nice, but doesn't quite work. Think of the kernel threads. Some > of them follow init, but things like rpciod and lockd don't. And there > are probably plenty of others (USB ? msp3400 ? etc.).
I'd say go with the proposal of the fake root/cwd directory for kernel threads that don't need access to the filesystem (all of them, I guess). Cleanest way out, unless you allow them to live without root/cwd. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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