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SubjectRe: [patch] add /proc/pid/stack to dump task's stack trace
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:03:04 +0100 Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:

> task running on this CPU:
>
> # cat /proc/self/stack
> [<ffffffff80216f79>] save_stack_trace_tsk+0x26/0x44
> [<ffffffff802f59a5>] proc_pid_stack+0x6e/0xd3
> [<ffffffff802f6da3>] proc_info_read+0x68/0xba
> [<ffffffff802b2f17>] vfs_read+0xa9/0xe3
> [<ffffffff802b301f>] sys_read+0x4c/0x73
> [<ffffffff8020c23b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff

So we provide a means by which process A can sample process B's
instruction pointer? Even if it's in random.c or crypto code? There's
a little project for someone.

I guess the 0400 mode on that file will suffice...



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