Messages in this thread |  | | From | n0ano@indstora ... | Date | Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:34:53 -0600 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] core file naming option |
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Eli-
Having the 2.2.x series create `core.pid' is like a 2 line change to `fs/binfmt_elf.c', just increase the size of the array that holds the file name and `sprintf' the pid into it. I've got a patch for the 2.2.x series that dumps core for all threads and puts them in `core.pid' files.
On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 12:23:50PM -0500, Eli Carter wrote: > Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > Other Unix' have used core.pid as the name. Wouldn't this be better? > > > Especially when the process name is already stored in a core file > > > (`file core` will give you this). Hmm I wonder could we use this > > > core.pid format to dump the core for each thread (probably a bad idea). > > > > The -ac tree and latest -linus can use core.pid for each thread already > > Ah, I see: /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid if I'm not mistaken. > > However, my primary interest is with the 2.2.x series, and I don't see > this in 2.2.19. > Is this something that will be moving to 2.2.19? Are there > philisophical or technical reasons one way or the other? > > Thank you for your time, > > Eli > --------------------. Real Users find the one combination of bizarre > Eli Carter \ input values that shuts down the system for days. > eli.carter(a)inet.com `------------------------------------------------- > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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