Re: [PATCH 0/4] coredump: core dump masking support v2

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > Can we simply add ulimit with boolean value, that says dump
> > anon_shared... or not? It will be simpler and faster, because you'll
> > not need locking.
> 
> Yes, using ulimit will be simpler and faster, but less flexible.

It is prefered in this case.

> The core dump flags can be changed only before running the program.
> If the user modifies the program, the user will be able to change the
> flags anytime. But the user can't always modify the program.

You can do ulimit then exec from wrapper.

> I need the ability to change the core dump flags anytime.

Then maybe right solution is to extend _ulimit_ to change anything
anytime. But that's definitely separate patch.
									Pavel

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