Re: [PATCH] ptrace: it is fun to strace /sbin/init

[Andi Kleen]

Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> Why not just unconditionally enable root's abiltiy to ptrace init?

It would be fine to allow this unconditionally if there was some mechanism
to make sure someone else takes over reaping childs while init is ptraced.

I like the general idea -- i used to patch kernels to allow this too,
but it is dangerous.

-Andi
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