Re: [PATCH] core_pattern: set core helpers root and namespace tocrashing process

From: Serge Hallyn
Date: Thu Dec 13 2012 - 07:20:45 EST


Quoting Neil Horman (nhorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx):
> Theres one problem I currently see with it, and that is that I'm not sure we can
> change the current behavior of how the root fs is set for the pipe reader, lest
> we break some user space expectations. As such, I've added a sysctl in this
> patch to allow administrators to globally select if a core reader specified via
> /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern should use the global rootfs, or the (possibly)
> chrooted fs of the crashing process.

Practical question: How is the admin to make an educated decision on
how to set the sysctl?

-serge
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