Subject: Re: @booted_kernel magic symlink?
To: Nathan J. Williams <nathanw@wasabisystems.com>
From: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/27/2006 09:27:13
Nathan J. Williams wrote:
> "Garrett D'Amore" <garrett_damore@tadpole.com> writes:
>
>   
>> Would it be okay for pmap to require procfs?  This would could also be
>> used to prevent non-root users from looking at the process maps of other
>> programs.
>>     
>
> Please note that while adding sysctl support or another interface for
> accessing live data is fine, it is not fine to *remove* the support
> used to access crash dumps. This means that they must continue to be
> able to grovel kernel memory, even if it's not the primary mode of
> operation.
>
>         - Nathan
>   

Agreed.

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