Subject: Re: lib/35506: ps doesn't work on crash dumps, libkvm doesn't know
To: None <lib-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/29/2007 00:40:02
The following reply was made to PR lib/35506; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org>
To: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
Cc: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org, chuq@chuq.com
Subject: Re: lib/35506: ps doesn't work on crash dumps, libkvm doesn't know
   about kauth
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:35:08 +0200

 YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
 >>  >> Fix:
 >>  > 	teach libkvm about kauth.
 >>  
 >>  no, the kernel should export uucred consistently.
 >>  
 >>  -e.
 > 
 > what do yo mean by "export"?
 
 credentials, when copied out of the kernel, should be converted to a
 special structure "struct uucred", rather than exposing interface
 and kernel internals to userland.
 
 -e.