Subject: Re: privacy [was: Re: kern.showallprocs implementation]
To: None <tech-kern@NetBSD.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/31/2005 01:02:34
>> proc_info
>>  	Allows a process to examine the status of processes other
>>  	than those it can send signals to.  [...]

> This raises a few interesting points that I haven't seen mentioned
> before in this thread:  [...ESRCH or EPERM?...]

And, does "can send signals to" include the "SIGCONT to any descendant"
special case, or not?

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