linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

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Message-ID: <20070904013811.GX21089@ftp.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 4 Sep 2007 02:38:11 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67 <Mano.Pallewatta@...orola.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 08:49:00PM -0400, Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67 wrote:
> Hi,
> The attached patch is based on Jan Frey's previous patch posted in 2004
> for the Linux 2.4 kernel. It has been tested on X86 and MIPS platforms.
> If the core pattern doesn't end in ".gz" it will be added to the name of
> the core file. It's offered under GPL v2 without any warranties. If you
> have any questions, please contact me directly at Mano.Pallewatta "at"
> motorola.com. 

This is silly, IMO - why do in kernel what can be done in userland?  External
process can damn well gzip/bzip2/uuencode and post to alt.sex.cthulhu.binaries/
whatever.  Just feed the usual data to its stdin...
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