linux-kernel - Re: Can we make application core dumps interruptible?

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Message-ID: <20071128125544.3a1ac7dd@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:55:44 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Robin Holt <holt@....com>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>, Kawai@...ricas.sgi.com,
	Hidehiro <hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com>,
	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	Bron Nelson <bron@....com>, Stephen Champion <schamp@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Can we make application core dumps interruptible?

> They hoped for a couple changes, one of which is a way for a SIGTERM,
> SIGKILL, or something along that line interrupting the core dump process.
> Is this the correct direction to take?  Are there any better ideas for
> handling this?

Probably. In addition current kernels allow you to pipe the core dump via
a userspace helper instead of direct to disk. That may possibly be
helpful ?

Alan
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