linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ptrace: it is fun to strace /sbin/init

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Date:	Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:42:51 +0300
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	xemul@...nvz.org, pavel@....cz, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	roland@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ptrace: it is fun to strace /sbin/init

On 03/25, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
> Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> writes:
> > 
> > Why not just unconditionally enable root's abiltiy to ptrace init?
> 
> It would be fine to allow this unconditionally if there was some mechanism
> to make sure someone else takes over reaping childs while init is ptraced.

I think we can't do this. From my /etc/inittab:

	c1:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux

If /sbin/agetty exits, we shouldn't reap it. /sbin/init should notice
the death of login, and respawn the new child.

Thanks to all for replies! I'll re-send this patch as one-liner, without
any boot params or sysctls, and with long CC list.

I hope someone (not me) will make a final authoritative decision ;)

Oleg.

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