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

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Date:	Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:55:55 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Andrew Morgan <morgan@...nel.org>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Herbert Poetzl <herbert@...hfloor.at>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ptrace: it is fun to strace /sbin/init

Hi!

> > Might want to double check with e.g. the vservers folks that they
> > weren't relying in any way on special handling of init.
> 
> Herbert, Pavel, do you have objections to allowing ptrace of init?
> (I believe Eric has already Acked the idea iirc?)

No problem from me...

(..but do not introduce command line option or sysctl. It is not worth it).

									Pavel
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