linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] coredump_filter: enable to change the default filter

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Message-Id: <20081211232205.ED188FC3AB@magilla.sf.frob.com>
Date:	Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:22:05 -0800 (PST)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	yumiko.sugita.yf@...achi.com, satoshi.oshima.fk@...achi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] coredump_filter: enable to change the default filter

> Or does the patch change other behaviour?  Say, when mm_init() is
> called by a kernel thread (current->mm==NULL)?  call_usermodehelper(),
> for example?
> 
> If so, then setting init's filter doesn't cover that case.

Hmm, probably for the kernel thread case mm_init should use
task_active_pid_ns(current)->child_reaper->mm->flags.


Thanks,
Roland
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