From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 18 22:42:00 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8BD7106566C for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asmrookie@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f213.google.com (mail-bw0-f213.google.com [209.85.218.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37A018FC16 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:41:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz5 with SMTP id 5so1905443bwz.3 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type; bh=pcKLC2f5BEE9VeuDKX0N+RXqF/faStSSarxVYuOHd+A=; b=I3zFMqsL6qY7LqMSYjX89nhgLfbW40Uj1QcyYm3Bs59vB9OJhhHfbya2i72WQA7kgc YsskbJOZnaQwmwX0wWfabG6NV92/g/8YvyLdNcVqd+t6mFq2elVtXASImae6pCRk+xf5 P2EYP1VgSLy1jdZ1rV3rEpwSLQ/apSrMcZD4Y= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=Sy0RNAK5MahwdnrPJpVPkhoLu6DzkVSTBqMriHZNZK466s9PKyGvv9SLVX5xCYELwo 22JQTP4+RUBEougN+P9u40A66deULBaz3kpLS84MJgwi/IJORrIKd/dWAva2JihPzMAq RjLRFecnkzOy4DezRnQR5Cw850FJRwDY/ew4I= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: asmrookie@gmail.com Received: by 10.223.144.204 with SMTP id a12mr961695fav.49.1258584118716; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:58 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3bbf2fe10911160702m3641b65cv15ac2942cbb023fd@mail.gmail.com> References: <3bbf2fe10911160702m3641b65cv15ac2942cbb023fd@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:41:58 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 7075572e493d5ae9 Message-ID: <3bbf2fe10911181441w3cfdd25ak9140efb21a163c9d@mail.gmail.com> From: Attilio Rao To: FreeBSD Arch Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: =?UTF-8?Q?Dag=2DErling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= Subject: Re: [PATCH] Protect inetd and cron from being killed under high-pressure swapping X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:00 -0000 2009/11/16 Attilio Rao : > This simple patch protects inetd and cron from being killed under > high-pressure swapping systems: > http://www.freebsd.org/~attilio/Sandvine/STABLE_8/madvised/madvised.diff After getting some comments, I decided to include in the list of "protected" processes also syslogd and sshd: http://www.freebsd.org/~attilio/Sandvine/STABLE_8/madvised/madvised2.diff Comments, reviews and testing are welcome. Thanks, Attilio -- Peace can only be achieved by understanding - A. Einstein