Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 00:19:03 +1000 From: Tim Robbins <tjr@FreeBSD.ORG> To: re@freebsd.org Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2-RELEASE TODO Message-ID: <20030530001902.A27188@dilbert.robbins.dropbear.id.au> In-Reply-To: <200305291400.h4TE0DmR019832@fledge.watson.org>; from rwatson@freebsd.org on Thu, May 29, 2003 at 10:00:13AM -0400 References: <200305291400.h4TE0DmR019832@fledge.watson.org>
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On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 10:00:13AM -0400, Robert Watson wrote: > |---------------------+----------+-----------------+---------------------| > | | | | Almost all process | > | | | | debugging tools | > | | | | have been updated | > | | | | to use non-procfs | > | | | | kernel primitives, | > | | | | with the exception | > | | | | of truss(1). As | > | | | | procfs is | > | | | | considered | > | | | | deprecated due to | > | truss support for | In | | its inherent | > | ptrace | progress | Robert Drehmel | security risks, it | > | | | | is highly desirable | > | | | | to update truss to | > | | | | operate in a | > | | | | post-procfs world. | > | | | | Dag-Erling Smorgrav | > | | | | had prototype | > | | | | patches; | > | | | | Robert Drehmel is | > | | | | developing and | > | | | | testing patches | > | | | | now. | > |---------------------+----------+-----------------+---------------------| gcore also uses procfs. Converting it to use something else (libkvm or perhaps ptrace) won't be straightforward. Tim
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