From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 29 07:20:27 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9963737B401; Thu, 29 May 2003 07:20:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au (smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au [210.50.30.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11CA843F93; Thu, 29 May 2003 07:20:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tim@robbins.dropbear.id.au) Received: from dilbert.robbins.dropbear.id.au (210.50.219.140) by smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au (7.0.015) id 3ECDA44500129A5D; Fri, 30 May 2003 00:20:24 +1000 Received: by dilbert.robbins.dropbear.id.au (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 46E92B4CD; Fri, 30 May 2003 00:19:03 +1000 (EST) Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 00:19:03 +1000 From: Tim Robbins To: re@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030530001902.A27188@dilbert.robbins.dropbear.id.au> References: <200305291400.h4TE0DmR019832@fledge.watson.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <200305291400.h4TE0DmR019832@fledge.watson.org>; from rwatson@freebsd.org on Thu, May 29, 2003 at 10:00:13AM -0400 cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2-RELEASE TODO X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 14:20:27 -0000 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