Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:58:13 -0600 From: Jamie Gritton <jamie@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r210974 - head/sys/kern Message-ID: <4C5DBAD5.5080407@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20100807170607.S48418@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> References: <201008062204.o76M4IvZ044635@svn.freebsd.org> <20100807170607.S48418@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net>
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On 08/07/10 11:08, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010, Jamie Gritton wrote: > >> Author: jamie >> Date: Fri Aug 6 22:04:18 2010 >> New Revision: 210974 >> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/210974 >> >> Log: >> Implicitly make a new jail persistent if it's set not to attach. > > I am not sure this is a good idea, especially to implement it in the > kernel. This just means that if you accidentally mess up your command > line you are creating jails, possibly eating further resources most > likely without noticing. Lot's of foot shooting potential. > > What is the reason you need that? This error has been bugging me for a while, and I've been thinking it's more convenient not to need to explicitly specify "persist" for a jail that doesn't run any commands. So it's a matter of safety versus convenience. I suppose I should leave well enough alone and err on the side of safety. - Jamie
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