Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:40:32 +0800 From: Marcelo Araujo <araujobsdport@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: syslogd(8) with OOM Killer protection Message-ID: <CAOfEmZiONoiagWJmQpq8dzxpa1EX2LoqR%2BA7BpWnjCBH4Qxi7w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1601270932220.30320@wonkity.com> References: <CAOfEmZgzL2Ldu53CeSsKcUe00H1VAukhEopSUmpUK0=XAhsD1A@mail.gmail.com> <56A86D91.3040709@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1601270932220.30320@wonkity.com>
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On Jan 28, 2016 12:37 AM, "Warren Block" <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Jan 2016, Allan Jude wrote: > >> On 2016-01-27 01:21, Marcelo Araujo wrote: >>> >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> I would like to know your opinion about this REVIEW[1]. >>> The basic idea is protect by default the syslogd(8) against been killed by >>> OOM with an option to disable the protection. >>> >>> Some people like the idea, other people would prefer something more global >>> where we can protect any daemon by the discretion of our choice. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> >>> [1] https://reviews.freebsd.org/D4973 >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >> >> I do like the idea of generalizing it, say via rc.subr >> >> So you can just do: >> >> someapp_protect=YES (and maybe syslogd has this enabled by default in >> /etc/defaults/rc.conf) and it prefixes the start command with protect -i. > > > Possibly simpler to provide a list in one setting than an individual setting for each daemon. With ideas from other posters: > > oomprotect_daemons="crond syslogd" > > Yes, it sounds more reasonable and easy to understand! Gonna check what I can do with it. Thanks everybody for the feedback! Best, _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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