Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 08:14:43 -0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org> Cc: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>, Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/vm vm_zone.c vm_zone.h Message-ID: <200102121614.f1CGEhU51322@mobile.wemm.org> In-Reply-To: <200101221950.f0MJoj911754@harmony.village.org>
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Warner Losh wrote:
> In message <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1010122142028.19966D-100000@fledge.watson.org> Rob
ert Watson writes:
> : appreciated. (this will also make it easier for portable kernel
> : monitoring tools to be written, and allow graphical monitoring tools to
> : run with less privilege).
>
> And generally make for a happier security officer team :-)
And an unhappier team of people dealing with kernel crashdumps. :-(
All this sysctl stuff is fine, but dont kill the crashdump reading code!
If -M or -N are specified then use the old way (and require root to be
running it). Without -M or -N, use sysctl.
Cheers,
-Peter
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