From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263535AbTDCTpG (for ); Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:45:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263538AbTDCTpG (for ); Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:45:06 -0500 Received: from cerebus.wirex.com ([65.102.14.138]:42745 "EHLO figure1.int.wirex.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263535AbTDCTpC (for ); Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:45:02 -0500 Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:53:52 -0800 From: Chris Wright To: James Cownie Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ptrace patch fails stress testing Message-ID: <20030403115352.A13796@figure1.int.wirex.com> Mail-Followup-To: James Cownie , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <1916YC-0Qp-00@etnus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <1916YC-0Qp-00@etnus.com>; from jcownie@etnus.com on Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 04:22:48PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * James Cownie (jcownie@etnus.com) wrote: > > We're seeing this 100% reliably with out TotalView debugger, and as > Alan suggests it happens when trying to make a ptrace call on a zombie > process. Yup, I can reliably reproduce this as well. I'm also using the same patch in is_dumpable(). thanks, -chris -- Linux Security Modules http://lsm.immunix.org http://lsm.bkbits.net