From: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: inotify and /proc/<pid>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:01:18 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070731040118.GJ21089@ftp.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070731035626.GG6812@digitasaru.net>
On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 10:56:27PM -0500, Joseph Pingenot wrote:
> >From Al Viro on Tuesday, 31 July, 2007:
> >On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 10:40:59PM -0500, Joseph Pingenot wrote:
> >> I'm trying to implement pwait. It blocks until a specified PID exits,
> >> and then it exits.
> >er... ptrace(2)?
>
> Should work for most common usage scenarios, although will suspect that it
> won't for for processes owned by another user (at least, I hope
> it wouldn't).
>
> What is dangerous about inotify on a proc file?
Playing with the lifetime rules, for starters...
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-07-31 4:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-31 2:16 inotify and /proc/<pid> Joseph Pingenot
2007-07-31 3:17 ` Al Viro
2007-07-31 3:25 ` Joseph Pingenot
2007-07-31 3:31 ` Joseph Pingenot
2007-07-31 3:36 ` Al Viro
2007-07-31 3:40 ` Joseph Pingenot
2007-07-31 3:48 ` Kyle McMartin
2007-07-31 3:50 ` Al Viro
2007-07-31 3:56 ` Joseph Pingenot
2007-07-31 4:01 ` Al Viro [this message]
2007-08-01 1:33 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-07-31 5:48 ` Chris Friesen
2007-07-31 3:31 ` Al Viro
2007-07-31 15:50 ` Ray Lee
2007-07-31 18:31 ` Diego Calleja
2007-08-01 0:41 ` Andrew Morton
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