Re: [PATCH] core file naming option

[n0ano@indstorage.com]

Eli-

Having the 2.2.x series create `core.pid' is like a 2 line change
to `fs/binfmt_elf.c', just increase the size of the array that holds
the file name and `sprintf' the pid into it.  I've got a patch for
the 2.2.x series that dumps core for all threads and puts them in
`core.pid' files.

On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 12:23:50PM -0500, Eli Carter wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > 
> > > Other Unix' have used core.pid as the name. Wouldn't this be better?
> > > Especially when the process name is already stored in a core file
> > > (`file core` will give you this). Hmm I wonder could we use this
> > > core.pid format to dump the core for each thread (probably a bad idea).
> > 
> > The -ac tree and latest -linus can use core.pid for each thread already
> 
> Ah, I see: /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid if I'm not mistaken.
> 
> However, my primary interest is with the 2.2.x series, and I don't see
> this in 2.2.19.
> Is this something that will be moving to 2.2.19?  Are there
> philisophical or technical reasons one way or the other?
> 
> Thank you for your time,
> 
> Eli
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