re: Ptrace hole / Linux 2.2.25

James Bourne
2003-03-17T18:13:06Z

On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Tomas Szepe wrote:

> > [arjanv@redhat.com]
> >
> > I've attached a patch against 2.4.21pre5.
>
> So what happens now?
>
> Is this critical enough for 2.4.21 to go out? Or can it wait like
> some other fairly serious stuff such as the ext3 fixes? What about
> the current state of IDE?
>
> Would it make sense to repackage 2.4.20 into something like 2.4.20-p1
> or 2.4.20.1 with only the critical stuff applied?

FYI, I am currently testing Alans patch (cleaned up, the original does not
patch cleanly) against 2.4.20 proper.

I can make this available if requested once I know it compiles and boots...

Regards
James Bourne

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James Bourne, Supervisor Data Centre Operations
Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB, CA
www.mtroyal.ab.ca

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