-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael/Jesse (and the buildsys list),
Jan Kratochvil has submitted a patch to mock that adds the 'orphanskill' command to mock-helper (a setuid root program used by mock). The patch traverses the /proc directory, looking for tasks with a "root" link that matches the chroot currently in use, and sends a SIGKILL to each matching task. As far as I can tell this is only useful to the GDB build. The testsuite for GDB seems to have some either abnormal terminations or so other oddity that leaves jobs hanging. I've looked at the C code and it looks well written, without obvious security holes. I've mixed feelings regarding adding the command. Michael and I have been fairly resistant to adding things to mock-helper, on the general principle that adding features to a setuid root program is fraught with peril. I see the utility of the code, but I'm torn as to whether the 'orphanskill' command is sufficiently useful to the general community. So, that's the question. Is 'orphanskill' worth adding to mock? Clark -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGk7miHyuj/+TTEp0RAlkFAKDgVLDuNdcGpVU3rtnv0gFTDMYPtwCePiKX IbGKSbEeD62CyrwZlZwTqo0= =bkbg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Fedora-buildsys-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-buildsys-list
