[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2014-01-10 Thread Matthias Kretz
Matthias, I'm sure your opinion is important here. But can we please argue this on technical merit? Currently the argument is a new macro will be used by developers to create more harm than good and feature tests are a better way to solve the problem the version macro should solve. I don't buy

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2014-01-09 Thread Matthias Kretz
Changing this to won't fix without even addressing my patch is quite frustrating. OTOH ignoring the patch is quite as bad... I'd really like to have a comment why my patch is not wanted / needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2014-01-09 Thread Matthias Kretz
It's lots of text to go through so you probably missed it. My patch was specifically also meant for future packages of GCC so that a bug like this one is easier to handle. Short recap: - GCC x.y.z != Ubuntu GCC x.y.z because Ubuntu applies patches. - in most cases this is fine, but sometimes it

[Bug 1241590] [NEW] NetworkManager daemon segfaults on start in read_one_ip_address_or_route

2013-10-18 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: After the update to 13.10 my network didn't come back up. After a bit of investigation I found the following problem: root@Drazi# gdb --args NetworkManager --no-daemon (gdb) r Starting program: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon [Thread debugging using libthread_db

[Bug 1241590] Re: NetworkManager daemon segfaults on start in read_one_ip_address_or_route

2013-10-18 Thread Matthias Kretz
The lines addresses= routes= in [ipv4] lead to the crash. I tried to attach a file, but Launchpad ignores me... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241590 Title: NetworkManager daemon

[Bug 1173091] Re: skype crashes because malloc in libGL from fglrx is resolved incorrectly

2013-05-01 Thread Matthias Kretz
the updated skype package does not show this problem anymore ** Changed in: eglibc (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173091 Title: skype

[Bug 1173091] [NEW] skype crashes because malloc in libGL from fglrx is resolved incorrectly

2013-04-26 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: After the update to Raring Skype doesn't start anymore. This is the backtrace: Starting program: /usr/bin/skype [...] Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x08075f40 in malloc@plt () (gdb) bt #0 0x08075f40 in malloc@plt () #1 0xf40dbe0e in ?? () from

[Bug 1092853] [NEW] mountall fails to handle noearly crypt disk correctly and displays error

2012-12-21 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: I have the following setup: /boot unencrypted / and swap in LVM over encryption with luks /data encrypted with key stored on / (no LVM, filesystem is directly created on /dev/mapper/data /etc/crypttab contains this line: data /dev/sdb /sdb.key

[Bug 893550] Re: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2012-11-15 Thread Matthias Kretz
Sorry, I won't be able to find the time to test this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to libcgroup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893550 Title: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab

[Bug 893550] Re: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2012-11-15 Thread Matthias Kretz
Sorry, I won't be able to find the time to test this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893550 Title: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup

[Bug 1072180] Re: initramfs fails to mount LUKS root partition after upgrade to Quantal

2012-11-07 Thread Matthias Kretz
I did a new install of 12.10 and experienced the same bug. I found a simple workaround: Create an empty file /etc/initramfs- tools/conf.d/cryptroot . Afterwards mkinitramfs will do the right thing and fill this file with the right data. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1072600] [NEW] cronjobs not called with upstart and remote user authentication

2012-10-29 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: I cannot reopen #734693, so here's a new report. Apparently the fix for #734693 only applies to the SysV init script, but not to the upstart config. All my Ubuntu installations use upstart - so the issue is not solved yet. ** Affects: cron (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 734693] Re: Cron does not work for LDAP-users

2012-10-18 Thread Matthias Kretz
Hi, we're running 11.04 on a system and cron fails to work correctly, showing the following error in the log: cron[1067]: (mkretz) ORPHAN (no passwd entry) The user is certainly in the LDAP - and sometimes the users crontab works as expected. So there still is a race in the startup scripts in

[Bug 1007449] Re: package redmine 1.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

2012-08-14 Thread Matthias Kretz
I just encountered this problem (but with mysql running). mkdir /usr/share/redmine/tmp made the script work. In my case the tmp directory was required by the gitosis redmine plugin. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 876146] Re: Upgrading Ubuntu is risky (unusable or unbootable PC). What can be done to safeguard data, revert failed upgrades and overall reduce the risks?

2012-01-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
Hi, question: How does the upgrade QA work? Does it rely solely on users that do the upgrade at Alpha and Beta stages? Do you have a simple way to repeat upgrade processes to test the progress of stabilization? Actually I'd be happy to do upgrade tests (especially since my experience is that

[Bug 893550] [NEW] Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2011-11-22 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: I used LXC on this machine. Therefore I had to add a cgroup mount and added the recommended line none /cgroup cgroup defaults 0 0 to /etc/fstab. This results in an unbootable system after upgrade to Oneiric. Apparently the boot just stops when it comes to mounting the

[Bug 893550] Re: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2011-11-22 Thread Matthias Kretz
I confirm that cgroup-lite is installed. That's also the package which I reported the bug against in launchpad. Seems to be a launchpad feature to hide that information. ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to libcgroup in

[Bug 893550] Re: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2011-11-22 Thread Matthias Kretz
The patch looks like a good solution to me. As admin I would appreciate a warning somewhere though. Probably best if it goes to syslog. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to libcgroup in Ubuntu.

[Bug 893550] [NEW] Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2011-11-22 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: I used LXC on this machine. Therefore I had to add a cgroup mount and added the recommended line none /cgroup cgroup defaults 0 0 to /etc/fstab. This results in an unbootable system after upgrade to Oneiric. Apparently the boot just stops when it comes to mounting the

[Bug 893550] Re: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2011-11-22 Thread Matthias Kretz
I confirm that cgroup-lite is installed. That's also the package which I reported the bug against in launchpad. Seems to be a launchpad feature to hide that information. ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 893550] Re: Oneiric fails to boot after upgrade from Natty if /etc/fstab contains a cgroup mount entry

2011-11-22 Thread Matthias Kretz
The patch looks like a good solution to me. As admin I would appreciate a warning somewhere though. Probably best if it goes to syslog. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893550 Title:

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-06-01 Thread Matthias Kretz
A distributer macro for GCC was discussed at http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2011-05/msg00275.html . Result of the discussion was, that Nathan Sidwell already created a very simple patch against 4.5 that enables this via the --with-specs configure switch. This is already available in the code-base of

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-25 Thread Matthias Kretz
I can understand your standpoint. But I'm sure you can understand that I find this highly unsatisfactory. But what I would really like to discuss is what measures you're taking that this is not going to happen again? Are you looking into a macro that can identify the distribution (I'd be happy to

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-25 Thread Matthias Kretz
I agree that it is much nicer to be able to use feature tests/macros instead of compiler-version ifdefs. But library headers really don't have any other way to work around compiler bugs or use new compiler features. One can not expect from library users that they will correctly define all required

Re: [Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-25 Thread Matthias Kretz
On Wednesday 25 May 2011 15:18:57 Andrew Stubbs wrote: Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence! I forgot who said (something like) that, but it's certainly true in programming. :) sure. Just checking what you meant by your previous statement. I know

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-19 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Patch added: reverted source incompatilbe AVX interface change https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-4.5/+bug/780551/+attachment/2134996/+files/gcc-linaro.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-19 Thread Matthias Kretz
#4 should give you an idea what needs to be fixed. Sadly it's not good enough as it results in an ICE now. The Ubuntu GCC is so heavily patched that I find it very hard to get this right. A helping hand with more experience would be sooo welcome! -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-19 Thread Matthias Kretz
Vanilla GCC 4.5.3 also has this source incompatible interface change in avxintrin.h. But, and this is very important, it has a different __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__. Thus, code can use the correct interface with a simple #ifdef. Therefore, I consider the change in GCC 4.5.3 bad, but ok. (IMHO a source

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-19 Thread Matthias Kretz
testing this patch now, it reverts the r168900 commit (after gcc- linaro.diff applies it) ** Patch added: restore-avxintrin-compatibility.diff https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-4.5/+bug/780551/+attachment/2135139/+files/restore-avxintrin-compatibility.diff -- You received this

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-19 Thread Matthias Kretz
I don't understand what you mean? What was reverted on what branch? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780551 Title: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-19 Thread Matthias Kretz
#8 is not enough. But I don't understand why. This is the error now: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.5.2/include/avxintrin.h: In function '__vector(2) double _mm_maskload_pd(const double*, __vector(2) double)':

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-19 Thread Matthias Kretz
Sorry, false alarm. The patch works perfectly. The error was due to something with icecc not getting properly updated. With icecc disabled all compiles as expected. To enable the patch I added a line to debian/rules.patch. After line 20 add $(if

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-18 Thread Matthias Kretz
I just went through the list at http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/cpp /Common-Predefined-Macros.html and there's nothing that can help me distinguish the Ubuntu GCC vs. a vanilla GCC 4.5.2. I also looked through the gcc-4.5.2 package sources, whether I would be able to create a custom package that

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-18 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Description changed: Binary package hint: gcc-4.5 The following code compiles with vanilla GCC: __m128 m, x; float *mem; #if defined(__GNUC__) __GNUC__ == 4 (__GNUC_MINOR__ 5 || (__GNUC_MINOR__ == 5 __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ = 2)) _mm_maskstore_ps(mem, m, x); #else

[Bug 783835] Re: atd fails to execute jobs in a timely manner after sleep/hibernation

2011-05-17 Thread Matthias Kretz
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[Bug 783835] [NEW] atd fails to execute jobs in a timely manner after sleep/hibernation

2011-05-17 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: at How to reproduce: put a job into atd. E.g. % echo date /tmp/atd.stamp|at 11:00 Then put the computer to sleep. After wakeup, the job will not execute at 11:00 anymore - or if that time has already passed, it should execute right away, but often

[Bug 783835] Re: atd fails to execute jobs in a timely manner after sleep/hibernation

2011-05-17 Thread Matthias Kretz
Attached is a solution to the problem. It might be better to fix it in atd itself (i.e. use something different than sleep, or install a signal handler). ** Attachment added: /etc/pm/sleep.d/ script to fix the problem

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-17 Thread Matthias Kretz
Hi, any thoughts on this? I will have to make library releases that do not compile on Natty unless you can look into this with me. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780551

[Bug 780551] [NEW] incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-10 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gcc-4.5 The following code compiles with vanilla GCC: __m128 m, x; float *mem; #if defined(__GNUC__) __GNUC__ == 4 (__GNUC_MINOR__ 5 || (__GNUC_MINOR__ == 5 __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ = 2)) _mm_maskstore_ps(mem, m, x); #else _mm_maskstore_ps(mem,

[Bug 780551] Re: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h

2011-05-10 Thread Matthias Kretz
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780551 Title: incorrect interface in avxintrin.h -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 775586] Re: Gimp Crashes on Startup with Segmentation Fault

2011-05-03 Thread Matthias Kretz
I worked around the problem by changing the GTK_ Appearance - Widget style to Raleigh instead of the preselected oxygen-gtk. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775586 Title: Gimp Crashes

[Bug 652766] [NEW] crash while writing to address -1

2010-10-01 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: virtuoso-opensource Apport reported a crash, but since it includes a core dump I will not send the report from there. :-( Segfault at $rip = 0x7c41b4: movq $0x, 0x - It seems the code jumps to a code path it should never

[Bug 652766] Re: crash while writing to address -1

2010-10-01 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652766/+attachment/1661736/+files/Dependencies.txt -- crash while writing to address -1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652766 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 652436] [NEW] Could not install 'initramfs-tools' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: initramfs-tools Sorry, this is all the information the logs and error dialog provide: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New --

[Bug 652492] [NEW] Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nspluginwrapper subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139 I also found this in the dmesg log: kernel: [53954.090752] nspluginwrapper[13555]: segfault at 968 ip 7f30604d4790 sp 7fff9f8a81f0 error 4 in

[Bug 652492] Re: Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: apt.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspluginwrapper/+bug/652492/+attachment/1659916/+files/apt.log -- Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652492 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 652492] Re: Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: history.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspluginwrapper/+bug/652492/+attachment/1659939/+files/history.log -- Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652492 You received this bug notification

[Bug 652492] Re: Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: lspci.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspluginwrapper/+bug/652492/+attachment/1659944/+files/lspci.txt -- Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652492 You received this bug notification

[Bug 652492] Re: Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: main.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspluginwrapper/+bug/652492/+attachment/1659953/+files/main.log -- Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652492 You received this bug notification

[Bug 652492] Re: Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: term.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspluginwrapper/+bug/652492/+attachment/1659955/+files/term.log -- Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652492 You received this bug notification

[Bug 652492] Re: Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: system_state.tar.gz https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspluginwrapper/+bug/652492/+attachment/1659956/+files/system_state.tar.gz -- Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652492 You received this

[Bug 652436] Re: Could not install 'initramfs-tools' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/iscan failed with return 1. I was able to get it going by removing the iscan package and reinstalling it later again. -- Could not install 'initramfs-tools' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

[Bug 652492] Re: Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

2010-09-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
sudo apt-get remove myvr3dframework fixed my problem -- Could not install 'nspluginwrapper' while upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 557635] Re: Intel GMA X4500HD - LCD Brightness Control no longer works

2010-06-02 Thread Matthias Kretz
This seems to be the problem: %lshal -l -u /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_backlight udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_backlight' [..] laptop_panel.brightness_in_hardware = true (bool) Thus PowerDevil/Solid only register the brightness key presses but don't actually set the

[Bug 557635] Re: Intel GMA X4500HD - LCD Brightness Control no longer works

2010-06-02 Thread Matthias Kretz
Store the attached file to /etc/hal/fdi/information and your Samsung NC10's brightness keys work again. This is a workaround only. ** Attachment added: 10-laptop-panel-hardware.fdi http://launchpadlibrarian.net/49574910/10-laptop-panel-hardware.fdi -- Intel GMA X4500HD - LCD Brightness

[Bug 581829] [NEW] misconfiguration results in error message: Can't open and lock privilege tables: Table 'mysql.servers' doesn't exist

2010-05-17 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: After cleaning the akonadi configuration in ~/.local/share/akonadi and ~/.config/akonadi the resulting default configuration results in the following entries in the MySQL error log on Akonadi startup: 100517 14:45:14 [Warning] Can't open and lock time zone table: Table

[Bug 581829] Re: misconfiguration results in error message: Can't open and lock privilege tables: Table 'mysql.servers' doesn't exist

2010-05-17 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48613037/Dependencies.txt -- misconfiguration results in error message: Can't open and lock privilege tables: Table 'mysql.servers' doesn't exist https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/581829 You received this bug notification

[Bug 557635] Re: Intel GMA X4500HD - LCD Brightness Control no longer works

2010-04-30 Thread Matthias Kretz
Following behavior for me: - Brightness keys show the OSD but don't change anything. - Adjusting the slider in KDE4's battery applet does change the brightness - changing the power profile in the battery applet also changes the brightness (as would be expected from the point above) - volume keys

[Bug 484872] [NEW] cups in Hardy leaks file descriptors: too many open files

2009-11-18 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cupsys Description:Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS Release:8.04 cupsys: Installed: 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.6 Candidate: 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.6 Version table: *** 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.6 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages 500

[Bug 484872] Re: cups in Hardy leaks file descriptors: too many open files

2009-11-18 Thread Matthias Kretz
** Attachment added: lsof | grep cups http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35827362/lsof-cups -- cups in Hardy leaks file descriptors: too many open files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484872 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 112148] kernel BUG at kernel/workqueue.c:323!

2007-05-03 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.20-15-generic This is a Samsung R65 laptop with the following hardware: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile

[Bug 55804] Re: /proc/kcore not openable

2006-08-24 Thread Matthias Kretz
That's what I wrote in the top post: only that I lost data which I could have recovered if only I could have read /proc/kcore. It's just like grepping /dev/hda? if you deleted a file in error: I wrote a text and I couldn't get back to it (it was in a web browser text field and the browser

[Bug 55804] Re: /proc/kcore not openable

2006-08-10 Thread Matthias Kretz
in general, this does not need to be available What defines the need? I had a need for /proc/kcore yesterday and I had the need before. exposes memory that could contain very sensitive data Yes it does. But it's only exposed to the root user. And the root user can do anything to the system.

[Bug 55804] /proc/kcore not openable

2006-08-09 Thread Matthias Kretz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-26-686 /proc/kcore is available, but opening it as root always returns -EPERM. It really should be readable as root - and it is in vanilla kernels and also in the kernels on previous ubuntu releases. If you found a security reason to