> [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/home/strato]$ sudo sysctl kern.securelevel > kern.securelevel: 2 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/home/strato]$ kgdb > kgdb: /dev/mem: Permission denied > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/home/strato]$ sudo kgdb > [GDB will not be able to debug user-mode threads: /usr/lib/libthread_db.so: > Undefined symbol "ps_pglobal_lookup"] > GNU gdb 6.1.1 [FreeBSD] > > I am running in securelevel 2. That means nithing can have direct > access to /dev/mem, acording to man security: > > 1 Secure mode - ... /dev/mem and /dev/kmem may not be opened > for writing; ... ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > 2 Highly secure mode - same as secure mode, plus disks may not > be opened for writing (except by mount(2)) whether mounted > or not ... > > So is this a bug
I don't think so, because kgdb does not ordinarily need to open /dev/kmem for writing. Presumably you'd get an error if you tried to patch the running kernel. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"