RE: [PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

2007-09-03 Thread Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67
This support was there in the 2.6.16.51 kernel. In fact there was no call_usermodehelper_pipe(). Mano -Original Message- From: Al Viro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 8:27 PM To: Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH

RE: [PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

2007-09-03 Thread Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67
file in an embedded system. A few core files will fill up the file system and some core files can get corrupted too. Mano -Original Message- From: Al Viro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:38 PM To: Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

[PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

2007-09-03 Thread Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67
Hi, The attached patch is based on Jan Frey's previous patch posted in 2004 for the Linux 2.4 kernel. It has been tested on X86 and MIPS platforms. If the core pattern doesn't end in ".gz" it will be added to the name of the core file. It's offered under GPL v2 without any warranties. If you have

[PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

2007-09-03 Thread Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67
Hi, The attached patch is based on Jan Frey's previous patch posted in 2004 for the Linux 2.4 kernel. It has been tested on X86 and MIPS platforms. If the core pattern doesn't end in .gz it will be added to the name of the core file. It's offered under GPL v2 without any warranties. If you have

RE: [PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

2007-09-03 Thread Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67
file in an embedded system. A few core files will fill up the file system and some core files can get corrupted too. Mano -Original Message- From: Al Viro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:38 PM To: Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

RE: [PATCH] linux-2.6.16.51 gzipped core dump patch

2007-09-03 Thread Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67
This support was there in the 2.6.16.51 kernel. In fact there was no call_usermodehelper_pipe(). Mano -Original Message- From: Al Viro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 8:27 PM To: Pallewatta Mano-FPCD67 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH