Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/3] Utrace based non-disruptive application core dumps - V1

2009-08-03 Thread Roland McGrath
This series is an RFC for utrace-based non-disruptive application core dumper. Per Roland McGrath, this is possibly one of the common use-cases for utrace. I'm not sure whether it's the common use-case (debuggers are still that, I think). What I've noticed is that this is a feature that many

[RFC][PATCH 0/3] Utrace based non-disruptive application core dumps - V1

2009-07-30 Thread Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli
This series is an RFC for utrace-based non-disruptive application core dumper. Per Roland McGrath, this is possibly one of the common use-cases for utrace. This is the first foray of mine into the hairy core dump land. Admittedly, I may have missed some (not so) subtle issues that need careful