On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:29:05 -0700 Garrett Cooper <yaneg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 2:23 AM, Aleksandr Rybalko <r...@freebsd.org> >> wrote: >> > On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 02:05:15 -0700 >> > Garrett Cooper <yaneg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >>> On Sep 3, 2012, at 1:52 AM, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: >> >>> >> >>> > Author: ray >> >>> > Date: Mon Sep 3 08:52:05 2012 >> >>> > New Revision: 240067 >> >>> > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/240067 >> >>> > >> >>> > Log: >> >>> > Add kern.hintmode sysctl variable to show current state of >> >>> > hints: 0 - loader hints in environment only; >> >>> > 1 - static hints only >> >>> > 2 - fallback mode (Dynamic KENV with fallback to kernel >> >>> > environment) Add kern.hintmode write handler, accept only >> >>> > value 2. That will switch static KENV to dynamic. So it will >> >>> > be possible to change device hints. >> >>> >> >>> ... >> >>> >> >>> > + /* Migrate from static to dynamic hints */ >> >>> > + switch (hintmode) { >> >>> > + case 0: >> >>> > + if (dynamic_kenv) >> >>> > + /* Already here */ >> >>> > + hintmode = value; /* XXX: Need we switch >> >>> > or not ? */ >> >>> > + return (0); >> >>> >> >>> ^^^^ typo (missing braces)? ^^^^ >> > >> > Ohhh, yeah, testing now. >> > Thank you! >> > >> >>> >> >>> Also, don't you need extra glue for jails? >> > >> > Why, jails uses separate hints/kenv? >> >> I was wondering whether or not the tunables could be changed from the >> jail, thus allowing someone to affect the host system or if this >> memory space was effectively CoWed in some way, shape or form. Think after switch hints will be controlled by the same policy as before. Normal hints 0-16KB, so it will not be big memory waste. Handler allow to do it only one time: user set it to 2, handler copy env. Next time any just check, if 2, do nothing. You think better to add CTLFLAG_PRISON flag, to hide it from jails? >> >> Thanks! >> -Garrett Thank you Garrett! WBW -- Aleksandr Rybalko <r...@freebsd.org> _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
