On 9/24/09, Andreas Robinson <andr345@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Alan Jenkins > <sourcejedi.lkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Andreas Robinson started some work to replace "install" commands like >> this with a "soft dependency" directive, which included detection of >> infinite recursion. I moaned about his initial proof-of-concept and >> nothing further has been posted. I don't want to nag; I'll just say >> that would be a really nice way to make sure these forkbombs can't >> happen (provided the config files are updated to take advantage of >> it). >> > > I haven't abandoned it. Your objections made it a more challenging > project though, so I felt it was safer to take a break from it before > things got really messy. :-) > > I don't mind getting back to it though, now that it's a more urgent > problem. I should be able to work on it again tonight. I don't think it is urgent. Hopefully we can use the two patches Marco forwarded to the linux-hotplug ML [1]. Basically, I wanted to inform (or remind?) Marco that we have another idea which could help in the long run. The changelog in the second patch here suggested that there was still room for improvement; I thought I should mention existing ideas in the same area. This bug suggests another practical reason to work on them, but not a pressing one. Best wishes... and whatever you do tonight, remember to sleep :). Alan [1] <http://www.spinics.net/lists/hotplug/msg02735.html> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
