Re: Bug#524940: module-init-tools: modprobe starts fork-bombing on executing oss-compat

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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.

Cheers,
Andreas
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