RE: [lcd4linux] PID file handling (was: rpl_malloc?)

[Luis.F.Correia <Lui...@se...>]

> Hi Luis,
> 
> >>>We do have /proc, but one of our security fixes, 
> >>grsecurity, disables
> >>>access to /proc/kcore.
> >>
> >>Hmm... I do not "access" it. I just call 'stat("/proc/kcore", 
> >>&buf)'. I 
> >>don't understand why this is disabled, I don't see any 
> >>security reasons 
> >>here.
> > 
> > If you have /proc/kcore you can open it and read/write the memory
> > positions...
> 
> Ok, I understand. grsecurity does not disbale access, but diables 
> /proc/kcore as a whole?

Yes, that's it.

BTW, grsec disables most 'critical' aspects of writing into the kernel
itself

> 
> 
> >>>>>The daemon must know about the 'pid' file. can you add support?
> 
> Done, but in CVS only. Could you please test? As soon as I've 
> got your 
> Ok, I will release 0.9.10

Cool, I'll try it tonight.