Hi, > > I found that sometimes processes disappear on some heavily used system > > of mine without any logging. So I've written a patch against 2.6.18.2 > > which emits logging when a process emits a fatal signal. > Why not to patch default signal handlers in glibc, to have not only > stderr, but syslog, or /dev/kmsg copy of fatal messages?
Afaik when a proces gets shot because of a segfault, also the libraries it used are shot so to say. iirc some of the more fatal signals are handled directly by the kernel. Folkert van Heusden -- www.biglumber.com <- site where one can exchange PGP key signatures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
