Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: abstract away the auxiliary vector

2018-03-22 Thread Aaron Conole
"Wiles, Keith" writes: >> On Mar 22, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Aaron Conole wrote: >> >> Rather than attempting to load the contents of the auxv directly, >> prefer to use an exposed API - and if that doesn't exist then attempt >> to load the vector. This is because on some systems, when a user >> is

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: abstract away the auxiliary vector

2018-03-22 Thread Wiles, Keith
> On Mar 22, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Aaron Conole wrote: > > Rather than attempting to load the contents of the auxv directly, > prefer to use an exposed API - and if that doesn't exist then attempt > to load the vector. This is because on some systems, when a user > is downgraded, the /proc/self/a

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: abstract away the auxiliary vector

2018-03-22 Thread Aaron Conole
Rather than attempting to load the contents of the auxv directly, prefer to use an exposed API - and if that doesn't exist then attempt to load the vector. This is because on some systems, when a user is downgraded, the /proc/self/auxv file retains the old ownership and permissions. The original