Re: Question about /proc/kmsg semantics..

2001-04-30 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Followup to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> By author:Michael Bacarella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > I've seen a couple of patches in the archives to make open()/close() > on /proc/kmsg do more than NOP. As of 2.4.4, klogd still needs to > run as root since access is checked o

Question about /proc/kmsg semantics..

2001-04-30 Thread Michael Bacarella
Two pronged: I've seen a couple of patches in the archives to make open()/close() on /proc/kmsg do more than NOP. As of 2.4.4, klogd still needs to run as root since access is checked on read() rather than once at open(). I can't find the rationale as to why they're rejected. Also, why is readin