Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-42,: Re: Linux 2.1.125 doesn't dump core on SIGSEGV

# Re: Linux 2.1.125 doesn't dump core on SIGSEGV

Chris Wedgwood (chris@cybernet.co.nz)
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:47:00 +1300

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On Tue, Oct 20, 1998 at 02:38:55PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:

> How about providing a new flag to open(2) which tells it not to
> follow links?

Because the VFS doesn't support this - and it still doesn't help in
the hard link instance.

I've yet to here why stat then a sanity check won't work.

-cw

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