Subject: Re: Correctness of core dumps
To: Neil A. Carson <neil@causality.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/20/1999 16:21:23
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:59:19 -0700 
 "Neil A. Carson" <neil@causality.com> wrote:

 > Q: Is core dumping of any device really that useful anyway, most of the
 > time?

UVM should skip dumping mmap'd devices.  I'm sure Mach VM had a check
for this in it.

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>