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Re: Runtime probes to load module parameters


Hi -


> [...] This is intended for the probe that is written as a module
> without using systemtap but using the runtime (see probes directory
> under runtime).

Do people anticipate that such hand-written kprobes will continue
being written, and that the runtime library is of interest?  Unless
there comes to be some live connection to systemtap, it seems at best
a parallel effort.

> And the change is as insecure as what it was in the runtime before
> :-)

Not quite.  Try with and without your patch:
# stpd 'foo.ko ; rm -rf /'


- FChE


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