b2c08d1d412aafed706fb829c24ec67feefa4b4e
Commit e01765d30b added is_deprecated(), which
crashed when user had input without without /proc/sys/ subdirectory. The below
should illustrate how exactly the bug got to be trickered.
$ cat ~/foo
cause = crash
$ ./sysctl -p ~/foo
Segmentation fault
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
COMPATIBILITY
This code is intended for use with Linux 2.6.xx, 3.x and
hopefully all future kernels.
INSTALLATION
If you are using git version of the project you need extra step.
./autogen.sh
After that, and everyone using .tar.xz version of procps-ng, can
do normal build. Read './configure --help' to select options for
your needs.
./configure
make
make install
If you have DejaGNU installed you can run optional test suite.
make check
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
See Documentation/BUGS file.
PACKAGING
If you are a downstream maintainer (packager) for a Linux
distribution, please avoid causing troubles. This section
applies to you.
Avoid maintaining distribution specific patches. Send your
patches to upstream, where they are at least reviewed, if not
included.
Please forward bug reports. If your bug database is public and
busy enough to bother with, please make this known. Follow
Debian's lead in making the bug database easy to comment on via
email without need for an account.
For normal packages, ensure that you do not add debugging flags
to the CFLAGS variable.
UPSTREAM & BUG REPORTS
procps-ng <procps@freelists.org>
Description
Command line and full screen utilities for browsing procfs, a "pseudo" file system dynamically generated by Linux to provide information about the status of entries in its process table.
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