Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:39:24 +0000
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Felix von Leitner <felix-kernel@fefe.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Remove kernel features (for embedded systems)
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 02:06:40PM +0100, Felix von Leitner wrote:
> I propose to add the following kernel features to the removables:
> 
>   * /dev/kmem and /proc/kcore
>   * core dumping
>   * ptrace
> 
> And if it is at all possible, I would like to be able to remove parts of
> the IP stack, e.g. routing.  In particular, I would like to be able to
> remove policy routing, if it is at all worth it from the code size point
> of view.
> 
> Removing ptrace and kmem is mostly for security reasons, but being able
> to remove them makes sense in embedded environments as well.

Fien with me.  Where are the patches? :)

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