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An obscure kernel feature to get more info about dying processes

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Re: An obscure kernel feature to get more info about dying processes

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I don't feel like this is a particularly fair criticism of this post. First, this guy is rooting around in the kernel code for fun. Why are we criticizing this? Second, I've done a fair amount of C programming and mucking about at the OS level, and I wasn't aware of this feature. Maybe that's because most of my production deployment has been on BSD and Solaris, not Linux, but I found the post useful. Third, I didn't feel like the author was particularly tooting his own horn, just saying "Hey I found about about this cool thing; maybe you will find this useful too".

Re: An obscure kernel feature to get more info about dying processes

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I don't feel like this is a particularly fair criticism of this post. First, this guy is rooting around in the kernel code for fun. Why are we criticizing this? Second, I've done a fair amount of C programming and mucking about at the OS level, and I wasn't aware of this feature. Maybe that's because most of my production deployment has been on BSD and Solaris, not Linux, but I found the post useful. Third, I didn't…

u mad!

Re: An obscure kernel feature to get more info about dying processes

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Thinking this guy is a 'Ruby person' and branding him as one to try and make some point is just not even wrong. It's completely besides anything near reality. Check out some of his others posts before climbing on your favorite hobbyhorse. He is as much a C programmer as you are.

Re: An obscure kernel feature to get more info about dying processes

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Thinking this guy is a 'Ruby person' and branding him as one to try and make some point is just not even wrong. It's completely besides anything near reality. Check out some of his others posts before climbing on your favorite hobbyhorse. He is as much a C programmer as you are.

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Re: An obscure kernel feature to get more info about dying processes

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thinking this guy is a 'Ruby person' and branding him as one to try and make some point is just not even wrong. It's completely besides anything near reality. Check out some of his others posts before climbing on your favorite hobbyhorse. He is as much a C programmer as you are.

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Why is it embarrassing?
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