[PATCH] sysklogd: use up-to-date query_module() routine

[Kelledin]

On Friday 03 October 2003 08:36 pm, Kelledin wrote:
> 2) migrate klogd to use query_module() rather than stepping
> through /dev/kmem.  query_module() should provide everything
> that klogd normally pokes around /dev/kmem for.  Does it rely
> indirectly on being able to step through kmem?  I hope not...

Well, I settled on this option, and I've got something that seems 
to work.  The kmem walker hack is no longer needed, the llseek() 
VFS limitations are now a pretty moot point, and an 
obsolete/dangerous syscall got nudged further towards oblivion.

(Oh, and klogd no longer segv's on my EV56 box, which was really 
the point of this exercise to begin with. ;)

I've attached the patch below in case anyone is interested; I 
also sent it off to the sysklogd maintainers (finally found 
them).  Testing and constructive criticism is encouraged.

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"

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