1090598 - Allow attaching gdb to firefox in the ah_crap_handler on Ubuntu

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: XPCOM, defect)

Description

[Kyle Huey (Exited; not receiving bugmail, old account, do not use)]

Attachment: Patch

Ubuntu has enabled Yama[0], which prevents processes from ptrace()ing arbitrary processes.  That prevents gdb from attaching though, so when we're sleep()ing to allow time for a developer to attach gdb we should disable the ptrace restrictions.

[0] https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/security/Yama.txt

Comment 1

[Kyle Huey (Exited; not receiving bugmail, old account, do not use)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/fx-team/rev/544cb3ae4996

Comment 2

[Carsten Book [:Tomcat]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/544cb3ae4996