no core dump from the kernel on SIGSEGV

[David Ho]

> >
> > I'm looking at making the kernel core dump on a process that seg
vaulted.
> > What I did was recompiled the kernel specifying a non-zero core file
size
> > rlim[RLIMIT_CORE] = { RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY }.  I was still not
> > getting a core dump.
> >
>
> DO NOT TOUCH the kernel!
>
> Please, read about ulimit shell command.

Okay, you point taken.  I assume ulimit will have the same effect of
assigning it a non-zero value.
What is troubling me is why it doesn't go to the core_dump function in
fs/binfmt_elf.c

David


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