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Introduce the capability to dynamically configure the maximum file note size for ELF core dumps via sysctl. Why is this being done? We have observed that during a crash when there are more than 65k mmaps in memory, the existing fixed limit on the size of the ELF notes section becomes a bottleneck. The notes section quickly reaches its capacity, leading to incomplete memory segment information in the resulting coredump. This truncation compromises the utility of the coredumps, as crucial information about the memory state at the time of the crash might be omitted. This enhancement removes the previous static limit of 4MB, allowing system administrators to adjust the size based on system-specific requirements or constraints. Eg: $ sysctl -a | grep core_file_note_size_limit kernel.core_file_note_size_limit = 4194304 $ sysctl -n kernel.core_file_note_size_limit 4194304 $echo 519304 > /proc/sys/kernel/core_file_note_size_limit $sysctl -n kernel.core_file_note_size_limit 519304 Attempting to write beyond the ceiling value of 16MB $echo 17194304 > /proc/sys/kernel/core_file_note_size_limit bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument Signed-off-by: Vijay Nag <nagvijay@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Allen Pais <apais@linux.microsoft.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240506193700.7884-1-apais@linux.microsoft.com Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.