OpenSSH PAM "thread" buglet

Darren Tucker dtucker at zip.com.au
Sat Jul 16 11:37:07 EST 2005


Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
[...]
> The current code depends on the SIGCHLD in the parent, if that gets lost,
> it will never detect it. Given that the current code already plays with
> more than one child, it's an assumption, which needs to be justified.
> Closing one side allows it to detect the death of the child nevertheless.

OK fair enough.  I was able to replicate the case where the monitor dies 
unexpectedly (by kill -9'ing it on Linux) and confirmed that it helps 
there too.  Applied, thanks.

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