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Re: [PATCH] tests/qtest/libqtest: Do not overwrite child coredump
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [PATCH] tests/qtest/libqtest: Do not overwrite child coredump |
Date: |
Tue, 7 Jul 2020 11:29:16 +0200 |
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On 07/07/20 11:03, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> +++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
>> @@ -173,7 +173,12 @@ static void kill_qemu(QTestState *s)
>> fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: kill_qemu() detected QEMU death "
>> "from signal %d (%s)%s\n",
>> __FILE__, __LINE__, sig, signame, dump);
>> - abort();
>> + if (WCOREDUMP(wstatus)) {
>> + /* Preserve child coredump */
>> + exit(1);
>> + } else {
>> + abort();
>> + }
>> }
>> }
> Would it maybe rather make sense to always use exit(1) unconditionally here?
But why is it a problem to overwrite the child core dump? Aren't both
stashed away if you use the core.PID name as is common?
Paolo