Attach API on Linux and Root

[Elliott Baron]

Hi,

On 06/05/2013 06:05 PM, Elliott Baron wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We use Hotspot's dynamic attach mechanism in our Thermostat monitoring 
> tool [1], however we have discovered a bit of a problem with access 
> control. One of our typical use-cases is to have our agent running as 
> root, which will monitor all JVMs on the machine. We have noticed that 
> our agent with root privileges cannot attach to other unprivileged 
> users VMs, which seems to go against the principle of the root user.
>
> I have attached a Hotspot patch and JDK patch targeting 7u-dev to 
> allow root to attach to any user's VMs. I'd appreciate it if someone 
> could take a look.
>
> Thanks,
> Elliott
>
> [1] http://icedtea.classpath.org/thermostat/

Ping, just making sure this patch doesn't slip through the cracks.

Thanks,
Elliott