2.2.19pre6/7: why can't I dump core?

[Rafal Boni]

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Folks:

Maybe I'm missing something, but nothing seems to be able to dump core
on my 2.2.19pre6 box.  It looks like a lot of things look for 'current->
dumpable == 1' (actually, != 1) but I don't see the dumpable parameter
being set to 1 anywhere.  Moreover, it does get set to non-zero in a
few places, but then gets reset if the binary is readable (not sure if
I read that code correctly)??

I've done a quick inspection of pre7 patch set and noticed about the
same thing.  Is this an oversight, did someone intentionally turn off
core dumping until some other widget is incorporated into the patches,
or none of the above (a conspiracy, maybe? 8-).

[BTW, I'd appreciate it if you CC'ed me on any answers, as I'm not on 
 the list due to high traffic...]

Thanks for any insight,
- --rafal

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