Re: [squid-users] warning: `squid' uses 32-bit capabilities

On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:48:07 +0200, Alexander Huemer
<alexander.huemer_at_sbg.ac.at> wrote:
> hi,
>
>
> i am using squid-3.0.19 on a gentoo linux x86 system, kernel 2.6.31.1,
> libcap-2.17.
> when starting squid i get the following message in the system log
>
> Oct 03 21:46:23 [kernel] warning: `squid' uses 32-bit capabilities
> (legacy support in use)
>
> i believe this is because of the code in function restoreCapabilities,
> located src/tools.cc, lines 1356-EOF.
> is there a chance to patch that area so that it is aware of
> _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_3 ?
> that should make that warning go away. i believe that because of [1].
> i also checked the latest beta of squid (3.1.0.13) where the code is
> similar.
> in case this should go on the dev mailing list, please tell me, i will
> be happy to post again.
>
> kind regards and thanks in advance
> -alex
>
> [1]: http://bugs.gentoo.org/220167

Yes it should have gone to squid-dev. (CC'd now).
However I'm aware of it now and will look into it so no need to report
twice.

Amos
Received on Sun Oct 04 2009 - 21:46:28 MDT