Configuring core dumps in docker
The purpose of this post is to provide general guidance on enabling and collecting core dumps for applications running
in a docker container.
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How to overwrite a file in Rust
Recently, I took an interest in the Rust programming language due to its performance and safety. I chose Rust because of its RAII-based memory model, high-level abstractions which do not compromise perfomance, and the ability to disable its standard library and develop for bare metal. As a bonus, it comes...
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How signals are handled in a docker container
In my previous post, I provided insight on the importance of running docker with the
--init flag to ensure the proper exit code is returned when an application calls the abort function.
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How to contain a crashed container
In an earlier post of mine “Let it explode!”, we explored “handling” certain exceptions via
premature termination. Now, it is time to solve the mystery of process termination in Docker.
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The "moving" truth behind std::optional
The class template std::optional manages an optional contained value, i.e. a value that may or may not be present[1]. It is a great alternative for std::unique_ptr, or raw pointer, when used solely to express that a value is indeed optional. The type of the variable explicitly states that a contained...
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