core_handler: coredump handler to produce minidump

On Linux, it is possible to register a core handler via
/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern. Doing so invokes the core handler when
a process crash. The core_handler uses /proc/<pid>/mem to access the
process memory. This way it is not necessary to process the full
coredump which takes time and consumes memory.

In order to profit from this core handler, for example, one can
integrate dump_syms into Yocto and generate an archive with the
breakpad symbols of all the binaries in the rootfs. Minidumps are
especially useful on embedded systems since they are lightweight and
provide contextual information.

Change-Id: I9298d81159029cefb81c915831db54884310ad05
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/breakpad/breakpad/+/2536917
Reviewed-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@chromium.org>
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9a25d9d..4556c11 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 check_LIBRARIES =
 noinst_LIBRARIES =
 lib_LIBRARIES =
+libexec_PROGRAMS =
 bin_PROGRAMS =
 check_PROGRAMS =
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS =
@@ -363,6 +364,8 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS += \
 	src/tools/mac/dump_syms/dump_syms_mac
 endif
+libexec_PROGRAMS += \
+	src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler
 endif
 endif LINUX_HOST
 
@@ -570,6 +573,12 @@
 src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_LDADD = \
 	src/client/linux/libbreakpad_client.a
 
+src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_SOURCES = \
+	src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.cc
+
+src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_LDADD = \
+	src/client/linux/libbreakpad_client.a
+
 src_tools_linux_dump_syms_dump_syms_SOURCES = \
 	src/common/dwarf_cfi_to_module.cc \
 	src/common/dwarf_cu_to_module.cc \
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 16b64ca..041758c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 # Build as PIC on Linux, for linux_client_unittest_shlib
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_2 = -fPIC
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_3 = -fPIC
+libexec_PROGRAMS = $(am__EXEEXT_10)
 bin_PROGRAMS = $(am__EXEEXT_2) $(am__EXEEXT_3) $(am__EXEEXT_4)
 check_PROGRAMS = $(am__EXEEXT_5) $(am__EXEEXT_6) $(am__EXEEXT_7) \
 	$(am__EXEEXT_8) $(am__EXEEXT_9)
@@ -163,7 +164,10 @@
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@@X86_HOST_TRUE@am__append_14 = \
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@@X86_HOST_TRUE@	src/tools/mac/dump_syms/dump_syms_mac
 
-@DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@am__append_15 = \
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_15 = \
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler
+
+@DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@am__append_16 = \
 @DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@	src/common/test_assembler_unittest \
 @DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@	src/processor/address_map_unittest \
 @DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@	src/processor/basic_source_line_resolver_unittest \
@@ -195,26 +199,26 @@
 @DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@	src/processor/stackwalker_x86_unittest \
 @DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@	src/processor/synth_minidump_unittest
 
-@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_16 = \
+@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_17 = \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/client/linux/linux_client_unittest \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/common/linux/google_crashdump_uploader_test
 
-@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_17 = \
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_18 = \
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/common/dumper_unittest \
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/tools/linux/md2core/minidump_2_core_unittest
 
-@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@@X86_HOST_TRUE@am__append_18 = \
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@@X86_HOST_TRUE@am__append_19 = \
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@@X86_HOST_TRUE@	src/common/mac/macho_reader_unittest
 
-@DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@@SELFTEST_TRUE@am__append_19 = \
+@DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@@SELFTEST_TRUE@am__append_20 = \
 @DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@@SELFTEST_TRUE@	src/processor/stackwalker_selftest
 
-@HAVE_GETCONTEXT_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_20 = src/common/linux/breakpad_getcontext.S \
+@HAVE_GETCONTEXT_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_21 = src/common/linux/breakpad_getcontext.S \
 @HAVE_GETCONTEXT_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/common/linux/breakpad_getcontext_unittest.cc
-@ANDROID_HOST_TRUE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_21 = \
+@ANDROID_HOST_TRUE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_22 = \
 @ANDROID_HOST_TRUE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	-llog -lm
 
-@ANDROID_HOST_TRUE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_22 = \
+@ANDROID_HOST_TRUE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__append_23 = \
 @ANDROID_HOST_TRUE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@        -llog
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS =
@@ -271,12 +275,12 @@
          $(am__cd) "$$dir" && rm -f $$files; }; \
   }
 am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(includecdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecldir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(includeclcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecldwcdir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(includeclhdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclmdir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(includegbcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includelssdir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(includepdir)"
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecdir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(includecldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclcdir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(includecldwcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclhdir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(includeclmdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includegbcdir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(includelssdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includepdir)"
 LIBRARIES = $(lib_LIBRARIES) $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
 ARFLAGS = cru
 AM_V_AR = $(am__v_AR_@AM_V@)
@@ -593,7 +597,8 @@
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/tools/linux/md2core/minidump_2_core_unittest$(EXEEXT)
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@@X86_HOST_TRUE@am__EXEEXT_8 = src/common/mac/macho_reader_unittest$(EXEEXT)
 @DISABLE_PROCESSOR_FALSE@@SELFTEST_TRUE@am__EXEEXT_9 = src/processor/stackwalker_selftest$(EXEEXT)
-PROGRAMS = $(bin_PROGRAMS) $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am__EXEEXT_10 = src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler$(EXEEXT)
+PROGRAMS = $(bin_PROGRAMS) $(libexec_PROGRAMS) $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
 am_src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_OBJECTS =
 src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_OBJECTS =  \
 	$(am_src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_OBJECTS)
@@ -1413,6 +1418,12 @@
 src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_OBJECTS =  \
 	$(am_src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_OBJECTS)
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_DEPENDENCIES = src/client/linux/libbreakpad_client.a
+am__src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_SOURCES_DIST =  \
+	src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.cc
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@am_src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_OBJECTS = src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.$(OBJEXT)
+src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_OBJECTS =  \
+	$(am_src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_OBJECTS)
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_DEPENDENCIES = src/client/linux/libbreakpad_client.a
 am__src_tools_linux_dump_syms_dump_syms_SOURCES_DIST =  \
 	src/common/dwarf_cfi_to_module.cc \
 	src/common/dwarf_cu_to_module.cc \
@@ -1651,6 +1662,7 @@
 	$(src_processor_static_range_map_unittest_SOURCES) \
 	$(src_processor_synth_minidump_unittest_SOURCES) \
 	$(src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_SOURCES) \
+	$(src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_SOURCES) \
 	$(src_tools_linux_dump_syms_dump_syms_SOURCES) \
 	$(src_tools_linux_md2core_minidump_2_core_SOURCES) \
 	$(src_tools_linux_md2core_minidump_2_core_unittest_SOURCES) \
@@ -1703,6 +1715,7 @@
 	$(am__src_processor_static_range_map_unittest_SOURCES_DIST) \
 	$(am__src_processor_synth_minidump_unittest_SOURCES_DIST) \
 	$(am__src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_SOURCES_DIST) \
+	$(am__src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_SOURCES_DIST) \
 	$(am__src_tools_linux_dump_syms_dump_syms_SOURCES_DIST) \
 	$(am__src_tools_linux_md2core_minidump_2_core_SOURCES_DIST) \
 	$(am__src_tools_linux_md2core_minidump_2_core_unittest_SOURCES_DIST) \
@@ -2375,13 +2388,13 @@
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/processor/minidump.cc \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/processor/pathname_stripper.cc \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/processor/proc_maps_linux.cc \
-@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(am__append_20)
+@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(am__append_21)
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_shlib_CPPFLAGS = \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(TEST_CFLAGS)
 
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_shlib_LDFLAGS =  \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	-shared -Wl,-h,linux_client_unittest_shlib \
-@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(am__append_21)
+@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(am__append_22)
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_shlib_LDADD = \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/client/linux/crash_generation/crash_generation_client.o \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/client/linux/dump_writer_common/thread_info.o \
@@ -2417,7 +2430,7 @@
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_LDFLAGS =  \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	-Wl,-rpath,'$$ORIGIN' \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	-Wl,--build-id=0x000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f \
-@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(am__append_22)
+@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(am__append_23)
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_client_linux_linux_client_unittest_LDADD = \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/client/linux/linux_client_unittest_shlib \
 @LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	$(TEST_LIBS)
@@ -2431,6 +2444,12 @@
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_LDADD = \
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/client/linux/libbreakpad_client.a
 
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_SOURCES = \
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.cc
+
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_LDADD = \
+@DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/client/linux/libbreakpad_client.a
+
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@src_tools_linux_dump_syms_dump_syms_SOURCES = \
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/common/dwarf_cfi_to_module.cc \
 @DISABLE_TOOLS_FALSE@@LINUX_HOST_TRUE@	src/common/dwarf_cu_to_module.cc \
@@ -3955,6 +3974,48 @@
 
 clean-checkPROGRAMS:
 	-test -z "$(check_PROGRAMS)" || rm -f $(check_PROGRAMS)
+install-libexecPROGRAMS: $(libexec_PROGRAMS)
+	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
+	@list='$(libexec_PROGRAMS)'; test -n "$(libexecdir)" || list=; \
+	if test -n "$$list"; then \
+	  echo " $(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)'"; \
+	  $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)" || exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	for p in $$list; do echo "$$p $$p"; done | \
+	sed 's/$(EXEEXT)$$//' | \
+	while read p p1; do if test -f $$p \
+	  ; then echo "$$p"; echo "$$p"; else :; fi; \
+	done | \
+	sed -e 'p;s,.*/,,;n;h' \
+	    -e 's|.*|.|' \
+	    -e 'p;x;s,.*/,,;s/$(EXEEXT)$$//;$(transform);s/$$/$(EXEEXT)/' | \
+	sed 'N;N;N;s,\n, ,g' | \
+	$(AWK) 'BEGIN { files["."] = ""; dirs["."] = 1 } \
+	  { d=$$3; if (dirs[d] != 1) { print "d", d; dirs[d] = 1 } \
+	    if ($$2 == $$4) files[d] = files[d] " " $$1; \
+	    else { print "f", $$3 "/" $$4, $$1; } } \
+	  END { for (d in files) print "f", d, files[d] }' | \
+	while read type dir files; do \
+	    if test "$$dir" = .; then dir=; else dir=/$$dir; fi; \
+	    test -z "$$files" || { \
+	      echo " $(INSTALL_PROGRAM_ENV) $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)$$dir'"; \
+	      $(INSTALL_PROGRAM_ENV) $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)$$dir" || exit $$?; \
+	    } \
+	; done
+
+uninstall-libexecPROGRAMS:
+	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
+	@list='$(libexec_PROGRAMS)'; test -n "$(libexecdir)" || list=; \
+	files=`for p in $$list; do echo "$$p"; done | \
+	  sed -e 'h;s,^.*/,,;s/$(EXEEXT)$$//;$(transform)' \
+	      -e 's/$$/$(EXEEXT)/' \
+	`; \
+	test -n "$$list" || exit 0; \
+	echo " ( cd '$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)' && rm -f" $$files ")"; \
+	cd "$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)" && rm -f $$files
+
+clean-libexecPROGRAMS:
+	-test -z "$(libexec_PROGRAMS)" || rm -f $(libexec_PROGRAMS)
 
 clean-noinstPROGRAMS:
 	-test -z "$(noinst_PROGRAMS)" || rm -f $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
@@ -4610,6 +4671,19 @@
 src/tools/linux/core2md/core2md$(EXEEXT): $(src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_OBJECTS) $(src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_DEPENDENCIES) src/tools/linux/core2md/$(am__dirstamp)
 	@rm -f src/tools/linux/core2md/core2md$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CXXLD)$(CXXLINK) $(src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_OBJECTS) $(src_tools_linux_core2md_core2md_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(am__dirstamp):
+	@$(MKDIR_P) src/tools/linux/core_handler
+	@: > src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(am__dirstamp)
+src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp):
+	@$(MKDIR_P) src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(DEPDIR)
+	@: > src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.$(OBJEXT):  \
+	src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(am__dirstamp) \
+	src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+
+src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler$(EXEEXT): $(src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_OBJECTS) $(src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_DEPENDENCIES) src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(am__dirstamp)
+	@rm -f src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler$(EXEEXT)
+	$(AM_V_CXXLD)$(CXXLINK) $(src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_OBJECTS) $(src_tools_linux_core_handler_core_handler_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 src/common/src_tools_linux_dump_syms_dump_syms-dwarf_cfi_to_module.$(OBJEXT):  \
 	src/common/$(am__dirstamp) \
 	src/common/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
@@ -4724,6 +4798,9 @@
 src/tools/linux/symupload/minidump_upload$(EXEEXT): $(src_tools_linux_symupload_minidump_upload_OBJECTS) $(src_tools_linux_symupload_minidump_upload_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_src_tools_linux_symupload_minidump_upload_DEPENDENCIES) src/tools/linux/symupload/$(am__dirstamp)
 	@rm -f src/tools/linux/symupload/minidump_upload$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CXXLD)$(CXXLINK) $(src_tools_linux_symupload_minidump_upload_OBJECTS) $(src_tools_linux_symupload_minidump_upload_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+src/common/linux/libcurl_wrapper.$(OBJEXT):  \
+	src/common/linux/$(am__dirstamp) \
+	src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
 src/common/linux/symbol_collector_client.$(OBJEXT):  \
 	src/common/linux/$(am__dirstamp) \
 	src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
@@ -4834,6 +4911,7 @@
 	-rm -f src/testing/googletest/src/*.$(OBJEXT)
 	-rm -f src/third_party/libdisasm/*.$(OBJEXT)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/core2md/*.$(OBJEXT)
+	-rm -f src/tools/linux/core_handler/*.$(OBJEXT)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/dump_syms/*.$(OBJEXT)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/md2core/*.$(OBJEXT)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/symupload/*.$(OBJEXT)
@@ -4961,6 +5039,7 @@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/file_id.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/guid_creator.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/http_upload.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/libcurl_wrapper.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/linux_libc_support.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/memory_mapped_file.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR)/safe_readlink.Po@am__quote@
@@ -5120,6 +5199,7 @@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/third_party/libdisasm/$(DEPDIR)/x86_misc.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/third_party/libdisasm/$(DEPDIR)/x86_operand_list.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/tools/linux/core2md/$(DEPDIR)/core2md.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(DEPDIR)/core_handler.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/tools/linux/dump_syms/$(DEPDIR)/src_tools_linux_dump_syms_dump_syms-dump_syms.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/tools/linux/md2core/$(DEPDIR)/minidump-2-core.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@src/tools/linux/md2core/$(DEPDIR)/src_tools_linux_md2core_minidump_2_core_unittest-minidump_memory_range_unittest.Po@am__quote@
@@ -8753,7 +8833,7 @@
 all-am: Makefile $(LIBRARIES) $(PROGRAMS) $(SCRIPTS) $(DATA) \
 		$(HEADERS)
 installdirs:
-	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecldwcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclhdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclmdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includegbcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includelssdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includepdir)"; do \
+	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includecldwcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclhdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includeclmdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includegbcdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includelssdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includepdir)"; do \
 	  test -z "$$dir" || $(MKDIR_P) "$$dir"; \
 	done
 install: install-am
@@ -8825,6 +8905,8 @@
 	-rm -f src/third_party/libdisasm/$(am__dirstamp)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/core2md/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/core2md/$(am__dirstamp)
+	-rm -f src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+	-rm -f src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(am__dirstamp)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/dump_syms/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/dump_syms/$(am__dirstamp)
 	-rm -f src/tools/linux/md2core/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
@@ -8840,12 +8922,12 @@
 clean: clean-am
 
 clean-am: clean-binPROGRAMS clean-checkLIBRARIES clean-checkPROGRAMS \
-	clean-generic clean-libLIBRARIES clean-noinstLIBRARIES \
-	clean-noinstPROGRAMS mostlyclean-am
+	clean-generic clean-libLIBRARIES clean-libexecPROGRAMS \
+	clean-noinstLIBRARIES clean-noinstPROGRAMS mostlyclean-am
 
 distclean: distclean-am
 	-rm -f $(am__CONFIG_DISTCLEAN_FILES)
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+	-rm -rf src/client/$(DEPDIR) src/client/linux/crash_generation/$(DEPDIR) src/client/linux/dump_writer_common/$(DEPDIR) src/client/linux/handler/$(DEPDIR) src/client/linux/log/$(DEPDIR) src/client/linux/microdump_writer/$(DEPDIR) src/client/linux/minidump_writer/$(DEPDIR) src/common/$(DEPDIR) src/common/dwarf/$(DEPDIR) src/common/linux/$(DEPDIR) src/common/linux/tests/$(DEPDIR) src/common/mac/$(DEPDIR) src/common/tests/$(DEPDIR) src/processor/$(DEPDIR) src/testing/googlemock/src/$(DEPDIR) src/testing/googletest/src/$(DEPDIR) src/third_party/libdisasm/$(DEPDIR) src/tools/linux/core2md/$(DEPDIR) src/tools/linux/core_handler/$(DEPDIR) src/tools/linux/dump_syms/$(DEPDIR) src/tools/linux/md2core/$(DEPDIR) src/tools/linux/symupload/$(DEPDIR) src/tools/mac/dump_syms/$(DEPDIR)
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+	clean-libLIBRARIES clean-libexecPROGRAMS clean-noinstLIBRARIES \
+	clean-noinstPROGRAMS cscope cscopelist-am ctags ctags-am dist \
+	dist-all dist-bzip2 dist-gzip dist-lzip dist-shar dist-tarZ \
+	dist-xz dist-zip distcheck distclean distclean-compile \
+	distclean-generic distclean-hdr distclean-tags distcleancheck \
+	distdir distuninstallcheck dvi dvi-am html html-am info \
+	info-am install install-am install-binPROGRAMS install-data \
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-	mostlyclean-compile mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-local pdf \
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+	install-info-am install-libLIBRARIES install-libexecPROGRAMS \
+	install-man install-pdf install-pdf-am install-pkgconfigDATA \
+	install-ps install-ps-am install-strip installcheck \
+	installcheck-am installdirs maintainer-clean \
+	maintainer-clean-generic mostlyclean mostlyclean-compile \
+	mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-local pdf pdf-am ps ps-am \
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diff --git a/docs/linux_core_handler.md b/docs/linux_core_handler.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..558940f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/linux_core_handler.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# How To Use Breakpad As a Coredump Handler on Linux
+
+This document presents a way to use Breakpad in order to generate
+minidumps system wide on Linux.
+
+Please refer to [Linux starter guide](./linux_starter_guide.md) if
+instead you want to integrate breakpad into your application.
+
+## Motivation
+
+When working on an embedded system, disk and memory space is often
+limited and when a process crashes it must be restarted as soon as
+possible. Sometime saving a full coredump takes to much time or
+consumes too much space.
+
+## Breakpad Core Handler
+
+In such case the program `core_handler` can be use to generate
+minidumps instead of coredumps. `core_handler` reads the firsts
+sections of the coredump (where the various threads are described)
+generated by Linux from the standard input and then directly reads
+`/proc/<pid>/mem` to reconstruct the stacktraces.
+
+One can test it with:
+
+```
+# echo "|/usr/libexec/core_handler %P /var/lib/minidump/%e-%i.md" >
+                /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+# echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pipe_limit
+```
+
+Be aware that a real world integration would likely require further
+customization and so `core_handler` can be wrapped into a script (for
+example to change the permission of the minidump file or to signal the
+presence of the minidump to another service).
+
+Please refer to
+[core(5)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/core.5.html) for more
+details.
diff --git a/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc b/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc
index 4150689..92e3a84 100644
--- a/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc
+++ b/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@
     return false;
   }
 
+  char proc_mem_path[NAME_MAX];
+  if (BuildProcPath(proc_mem_path, pid_, "mem")) {
+    int fd = open(proc_mem_path, O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE | O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd != -1) {
+      core_.SetProcMem(fd);
+    } else {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open %s (%s)\n", proc_mem_path, strerror(errno));
+    }
+  }
+
   core_.SetContent(mapped_core_file_.content());
   if (!core_.IsValid()) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Invalid core dump file\n");
diff --git a/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.cc b/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.cc
index 0e7db7b..f320609 100644
--- a/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.cc
+++ b/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 namespace google_breakpad {
 
@@ -95,16 +96,29 @@
 
 // Implementation of ElfCoreDump.
 
-ElfCoreDump::ElfCoreDump() {}
+ElfCoreDump::ElfCoreDump() : proc_mem_fd_(-1) {}
 
 ElfCoreDump::ElfCoreDump(const MemoryRange& content)
-    : content_(content) {
+    : content_(content), proc_mem_fd_(-1) {}
+
+ElfCoreDump::~ElfCoreDump() {
+  if (proc_mem_fd_ != -1) {
+    close(proc_mem_fd_);
+    proc_mem_fd_ = -1;
+  }
 }
 
 void ElfCoreDump::SetContent(const MemoryRange& content) {
   content_ = content;
 }
 
+void ElfCoreDump::SetProcMem(int fd) {
+  if (proc_mem_fd_ != -1) {
+    close(proc_mem_fd_);
+  }
+  proc_mem_fd_ = fd;
+}
+
 bool ElfCoreDump::IsValid() const {
   const Ehdr* header = GetHeader();
   return (header &&
@@ -163,6 +177,16 @@
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /* fallback: if available, read from /proc/<pid>/mem */
+  if (proc_mem_fd_ != -1) {
+    off_t offset = virtual_address;
+    ssize_t r = pread(proc_mem_fd_, buffer, length, offset);
+    if (r < ssize_t(length)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
   return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.h b/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.h
index 6e15374..c8117a0 100644
--- a/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.h
+++ b/src/common/linux/elf_core_dump.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
   // Constructor that takes the core dump content from |content|.
   explicit ElfCoreDump(const MemoryRange& content);
 
+  ~ElfCoreDump();
+
   // Sets the core dump content to |content|.
   void SetContent(const MemoryRange& content);
 
@@ -139,9 +141,15 @@
   // an empty note if no note is found.
   Note GetFirstNote() const;
 
+  // Sets the mem fd.
+  void SetProcMem(const int fd);
+
  private:
   // Core dump content.
   MemoryRange content_;
+
+  // Descriptor for /proc/<pid>/mem.
+  int proc_mem_fd_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace google_breakpad
diff --git a/src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.cc b/src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3148cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/linux/core_handler/core_handler.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// core_handler.cc: A tool to handle coredumps on Linux
+
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.h"
+#include "client/linux/minidump_writer/minidump_writer.h"
+#include "common/scoped_ptr.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+using google_breakpad::AppMemoryList;
+using google_breakpad::LinuxCoreDumper;
+using google_breakpad::MappingList;
+using google_breakpad::scoped_array;
+
+// Size of the core dump to read in order to access all the threads
+// descriptions.
+//
+// The first section is the note0 section which contains the thread states. On
+// x86-64 a typical thread description take about 1432B. Reading 1 MB allows
+// several hundreds of threads.
+const int core_read_size = 1024 * 1024;
+
+void ShowUsage(const char* argv0) {
+  fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <process id> <minidump file>\n\n", argv0);
+  fprintf(stderr,
+          "A tool which serves as a core dump handler and produces "
+          "minidump files.\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "Please refer to the online documentation:\n");
+  fprintf(stderr,
+          "https://chromium.googlesource.com/breakpad/breakpad/+/HEAD"
+          "/docs/linux_core_handler.md\n");
+}
+
+bool WriteMinidumpFromCore(const char* filename,
+                           const char* core_path,
+                           const char* procfs_override) {
+  MappingList mappings;
+  AppMemoryList memory_list;
+  LinuxCoreDumper dumper(0, core_path, procfs_override);
+  return google_breakpad::WriteMinidump(filename, mappings, memory_list,
+                                        &dumper);
+}
+
+bool HandleCrash(pid_t pid, const char* procfs_dir, const char* md_filename) {
+  int r = 0;
+  scoped_array<char> buf(new char[core_read_size]);
+  while (r != core_read_size) {
+    int ret = read(STDIN_FILENO, &buf[r], core_read_size - r);
+    if (ret == 0) {
+      break;
+    } else if (ret == -1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    r += ret;
+  }
+
+  int fd = memfd_create("core_file", MFD_CLOEXEC);
+  if (fd == -1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  int w = write(fd, &buf[0], r);
+  if (w != r) {
+    close(fd);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  std::stringstream core_file_ss;
+  core_file_ss << "/proc/self/fd/" << fd;
+  std::string core_file(core_file_ss.str());
+
+  if (!WriteMinidumpFromCore(md_filename, core_file.c_str(), procfs_dir)) {
+    close(fd);
+    return false;
+  }
+  close(fd);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+  int ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+  if (argc != 3) {
+    ShowUsage(argv[0]);
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  const char* pid_str = argv[1];
+  const char* md_filename = argv[2];
+  pid_t pid = atoi(pid_str);
+
+  std::stringstream proc_dir_ss;
+  proc_dir_ss << "/proc/" << pid_str;
+  std::string proc_dir(proc_dir_ss.str());
+
+  openlog("core_handler", 0, 0);
+  if (HandleCrash(pid, proc_dir.c_str(), md_filename)) {
+    syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Minidump generated at %s\n", md_filename);
+    ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+  } else {
+    syslog(LOG_ERR, "Cannot generate minidump %s\n", md_filename);
+  }
+  closelog();
+
+  return ret;
+}