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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Charles Cazabon <linux@discworld.dyndns.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>, Zinx Verituse <zinx@epicsol.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ide-cd problems
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 15:01:56 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1091887315.18407.43.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040806151455.GE29393@discworld.dyndns.org>

On Gwe, 2004-08-06 at 16:14, Charles Cazabon wrote:
> > That's the case I don't agree with, and why I didn't like the idea
> > originally. That suddenly requires a patching of the kernel because of
> > new commands in new devices. Like when dvd readers became common, you
> > can't just require people to update their kernel because a few new
> > commands are needed to drive them from user space.
> 
> The problem is that what if one of the new commands is IGNITE_PLATTER?
> Unknown commands can do anything, are therefore extremely dangerous, and
> should be restricted.

The comands in question already include such gems as "format", "erase
firmware" and the like. So if you've got read access to a 2.6 raw block
device you can reformat your oracle database. 

Alan


  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-08-07 15:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-07-30 19:36 ide-cd problems Zinx Verituse
2004-07-31 15:36 ` Jens Axboe
2004-07-31 18:27   ` Zinx Verituse
2004-07-31 20:00     ` Jens Axboe
2004-07-31 21:02       ` Zinx Verituse
2004-08-01  4:07         ` Alexander E. Patrakov
2004-08-01 15:57           ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-02  3:20             ` Horst von Brand
2004-08-02 12:25               ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-02 20:44               ` Bill Davidsen
2004-08-02 13:45             ` tabris
2004-08-02 13:56               ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-02 14:26                 ` Andreas Metzler
2004-08-02 14:33                   ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-02 14:38                 ` tabris
2004-08-02 14:50                   ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-02 16:30           ` Bill Davidsen
2004-08-03  7:17             ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-02 17:16         ` Zinx Verituse
2004-08-05  5:40         ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-05 21:06           ` Alan Cox
2004-08-06  5:44             ` Jens Axboe
     [not found]               ` <20040806062331.GE10274@suse.de>
2004-08-06 12:14                 ` Alan Cox
2004-08-06 14:32                   ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-06 15:14                     ` Charles Cazabon
2004-08-06 15:13                       ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-07 14:01                       ` Alan Cox [this message]
2004-08-06 17:26                     ` dleonard
2004-08-06 22:47                       ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-07 14:04                         ` Alan Cox
2004-08-07 21:54                           ` Alan Cox
2004-08-07  3:11                     ` Jason L Tibbitts III
2004-08-09  8:39                       ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-07 14:08                     ` Alan Cox
2004-08-09  8:49                       ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-02 23:54       ` Alan Cox
2004-08-03  5:53         ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-03 16:17           ` Zinx Verituse
2004-08-04  5:01             ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-05 15:52               ` Alan Cox
2004-08-05 17:46                 ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-05 20:58                   ` Alan Cox
2004-08-05 18:53                 ` Bill Davidsen
2004-08-05 18:46           ` Bill Davidsen
2004-08-05 19:35             ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-05 21:02               ` Alan Cox
2004-08-06  5:42                 ` Jens Axboe
2004-08-03 15:28         ` Doug Maxey
2004-08-03 17:28           ` Alan Cox
2004-08-09 20:24       ` Bill Davidsen
2004-08-02 16:41   ` Bill Davidsen
2004-08-03 15:50     ` Horst von Brand

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