From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262932AbUHGPEo (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:04:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263003AbUHGPEo (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:04:44 -0400 Received: from the-village.bc.nu ([81.2.110.252]:10946 "EHLO localhost.localdomain") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262932AbUHGPEm (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:04:42 -0400 Subject: Re: ide-cd problems From: Alan Cox To: Charles Cazabon Cc: Jens Axboe , Zinx Verituse , Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20040806151455.GE29393@discworld.dyndns.org> References: <20040731153609.GG23697@suse.de> <20040731182741.GA21845@bliss> <20040731200036.GM23697@suse.de> <20040731210257.GA22560@bliss> <20040805054056.GC10376@suse.de> <1091739966.8418.38.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040806054424.GB10274@suse.de> <20040806062331.GE10274@suse.de> <1091794470.16306.11.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040806143258.GB23263@suse.de> <20040806151455.GE29393@discworld.dyndns.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1091887315.18407.43.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 15:01:56 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.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