From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:03:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:03:42 -0500 Received: from jump-isi.interactivesi.com ([207.8.4.2]:45303 "HELO dinero.interactivesi.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:03:31 -0500 Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:03:30 -0600 From: Timur Tabi To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.2.20010124162842.00a48720@pop.cus.cam.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <01012416081105.19999@nessie> Subject: Re: NTFS safety and lack thereof - Was: Re: Linux 2.4.0ac11 X-Mailer: The Polarbar Mailer; version=1.19a; build=73 Message-Id: <20010124170337Z129710-18594+930@vger.kernel.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org ** Reply to message from Anton Altaparmakov on Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:54:36 +0000 > >Is read access safe ? > > Of course read-only is safe. As long as you mount the partition READ-ONLY > nothing can happen to it in any way, your NTFS data is at least safe. Isn't it still theoretcially possible for the driver to send commands to the disk controller that cause data to become overwritten, even when it's just supposed to read that data? -- Timur Tabi - ttabi@interactivesi.com Interactive Silicon - http://www.interactivesi.com When replying to a mailing-list message, please direct the reply to the mailing list only. Don't send another copy to me. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/