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From: devzero@web.de
To: Shuduo Sang <sangshuduo@gmail.com>
Cc: bosko.radivojevic@gmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Inserting code from userspace to kernel space
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 11:35:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <290982711@web.de> (raw)

> someone does not want to leak propertied algorithm out with GPL. This
> can be a way to protect.

this can be illegal, too.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifiedJustBinary

>Can I release a modified version of a GPL-covered program in binary form only?
>No. The whole point of the GPL is that all modified versions must be free software — which means, 
>in particular, that the source code of the modified version is available to the users




> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 10:30 PM,  <devzero@web.de> wrote:
> >>> I know this sounds quite weird, but maybe there is a project that can help us ;)
> >>>
> >>
> >>actually you can implement a parser/interpretor, whatever you name it,
> >>in kernel space. And you can send the
> >>function code from user space to kernel space by device driver
> >>interface. the parser can parse that and do something
> >>practical function in kernel.
> >>
> >>I have worked on a similar task in a product powered by linux. It works great.
> >
> > any pointer to the sourcecode so bosko (and others) can profit from that ?
> >
> 
> someone does not want to leak propertied algorithm out with GPL. This
> can be a way to protect.
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > List:       linux-kernel
> > Subject:    Re: Inserting code from userspace to kernel space
> > From:       "Shuduo Sang" <sangshuduo () gmail ! com>
> > Date:       2008-05-22 16:04:35
> > Message-ID: ee101c360805220904h1c69db12q3048d0347d27c461 () mail ! gmail ! com
> > [Download message RAW]
> >
> > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Bosko Radivojevic
> > <bosko.radivojevic@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >> I'm looking for a way to insert code from user space to the kernel
> >> space, but without using kernel module. Actually, we are working on a
> >> system that has to allow end user to change part of code (one or two
> >> functions) that is executed from the kernel space.
> >>
> >> For now we have two different kernel modules, one exporting a function
> >> which another module uses. Process of compiling kernel module is quite
> >> ineligible for standard end user (along with the requirement to
> >> support multi platform cross compiling) compared to just cross
> >> compiling a simple code that doesn't use any libraries than libc.
> >>
> >> I know this sounds quite weird, but maybe there is a project that can help us ;)
> >>
> >
> > actually you can implement a parser/interpretor, whatever you name it,
> > in kernel space. And you can send the
> > function code from user space to kernel space by device driver
> > interface. the parser can parse that and do something
> > practical function in kernel.
> >
> > I have worked on a similar task in a product powered by linux. It works great.
> >
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Bosko
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             reply	other threads:[~2008-05-25  9:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-25  9:35 devzero [this message]
2008-05-25 12:21 ` Inserting code from userspace to kernel space David Newall
2008-05-25 13:14   ` Tom Spink
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-05-23 14:30 devzero
2008-05-25  3:37 ` Shuduo Sang
2008-05-25  3:47   ` David Newall
2008-05-25 15:44     ` Shuduo Sang
2008-05-26  9:44     ` Jiri Kosina
2008-05-26 11:49       ` David Newall
2008-05-22 12:41 Bosko Radivojevic
2008-05-22 13:06 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-05-22 14:31 ` Helge Hafting
2008-05-22 16:04 ` Shuduo Sang
2008-05-25  5:44 ` Alex Belits
2008-05-25  7:18 ` Bart Van Assche
2008-05-26  6:48 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-05-26  9:54 ` Jike Song

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