Re: [patch] My AMD IDE driver, v2.7

Alan Cox
2002-03-12T02:45:41Z

> Are such random vendor-specific commands really that common?

Not very

> Linus, would it be acceptable to you to include an -optional- filter for
> ATA commands? There is definitely a segment of users that would like to
> firewall their devices, and I think (as crazy as it may sound) that
> notion is a valid one.

Jeff -I like the idea of the filters - but if the ATA command raw stuff
is CAP_SYS_RAWIO then its the same right set as inb/outb. Beyond that
its a job for the NSA and RSBAC stuff ?