On 6/20/07, H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Albert Cahalan wrote:
> Look, let's back up a bit here. At a high level, what exactly do > you imagine that this behavior was intended for? I suggest you > list some examples of the attacks that are blocked. > > Can you come up with a reasonable argument that the current behavior > is the least painful restriction required to block those attacks? > Does the current behavior block any attack that the proposed behavior > would not? (list the attacks please) See above.
Nope. I asked you to justify the existing behavior. Apparently you are unable to do so. This should be a hint. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/