From: Auke Kok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:56:25 -0700
> PHYS_ID pokes in hardware and makes it jump through hoops, in the case of > some hardware > this could create a local DOS attack (e1000 suffers fromt his, probably more > if not all) > where the NIC might stop receiving packets, or the big lock is help > indefinately. > > Not a good idea > > The other ones are fine I think. I've applied Stephen's patch with PHYS_ID removed from the allowed list, thanks for the feedback. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
