Subject: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option
From: Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This patch makes /dev/kmem a config option; /dev/kmem is VERY rarely
used, and when used, it's generally for no good (rootkits tend to be
the most common users). With this config option, use
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:13:09 +0100 (CET)
Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Feb 10 2008 15:55, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> >+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVKMEM
> > /*
> > * This function reads the *virtual* memory as seen by the kernel.
> > */
> >@@ -585,6 +588,11 @@ static ssize_t write_kmem(st
On Feb 10 2008 15:55, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
>+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVKMEM
> /*
> * This function reads the *virtual* memory as seen by the kernel.
> */
>@@ -585,6 +588,11 @@ static ssize_t write_kmem(struct file * file, const char
>__user * buf,
> *ppos = p;
> return virtr + wrote;
> }
>
> Is the #else case needed? All kmem_fops uses seem #ifdef'ed out
> anyway, except kmem_fops itself. In other words,
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEVKMEM
> static const struct file_operations kmem_fops = {
> ...
> }
> +#endif
>
> and do away with the three defin
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:38:04 -0800
Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:05:09 -0800
> Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Subject: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option
> > From: Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:05:09 -0800
Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option
> From: Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> This patch makes /dev/kmem a config option; /dev/kmem is VERY rarely
> used, and when used,
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:59:14 -0800
Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:03:29 -0800 Arjan van de Ven
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > +config DEVKMEM
> > + bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
> > + help
> > + Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/km
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:03:29 -0800 Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> +config DEVKMEM
> + bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
> + help
> + Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/kmem device. The
> + /dev/kmem device is rarely used, but can be used for certain
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