Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:48:17 +0300 From: Jaakko Heinonen <jh@FreeBSD.org> To: Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: device name checking on device registration Message-ID: <20101013184817.GB1988@a91-153-123-205.elisa-laajakaista.fi> In-Reply-To: <20101013143332.GC2392@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> References: <20101007180657.GA1383@a91-153-123-205.elisa-laajakaista.fi> <20101013085025.GB54686@jh> <20101013143332.GC2392@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
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On 2010-10-13, Kostik Belousov wrote: > You might consider creating some well-controlled name instead of failed > one, and printing a diagnostic describing what happen. Couldn't this cause a security problem or POLA violation with devfs rules? Name based rules may be used to hide devices or change device permissions. -- Jaakko
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