Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:24:56 -0700 (PDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: making the snoop device loadable. Message-ID: <200007092024.NAA81999@john.baldwin.cx> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091453481.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>
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On 09-Jul-00 Adam wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >>In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091411480.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>, Adam >>writes: >>>On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>>If this change goes in, what do you do if you wish not to have snooping >>>>>capable through the snp device and do not wish to lock unneccessary parts >>>>>of the system down with securelevel? >>>> >>>>You do the same as before: Hold on tight to your root password. >>> >>>I dont like kernel changes that make the kernel do less babysitting and me >>>more. Tough, I guess. >> >>You have always needed to babysit your root password. > > Ok, I give in to the argument. I would just like to make a wish. On Jan > 24 1999 peter took the NO_LKM option out of LINT. I assume the support > for it in other files was removed around that time also. Could someone > implement a NO_KLD option so you dont need to use securelevel > 0 so > people have an obvious option and dont have to know the kernel well enough > to hack syscalls.master? Patches accepted. :) Seriously, if you come up with a patchset I'll look at it and see about getting it in the tree. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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