Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 16:25:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: making the snoop device loadable. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091624380.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net> In-Reply-To: <200007092024.NAA81999@john.baldwin.cx>
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On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, John Baldwin wrote: > >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/ Thanks for the offer, but I've already mentioned in an earlier email I couldnt code hello world without documentation if my life depended on it. If it helps, I think you can use X in netbsd in higher securelevels. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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