From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 1 04:56:22 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78F6A106564A for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:56:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from glenbarber.us (onyx.glenbarber.us [199.48.134.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3B8188FC08 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:56:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 61835 invoked by uid 0); 31 Jan 2012 23:29:39 -0500 Received: from unknown (HELO glenbarber.us) (76.124.49.145) by 0 with SMTP; 31 Jan 2012 23:29:39 -0500 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:29:38 -0500 From: Glen Barber To: Adam VandeMore Message-ID: <20120201042938.GE1877@glenbarber.us> References: <201202010416.q114G2iK069859@red.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201202010416.q114G2iK069859@red.freebsd.org> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT amd64 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: doc@freebsd.org, bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/164682: Handbook contains wrong information about Flash players X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:56:22 -0000 --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 04:16:02AM +0000, Adam VandeMore wrote: > This page contains the following section: > ----------------------------------------------------------- > The Linux=AE process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /comp= at/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via = the following command: >=20 > # mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc >=20 > This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matchin= g line in /etc/fstab: >=20 > linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 > ----------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > This information doesn't seem to be necessary as Flash plays fine without= it mounted. If it isn't necessary, it's a potential security threat. =20 > >How-To-Repeat: > Use flash player without linprocfs mounted. > >Fix: > Remove the unneeded text: >=20 > The Linux=AE process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /comp= at/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via = the following command: >=20 > # mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc >=20 > This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matchin= g line in /etc/fstab: >=20 > linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 >=20 I believe this is still true for FreeBSD 7.x, with the Flash plugin that is available in Ports. If this is not the case, I'd be happy to adjust this Handbook entry to match reality, or otherwise note that it is FreeBSD 7.x-specific. Glen --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJPKL+yAAoJEFJPDDeguUaj6UIIAIRGcd9aDNkAOe2FwiHy2hZb /QzguTOE4n5gU9v6270D9ZVhFia+QsZWnVEtBgEvOtHws/zjlrVNC6hnDJ6NkB2E AbhahguuL0UrHB/hAjLcCWue2uFEDPbjh10z3q/g5Lnbp+j79t20q0gdBtD+wuQS CiuLZqWCZ8hgem+Rs7Aa9ZQ2e0qejb5f7CNV3f9aJ5WDNUYxEFJ+RQ7gekFiPPsH xPTVquUNCPTdEJ8Q6CU12o3+Tj5JpAgR86W3yVBhvdmDS/loN2utjAgFyq3vN2yb OV9N1PY3W+G5srkTbje+Wt65z0zYYCdz9fSgcgWg6IXHWlsgHfaBBxSIOWmgZXA= =iOKN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ--