Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:43:27 -0700 From: "Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX)" <lyndon@orthanc.ca> To: mj@feral.com, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding disk firmware programming capability to camcontrol Message-ID: <a6ce5a46de726137f158b145db65f691@orthanc.ca> In-Reply-To: <4EAB2D38.4040200@feral.com>
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> The linux hdparm program is so paranoid about this that you have to use > extra arguments like "--yes-really-destroy-my-disk-drive" to do this. I concur. Loudly. The ability to brick your hardware is just too large to not make people go through the "I tell you three times" dance. It's not like people will do this often enough that the pain will be fatal. And if it is, they ought to be bright enough to know how to automate the process. --lyndon
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