Jonas Diemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: [...]
> I figured there could be a kernel compiled-in option that will make the > kernel lock all drives found during bootup. then, a malicous program > would need to install a different kernel in order to harm the drive, > which would be much more secure. Doing it in initrd should be plenty of time, no need to involve the kernel. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/