On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:59:14 -0800
Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:03:29 -0800 Arjan van de Ven
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > +config DEVKMEM
> > + bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
> > + help
> > + Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/km
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:03:29 -0800 Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> +config DEVKMEM
> + bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
> + help
> + Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/kmem device. The
> + /dev/kmem device is rarely used, but can be used for certain
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:38:04 -0800
Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:05:09 -0800
> Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Subject: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option
> > From: Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:05:09 -0800
Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option
> From: Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> This patch makes /dev/kmem a config option; /dev/kmem is VERY rarely
> used, and when used,
>
> Is the #else case needed? All kmem_fops uses seem #ifdef'ed out
> anyway, except kmem_fops itself. In other words,
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEVKMEM
> static const struct file_operations kmem_fops = {
> ...
> }
> +#endif
>
> and do away with the three defin
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:13:09 +0100 (CET)
Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Feb 10 2008 15:55, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> >+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVKMEM
> > /*
> > * This function reads the *virtual* memory as seen by the kernel.
> > */
> >@@ -585,6 +588,11 @@ static ssize_t write_kmem(st
On Feb 10 2008 15:55, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
>+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVKMEM
> /*
> * This function reads the *virtual* memory as seen by the kernel.
> */
>@@ -585,6 +588,11 @@ static ssize_t write_kmem(struct file * file, const char
>__user * buf,
> *ppos = p;
> return virtr + wrote;
> }
Subject: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option
From: Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This patch makes /dev/kmem a config option; /dev/kmem is VERY rarely
used, and when used, it's generally for no good (rootkits tend to be
the most common users). With this config option, use
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