From: Mike Castle <dalgoda@ix.netcom.com>
To: Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>,
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Dave Jones <davej@suse.de>
Subject: Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems?
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 15:56:01 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020102235600.GA28621@thune.mrc-home.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020102173419.A21165@thyrsus.com> <E16LuW5-0005w3-00@the-village.bc.nu> <20020102180926.B21788@thyrsus.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020102180926.B21788@thyrsus.com>
On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 06:09:26PM -0500, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
> > Of course it isnt. cat /proc/dmi executes kernel mode code which is totally
> > priviledged. /sbin/dmidecode executes slightly priviledged code which will
I hope you at least recomment /usr/sbin/dmidecode. Least I hope that isn't
necessary for booting. ;->
> > core dump not crash the box if it misparses the mapped table.
>
> You're thinking inside-out again. Sigh...user privileges. *User* privileges!
It's not just a simple od -c type of output that a post-processor could
decode turn back into binary and decode. The routine would still have to
locate the DMI table, and decode at least the appropriate length of the
table, present that to the output, and then dump the output in hex format
or something. Why risk getting that wrong and screwing up kernel internals
when it can already be done in userspace?
mrc
--
Mike Castle dalgoda@ix.netcom.com www.netcom.com/~dalgoda/
We are all of us living in the shadow of Manhattan. -- Watchmen
fatal ("You are in a maze of twisty compiler features, all different"); -- gcc
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-01-02 23:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 187+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-02 20:15 Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 20:45 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-01-02 20:46 ` Brian Gerst
2002-01-02 20:59 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 20:46 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 21:13 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 21:19 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 21:04 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 22:34 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-03 9:26 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-03 8:44 ` Eric W. Biederman
2002-01-03 12:46 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-04 15:04 ` Kai Henningsen
2002-01-02 21:00 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 21:23 ` Bill Nottingham
2002-01-02 21:13 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 21:31 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 21:30 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 21:48 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 21:47 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 22:12 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 22:08 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 22:39 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 22:24 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 22:50 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 22:34 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 23:09 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 23:09 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 23:52 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 23:56 ` Mike Castle [this message]
2002-01-03 0:00 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 0:37 ` Mike Castle
2002-01-03 0:58 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 13:35 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-03 13:46 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 16:42 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-03 18:06 ` Alex
2002-01-03 18:16 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-03 18:22 ` Patrick Mochel
2002-01-03 22:26 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-03 22:20 ` Patrick Mochel
2002-01-03 22:31 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-03 18:41 ` Gábor Lénárt
2002-01-03 22:24 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-07 21:56 ` Mark H. Wood
2002-01-03 13:10 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-02 22:53 ` Mike Castle
2002-01-02 23:16 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 23:31 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 23:04 ` Lionel Bouton
2002-01-03 3:49 ` Cameron Simpson
2002-01-03 4:03 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 6:46 ` Mike Castle
2002-01-03 12:35 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-03 12:39 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-05 7:03 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-01-05 17:16 ` Albert D. Cahalan
2002-01-05 17:34 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-05 20:29 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-01-06 1:19 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-06 12:19 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-01-06 13:16 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-06 15:26 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-01-06 18:20 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-07 13:35 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-01-06 21:03 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-06 22:16 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-07 7:42 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-03 16:00 ` Cryto verification of Kernel against Trojan code?? Timothy Covell
2002-01-03 21:58 ` ISA slot detection on PCI systems? Cameron Simpson
2002-01-03 21:15 ` Lionel Bouton
2002-01-03 21:26 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-05 6:58 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-01-02 22:46 ` Lionel Bouton
2002-01-02 22:51 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 22:48 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 23:10 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 2:10 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 2:44 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 3:03 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 3:26 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 3:18 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 3:36 ` Brian Gerst
2002-01-03 3:35 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 4:15 ` Brian Gerst
2002-01-03 4:15 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 4:27 ` Brian Gerst
2002-01-03 4:30 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 3:39 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 3:34 ` Brian Gerst
2002-01-03 14:37 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-04 7:09 ` [OT] " Paul Duncan
2002-01-03 11:25 ` Henrik Hovi
2002-01-05 7:09 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-01-03 14:31 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-03 15:00 ` Jesse Pollard
2002-01-03 15:15 ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-01-04 15:30 ` Kai Henningsen
2002-01-03 5:30 ` Andrew Morton
2002-01-03 5:42 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-01-03 5:55 ` Daniel Phillips
2002-01-03 5:46 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 9:14 ` David Woodhouse
2002-01-03 9:09 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 12:14 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-03 12:34 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-04 18:28 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-01-04 19:04 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-04 19:05 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-04 19:21 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-04 19:41 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-04 20:09 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-08 12:52 ` Rob Landley
2002-01-04 20:19 ` David Weinehall
2002-01-04 20:30 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-01-04 20:36 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-05 7:12 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-01-04 20:20 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-04 20:44 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-04 19:45 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 19:50 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-01-04 19:54 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 20:24 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-01-04 20:31 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 20:33 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-04 20:56 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-04 20:57 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 20:49 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-04 21:08 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 20:59 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-04 21:18 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 21:23 ` Patrick Mochel
2002-01-05 0:13 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-04 21:17 ` David Woodhouse
2002-01-04 21:04 ` Charles Cazabon
2002-01-05 17:28 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-04 19:36 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-01-04 19:45 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-01-04 20:08 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-01-03 16:52 ` Rik van Riel
2002-01-03 17:01 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 17:27 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 9:24 ` David Woodhouse
2002-01-03 14:12 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-03 3:07 ` Greg Hennessy
2002-01-03 9:08 ` David Woodhouse
2002-01-03 9:03 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 12:20 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-03 12:07 ` BALBIR SINGH
2002-01-03 12:40 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-03 21:44 ` Lionel Bouton
2002-01-03 22:17 ` David Weinehall
2002-01-04 18:41 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-01-03 22:36 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-04 12:10 ` Alex
2002-01-04 12:20 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 12:22 ` Alex
2002-01-04 12:30 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 12:47 ` Alex
2002-01-03 12:56 ` Urban Widmark
2002-01-03 9:19 ` David Woodhouse
2002-01-03 9:12 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 9:31 ` David Woodhouse
2002-01-02 23:15 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 23:07 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 23:33 ` Lionel Bouton
2002-01-02 23:37 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-03 2:19 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 2:17 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-02 23:19 ` Mike Castle
2002-01-02 23:23 ` Lionel Bouton
2002-01-02 23:44 ` Mike Castle
2002-01-03 0:11 ` Lionel Bouton
2002-01-03 2:20 ` Eric S. Raymond
2002-01-03 10:34 ` Kai Henningsen
2002-01-03 14:42 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-04 15:39 ` Kai Henningsen
2002-01-05 7:05 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-01-05 6:56 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-01-03 13:00 ` Horst von Brand
2002-01-02 21:59 ` Mike Castle
2002-01-02 22:08 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-02 21:22 ` Dave Jones
2002-01-02 21:28 ` Christian Koenig
2002-01-02 22:04 ` Timothy Covell
2002-01-04 9:56 Giacomo A. Catenazzi
2002-01-04 10:29 ` Alan Cox
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