From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756420AbXFLWJj (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:09:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755882AbXFLWJH (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:09:07 -0400 Received: from mail1.webmaster.com ([216.152.64.169]:4678 "EHLO mail1.webmaster.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755408AbXFLWJE (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:09:04 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:08:48 -0700 From: "David Schwartz" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "R.F. Burns" Subject: Re: PC speaker MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: X-Mailer: WorldClient 8.1.3 In-Reply-To: References: <75b66ecd0706120744g7cdb3392l6537b5c68c2d6b21@mail.gmail.com> X-Authenticated-Sender: joelkatz@webmaster.com X-Spam-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:08:50 -0700 (not processed: message from trusted or authenticated source) X-MDRemoteIP: 216.152.64.169 X-Return-Path: davids@webmaster.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Reply-To: davids@webmaster.com X-MDAV-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:08:52 -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > So, the idea was raised about seeing if there was a way to blow the PC > speaker by loading a kernel module. If so, a mass-deployment of a > kernel module overnight would take care of the PC speaker problem once > and for all. No way. None of the conceivable ways of burning out hardware are sufficiently safe to intentionally mass employ them like this. If you could overload the coil, the only imaginable way to burn out a speaker, it could start a fire. This risk is at least significant enough that it's easier to open the case than take it. DS