From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262783AbTELVvh (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2003 17:51:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262788AbTELVvh (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2003 17:51:37 -0400 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:32921 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262783AbTELVvg (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2003 17:51:36 -0400 Subject: Re: The disappearing sys_call_table export. From: Alan Cox To: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <200305121754_MC3-1-388D-BC60@compuserve.com> References: <200305121754_MC3-1-388D-BC60@compuserve.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1052773544.31825.16.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 12 May 2003 22:05:48 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Llu, 2003-05-12 at 22:51, Chuck Ebbert wrote: > Alan Cox wrote: > > >> ...and on a related topic, if someone wrote a patch to optionally clear > >> the swap area at swapoff would it ever be accepted? > > > > man dd ? > > "That can be done manually" does not get you the check mark in > the list of features. Management wants idiot-resistant security. man dd man bash idiot proof != kernel side And its still a waste of time because you dont have enough guarantees about things like drive layout.