2019-06-13 16:19:07

by R.F. Burns

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Subject: PC speaker

Is it possible to write a kernel module which, when loaded, will blow
the PC speaker?


2019-06-13 19:59:23

by Theodore Ts'o

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Subject: Re: PC speaker

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 12:16:37PM -0400, R.F. Burns wrote:
> Is it possible to write a kernel module which, when loaded, will blow
> the PC speaker?

Yes; in fact, it's already been done. See sound/drivers/pcsp/ in the
Linux kernel sources.

- Ted

2019-06-13 20:08:14

by Randy Dunlap

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Subject: Re: PC speaker

On 6/13/19 12:57 PM, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 12:16:37PM -0400, R.F. Burns wrote:
>> Is it possible to write a kernel module which, when loaded, will blow
>> the PC speaker?
>
> Yes; in fact, it's already been done. See sound/drivers/pcsp/ in the
> Linux kernel sources.
>
> - Ted
>

Must be some kind of ritual by R.F. Burns:

Lots of repeated postings from them on June 12 of multiple years.

See https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CABG1boNJirPD1bh5PyETz8jVSV6PyMwPYfhhVQWyztp8W-XjRg@mail.gmail.com/


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~Randy