Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:48:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:48:54 -0500 Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu ([198.82.162.213]:7696 "EHLO lennier.cc.vt.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:48:36 -0500 Subject: Re: Bootscreen From: "Richard B. Tilley " "(Brad)" To: Wichert Akkerman Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <20030128144714.GC4868@wiggy.net> References: <200301281144.h0SBi0ld000233@darkstar.example.net> <20030128114840.GV4868@wiggy.net> <1043758528.8100.35.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20030128130953.GW4868@wiggy.net> <1043761632.1316.67.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20030128143235.GY4868@wiggy.net> <20030128153533.X28781-100000@snail.stack.nl> <20030128144714.GC4868@wiggy.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 (1.0.3-6) Date: 28 Jan 2003 09:57:51 -0500 Message-Id: <1043765872.6760.27.camel@oubop4.bursar.vt.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 09:47, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Not using modules does not add any security at all, that is a myth that > refuses to die. Could you explain this in more detail? It seems to me that if the kernel does not support loadable modules that it would be inherently more secure because it could not be dynamically modified with a module. How is my understanding of this wrong? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/