Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262381AbVD2EVT (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:21:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262385AbVD2EVT (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:21:19 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:29860 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262381AbVD2EUo (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:20:44 -0400 Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:20:15 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Alan Cox Cc: Kai Makisara , Greg KH , James Bottomley , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, Linux Kernel Mailing List , stable@kernel.org, Justin Forbes , Zwane Mwaikambo , Cliff White , "Theodore Ts'o" , "Randy.Dunlap" , Chuck Wolber , torvalds@osdl.org, Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [06/07] [PATCH] SCSI tape security: require CAP_ADMIN for SG_IO etc. Message-ID: <20050429042014.GC25474@kroah.com> References: <20050427171446.GA3195@kroah.com> <20050427171649.GG3195@kroah.com> <1114619928.18809.118.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1114694511.18809.187.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1114694511.18809.187.camel@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 823 Lines: 20 On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 02:21:52PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > On Iau, 2005-04-28 at 06:43, Kai Makisara wrote: > > Any user having write access to the device is still allowed to send MODE > > SELECT (and some other commands useful for CD/DVD writers but being > > potentially dangerous to other). The assumption that _any_ command needed > > for burning CDs/DVDs is safe for all device types is ridiculous. This is > > why I don't consider the refinements useful. > > Ok thats the bit I needed to know So, do you still object to this patch being accepted? thanks, greg k-h - 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/