Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932223AbWBBUjK (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:39:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932227AbWBBUjK (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:39:10 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:59042 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932223AbWBBUjJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:39:09 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:39:02 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Albert Cahalan cc: Joerg Schilling , mrmacman_g4@mac.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, James@superbug.co.uk, j@bitron.ch Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) In-Reply-To: <787b0d920602020917u1e7267c5lbea5f02182e0c952@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <43D7B1E7.nailDFJ9MUZ5G@burner> <43D8C04F.nailE1C2X9KNC@burner> <43DDFBFF.nail16Z3N3C0M@burner> <1138642683.7404.31.camel@juerg-pd.bitron.ch> <43DF3C3A.nail2RF112LAB@burner> <1138710764.17338.47.camel@juerg-t40p.bitron.ch> <43DF6812.nail3B44TLQOP@burner> <20060202062840.GI5501@mail> <43E1EA35.nail4R02QCGIW@burner> <20060202161853.GB8833@voodoo> <787b0d920602020917u1e7267c5lbea5f02182e0c952@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 588 Lines: 16 > >I'm seeing even worse behavior. Since /dev/hda is a disk with mounted >filesystems, my kernel refuses access even for root. Thus, even root >is unable to scan the /dev/hd* devices! > What sort of kernel patch do you have turned on? I'd be scared if I could not even do a (read-only!) hexdump of my drive while mounted. Jan Engelhardt -- - 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/