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From: Andre Tomt <andre@tomt.net>
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Subject: Re: Save 320K on production machines?
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Linda Walsh wrote:
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> To minimize
> problems, I disable unused hardware, and all _used_ hardware
> is compiled in (no module loading overhead, no chances for
> arbitrary code insertion).

FYI, rootkits have been able to cope with inserting kernel code without 
using the modules support for ages. It is only makes it marginally harder.

-- 
André Tomt
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