Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 14 Dec 2001 04:21:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 14 Dec 2001 04:21:22 -0500 Received: from astound-64-85-224-253.ca.astound.net ([64.85.224.253]:39185 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 14 Dec 2001 04:21:14 -0500 Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:15:48 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Hedrick To: James Simmons cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [OT] DRM OS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: 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 On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, James Simmons wrote: > > Microsoft patents loading a trusted OS into a trusted CPU. The OS prevents > untrusted applications from accessing Rights Managed Data. > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/search-adv.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=CR99&S1=5,892,900.UREF.&OS=ref/5,892,900&RS=REF/5,892,900 I warned everybody the stuff was coming down the pipes. This is their method of dealing with content protection and it is going to pollute the hardware! The next thing down the pipes will be a requirement for IPC hardware encryption. CPU(crypto)<->Memory(crypto)<->Framebuffer(crypto) ata(clean)<->diskcontroller(crypto)<->Memory(crypto)<->CPU(crypto) scsi(crypto)<->diskcontroller(crypto)<->Memory(crypto)<->CPU(crypto) CPU(crypto)<->Bridge(crypto)<->Memory(crypto) Just watch and see! Andre Hedrick Linux ATA Development Linux Disk Certification Project - 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/