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Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.6 IDE 19, return of taskfile
To: viro@math.psu.edu (Alexander Viro)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 20:02:34 +0000 (GMT)
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> Umm...  By what magic?  The entire interface _is_ root-only, isn't it?
> And root can do a lot of fun stuff, starting with editing the kernel
> image...

No argument there.

Do we want to assume all raw commands are CAP_SYS_RAWIO or break them down
a bit ?
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