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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:07:27 -0400
From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@redhat.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
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Subject: Re: [patch] printk from userspace
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On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 09:11:55PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> It requires root.

Still, unlike kernel code that can be rate limited, this call cannot.  
Besides, isn't adding yet another syscall that's equivalent to write(2) 
a reason to take this patch and burn it along with the vomit its caused?

		-ben
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"You will be reincarnated as a toad; and you will be much happier."
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