From: Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@amorsen.dk>
Subject: Re: Add a norecovery option to ext3/4?
Date: 12 Apr 2007 15:54:49 +0200
Message-ID: <m3k5wh66l2.fsf@ursa.amorsen.dk>
References: <20070409000556.GA13980@implementation> <461A5F13.7040705@cfl.rr.com> <461A760B.1040103@redhat.com> <461BDD48.2000904@cfl.rr.com> <461BE2FB.5090101@redhat.com> <461D407C.3030706@tmr.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Return-path: <linux-kernel-owner+glk-linux-kernel-3=40m.gmane.org-S1751576AbXDLNzN@vger.kernel.org>
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org

>>>>> "BD" == Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> writes:

BD> In practice Linux has had lots of practice mounting garbage, and
BD> isn't likely to suffer terminal damage.

These days, with exposed USB ports and automount, it is rather
important that the kernel doesn't suffer terminal damage when mounting
garbage. It is too easy to exploit.


/Benny