On 2025-11-17, Thomas Schmitt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > i found the new SCSI command whitelist of Linux in > > https://sources.debian.org/src/linux/6.17.8-1/drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c?hl=301#L267 > (One just has to ask sources.debian.org the right question.)
Isn't that a boolean whitelist? I've read that MMC devices require additional MMC specific commands that are not whitelisted (wodim's raw SCSI commands as opposed to cdrskin/libburn's block device packet writing). Of course, you should know, I guess. > The list of CD related commands looks complete to me. At least for > libburn and a virtual DVD-ROM everything seems to work. > > The comment > > * Only a subset of commands are allowed for unprivileged users. Commands > used > * to format the media, update the firmware, etc. are not permitted. > > is partly wrong, as GPCMD_FORMAT_UNIT and GPCMD_BLANK are allowed with > w-permission. Burn programs use them with some media types to make them > ready for writing. > > > Have a nice day :) > > Thomas > >
