On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:21:31 -0700 Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The netpoll receive code is: > 1. Not used by any in-tree features, it is used by kgdb-over-ether. > 2. A nice hook for people doing nasty things like private binary network > stacks or rootkits. > 3. Unsecured by any of the normal firewalling code. > > Hopefully all distro's are smart enough to turn it off in their default > config *nudge, nudge*. > Doubly true for any distribution that claims to be secure or enterprise ready. > > I propose that we take out all the whole netpoll rx path. If/when kgdb gets > submitted > a better and alternative receive path can be added. > umm, let's cc the kgdb maintainer. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
