On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:16:05PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 18:24, Greg KH wrote: > > > That's the reason it doesn't work. You need hotplug scripts that make > > > the device node. Unfortunately that's a race that causes insecurity. > > > > Not true at all. What's the race? > > You issue a minor to someone > You create the node securely > You set permissions appropriately > > Your box crashes > > You reboot and assign a different device the id, but how will you clean up > the old node ?
With /dev being a ramfs that gets recreated every time the machine is rebooted? :) > Also the same is true of a race between an open and unload/reissue of a > minor, which while rare may occur. True, that's a real race that needs to be worked on. thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Scholarships for Techies! Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
