On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 10:46:50PM +0200, frantisek holop wrote: > hmm, on Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 02:29:25PM -0600, Theo de Raadt said that > > > i think it doesnt matter what the user is, this shouldnt > > > be happening. > > > > We make the source code available, and yet noone here has even sat down > > for 30 seconds and gone and checked the kernel msdos mount code and realized > > that it almost nothing it can validate a filesystem on. > > does that almost nothing include the partition type number? > because i dont see why would the kernel msdos mount code > even try to start mounting an msdos filesystem with type of A6.
If you wanted to mount according to the partition type number, DON'T USE '-t <blah>'. We give you the option to OVERRIDE the partition type number and you made use of that override. You have taken command and we will watch your further progress with interest. We give you the pistol. Even bullets. Shooting the rabbit or your foot is up to you. .... Ken > > > It saw that space of disk, validated it as msdos, and mounted it. > > > > This is not ffs. When you do stuff like that, we are not your nanny. > > are you really implying that there is no way to identify > a partition as various types of FAT? i think it's time > that you did some reading.. > > -f > -- > to get a loan you must prove you don't need it.
