> Gary Winiger wrote:
> >> Yes. Visibility and stability of /dev/dsp will be promoted in the
> >> following phases.
> >>
> >>
> >>> When you say that only the root user can access /dev/dsp, do you mean
> >>> to say that the underlying device file is owned by root and has
> >>> permission 600? Or does the device's driver make explicit permission
> >>> checks?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> It is owned by root and has permission 600.
> >>
> >
> > What suid 0 programs are required that are not present in S10?
> >
> I am not sure if I understand you correct. I guess you think that since
> the 600 permission, there must
> be some suid 0 applications to use it. Actually, there is no such
> applications, this file will only be
> used by sadasupport. We make the permission 600 to avoid normal users to
> open it.
> Correct me if I misunderstand you.
That's it. So what is sadasupport and why does it run with
privilege? How is this used by the normal user to access
sound? It seems to me that if anyone is to use /dev/dsp through
this project there needs to be some intermediary. I must admit
I've not gone back to the case to look. I'll try to get there
before PSARC today.
Gary..
