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SubjectRe: Linux-2.2.2-pre2..
On Sun, Feb 07, 1999 at 10:51:23AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> If the exploit has as a part of it "kill bdflush", then I'm not
> interested. That's like asking you to cut off your leg and seeing
> if you bleed to death,

If bdflush was in kernel space I would agree. However, as pointed
out, as is the kernel is now dependent on some user-space process to
behave itself.

I know this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I don't think it needs
to be encouraged either.



-cw

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