Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 21 Jul 1996 02:20:15 -0400 (EDT) | From | Jon Lewis <> | Subject | Re: Dumping /dev/zero to the console |
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On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, Drew Eckhardt wrote:
> In message <199607182022.PAA10655@nixnet.qrp.com>, Nathan.Lewis@nixnet.qrp.com > writes: > >On 18 Jul 96 at 1:19, Paul Gortmaker <gpg109@rsphy6.anu.edu.au> > >wrote: > > > >Is there any reason /dev/zero should be readable by normal users, > > It is needed to map-in zero filled pages for the dynamic linker.
Well...I also tried the dd trick on my humble little 486-33, and other than eat about 85% of the CPU time, slowing things down even more, nothing terrible happened.
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