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    SubjectRe: ISA slot detection on PCI systems?
    On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 06:09:26PM -0500, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
    > Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
    > > Of course it isnt. cat /proc/dmi executes kernel mode code which is totally
    > > priviledged. /sbin/dmidecode executes slightly priviledged code which will

    I hope you at least recomment /usr/sbin/dmidecode. Least I hope that isn't
    necessary for booting. ;->

    > > core dump not crash the box if it misparses the mapped table.
    >
    > You're thinking inside-out again. Sigh...user privileges. *User* privileges!

    It's not just a simple od -c type of output that a post-processor could
    decode turn back into binary and decode. The routine would still have to
    locate the DMI table, and decode at least the appropriate length of the
    table, present that to the output, and then dump the output in hex format
    or something. Why risk getting that wrong and screwing up kernel internals
    when it can already be done in userspace?

    mrc
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