Messages in this thread |  | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | | Subject | Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems? | | Date | 4 Jan 2002 22:58:09 -0800 |
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Followup to: <20020102172448.A18153@thyrsus.com> By author: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > But you're thinking like a developer, not a user. The right question > is which approach requires the lowest level of *user* privilege to get > the job done. Comparing world-readable /proc files versus a setuid app, > the answer is obvious. This sort of thing is exactly what /proc is *for*. >
BULLSHIT. The user privilege level is identical in either case (no special privilege needed.)
The setuid app is a lower privilege level than the kernel code you're proposing adding. Not just is it bloat, it's actually a deterioration in the overall security of the system.
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