Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:51:10 +0100 From: Mark R V Murray <mark@grondar.org> To: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com> Cc: Benjamin Kaduk <bjkfbsd@gmail.com>, "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r280955 - in head/sys: modules/notrandom dev/notrandom Message-ID: <22C101FB-6F00-468C-8681-27EB54E4049A@grondar.org> In-Reply-To: <20150401154633.GA14631@dft-labs.eu> References: <20150401113628.GA16649@dft-labs.eu> <20150401114313.GZ64665@FreeBSD.org> <20150401115204.GB16649@dft-labs.eu> <1427897897.82583.62.camel@freebsd.org> <551C0A92.8070507@freebsd.org> <551C0B2A.9060006@freebsd.org> <5A609CED-56E6-4459-8505-58930048AA0D@grondar.org> <CAJ5_RoAAnV8bTUeD-Okdy2JJkUyyS3Fy%2BhrP8kKz0s=nZG615g@mail.gmail.com> <20150401154633.GA14631@dft-labs.eu>
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> On 1 Apr 2015, at 16:46, Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com> wrote: > We can add an ioctl to control this. Thats a bad idea, because some fool may set up their local instance to = return a random number (like 4), and that will badly break the intent of = this device. And before somebody says =E2=80=9Ctools, not policy=E2=80=9D, there is = SOME level of protection that you must allow for to prevent completely = idiotic admins to foul things up! > Opinions? =E2=80=9CPah!=E2=80=9D? M --=20 Mark R V Murray
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