Re: [RFC-patch 0/3] SuperIO locks coordinator

[Samuel Tardieu]

>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Jim> The module does *not* guarantee anything, it offers no protection
Jim> against rogue (existing) modules which dont use the superio-locks
Jim> coordinator.  (is anti-rogue protection even possible?  Perhaps,
Jim> IFF modules reserve the 2 superio addresses - semi-rogue?)

I don't think we can prevent bad things from happening if someone
doesn't play the game and uses the device using IO ports directly on a
SMP.

  Sam
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Samuel Tardieu -- sam@xxxxxxxxxxx -- http://www.rfc1149.net/

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