Re: [patch 1/2] [RFC] Simple tamper-proof device filesystem.

From: David Newall
Date: Sun Dec 16 2007 - 06:58:42 EST


Tetsuo Handa wrote:
I meant that "/dev must be mounted for read-write mode"
Again, why?

You won't be able to login to the system because /sbin/mingetty
fails to "chown/chmod" /dev/tty* if /dev is mounted for read-only mode.

Good point. So, if only root can modify files in /dev, what's the problem you're fixing? (I'm sure you tried to explain this in your original post, but your reasons weren't clear to me.)
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