Re: [PATCH] New phys_addr() syscall
Richard Gooch (Richard.Gooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU)
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:30:01 +1000
H. Peter Anvin writes:
> Followup to: <19980720195510.17129@test.legislate.com>
> By author: Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> >=20
> > > In general, it is bad to leak information.
> >=20
> > But the question is: is the physical address information, or is
> > protecting it security through obscurity?
> >=20
>
> It is information -- you can't obtain this information though any
> other means. "Security through obscurity" implies the information is
> available, just buried.
Yeah, but whether or not this information allows you to do something
bad you otherwise couldn't is a separate question. I still haven't
seen how this can be done.
Regards,
Richard....
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