linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] UIO patches for 2.6.21

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0704291403080.506@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:09:00 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Hans-J?rgen Koch <hjk@...utronix.de>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Benedikt Spranger <b.spranger@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] UIO patches for 2.6.21


On Apr 29 2007 10:30, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> 
>> Unless you think we should also use the same "taint" flag on those
>> accesses too, and if so, I have no objection.
>
>Right, this is just a hint, that something in user space is accessing
>the hardware directly. Not a too bad idea, but pretty much useless when
>we add X to the picture as it will be set always :)

Index: linux-2.6.21-mm_20040728/drivers/char/mem.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.21-mm_20040728.orig/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ linux-2.6.21-mm_20040728/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ static int mmap_mem(struct file * file, 
 	if (!private_mapping_ok(vma))
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
+	if (strcmp(current->comm, "Xorg") != 0)
+		tainted |= TAINT_USER;
+
 	vma->vm_page_prot = phys_mem_access_prot(file, vma->vm_pgoff,
 						 size,
 						 vma->vm_page_prot);
#<EOF>


Jan
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