linux-kernel - Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning

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Date:	Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:35:34 -0400
From:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, malware-list@...ts.printk.net
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux
	interface	for on access scanning

On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 20:32 -0400, Eric Paris wrote:

> The model only makes claims about open and I want to be forthright with
> its shortcomings.  It sounds rather unreasonable to think that every
> time I want to read one bite from a file which is being concurrently
> written by another process some virus scanner should have to reread and
> validate the entire file.  I think as some point we have to accept the


Sorry, can't help but laugh at myself for typing "bite".

-Eric

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