linux-kernel - Re: Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature set?

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Message-ID: <20090417102949.6c2b663a@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:29:49 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Robert Nicholson <robert.nicholson@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature
 set?

> So does the Linux kernel support the ATA security set then? or does

It supports pass through of ATA commands: See man hdparm

> it, like OSX have protective measures to stop abuse of those features.

The kernel doesn't but your BIOS or in some distributions early boot
scripts may well issue a security freeze.

Alan
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