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

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Message-ID: <m3vdp35j94.fsf@intrepid.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:37:27 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Robert Nicholson <robert.nicholson@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature set?

Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

>> 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.

A hot-plugged disk should not be affected then.
Not very safe with IDE/PATA, at least in theory.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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