linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] mtd: block2mtd: Add support for deleting block2mtd mapping

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:24:15 +0200
From:   Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:     Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
Cc:     Joern Engel <joern@...ybastard.org>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen@...el.com>,
        Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>,
        "linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] mtd: block2mtd: Add support for deleting block2mtd
 mapping

On Friday 21 July 2017 21:56:41 Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Pali,
> 
> On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 5:43 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> > This patch allows user to delete block2mtd mapping via parameters file
> > /sys/module/block2mtd/parameters/block2mtd
> >
> > Syntax is "del=device", e.g.:
> >
> > $ echo -n del=/dev/loop0 > /sys/module/block2mtd/parameters/block2mtd
> 
> As I wrote in an earlier mail, I hate this interface.
> I suggest adding a decent ioctl based interface for dynamic block2mtd's.

ioctl interface has a problem that cannot be easily used from shell. It
needs to have another tool which uses it. On the other hand sysfs
interface can be used from bash script which is better.

Any idea for better interface without need for ioctl?

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@...il.com