Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:09:26 -0500 | From | "Eric S. Raymond" <> | Subject | Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems? |
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Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>: > Of course it isnt. cat /proc/dmi executes kernel mode code which is totally > priviledged. /sbin/dmidecode executes slightly priviledged code which will > core dump not crash the box if it misparses the mapped table.
You're thinking inside-out again. Sigh...user privileges. *User* privileges! -- <a href="http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>
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