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SubjectRe: kernel ring buffer accessible by users
Robert Love wrote:
> I think the problem is that kernel messages should not contain private
> information, like ISDN phone numbers. Why is that even in the kernel?

How do you know what is sensitive information ? A kernel debug
message may just say something like "bad message 47 65 68 65 69 6d",
and the kernel has no idea that this is actually a password
("Geheim").

- Werner

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