Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:40:58 +0200 (CEST) | From | Jiri Kosina <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 11/12] e1000e: write protect ICHx NVM to prevent malicious write/erase |
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Jesse Brandeburg wrote:
> Set the hardware to ignore all write/erase cycles to the GbE region in > the ICHx NVM. This feature can be disabled by the WriteProtectNVM module > parameter (enabled by default) though that is not recommended. > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com> > Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
I guess there is no chance to have kernel somehow notified when write/erase cycle is unsuccessfully tried, is it? This way, it would also make chasing the root cause easier.
Thanks,
-- Jiri Kosina SUSE Labs
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