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SubjectRe: [PATCH 01/24] Add the ability to lock down access to the running kernel image
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Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> wrote:

> > + drivers from functioning because allowing manual configuration of
> > + hardware parameters is forbidden, lest a device be used to access the
> > + kernel by DMA. This mostly applies to ISA devices.
>
> Is DMA from non-ISA devices OK, or did I miss seeing that patch?

The issue is where you can directly command a device to do DMA, possibly by
using the wrong driver. Ask Alan Cox.

David

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