Re: Binary only module overview

From: richard offer (offerat_private)
Date: Mon Sep 24 2001 - 17:13:18 PDT

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    * On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 04:43:16PM -0700, richard offer wrote:
    *> 
    *> Whats technically to stop me writing a device driver that replaces the
    *> exiting capable() code with my own implementation ? Likewise with
    *> intercepting and replacing system calls ?
    * 
    * capable() is an inline function call.  Modify that header file, and you
    * have to publish your changes.
    
    You're right, capable() was a bad choice, permission().
    
    
    * 
    * greg k-h
    * 
    
    richard.
    
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