Hi Am 01.08.23 um 14:21 schrieb Roger Sewell:
Jocelyn, Thomas, Jocelyn, your patch works perfectly - thank you.
That's an interesting find. I briefly looked through the code that validates the modes, but there's no obvious reason why it would now work.
May I leave it to the two of you to decide what should happen about propagating this patch ? (I have set out my user's point of view about it in my email of Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:11:00 +0100, but obviously my opinion is not binding on either of you.)
Your proposal of giving userspace the opportunity to override kernel validation and program anything is not feasible in practice. It would open holes to the security and safety of the system.
Best regards Thomas
I would be glad to hear what you eventually decide between you. Many thanks indeed for your help ! Roger.
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