> I've finished the dmi_scan module and also copied the dmidecode > program to prog/detect. And I added it to the install target so it > would be available to sensors-detect. A good idea indeed. > At this point the easiest thing to do in sensors detect may be > to do (please translate this mess to perl) > system(dmidecode) | "some code that will grep for 'System Information > Block\n\t\tVendor: IBM'" Sounds insecure to me, but I wouldn't be considered paranoid. I am not sure we should accept relying on an external program for something of such importance. Some future changes to dmidecode could have disastrous consequences, not even talking about malicious coders using this weakness with some odd intentions. Maybe it is possible to make it secure enough for most could-possibly-happen cases. Anyway, I had a look at dmidecode by Alan. I read and understood everything it does, and I think it wouldn't be that hard to do the same directly in Perl. It would of course need more time than for the system() thing suggested above. Really depends wether we prefer (secure + efficient) or (quick + no code duplication). I personally opt for the first, but am open to any opinion. A solution may be to be quick at first, and back to the secure way later. Depends on the deadline we have, if we have one? -- Jean "Khali" Delvare http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
