Re: The disappearing sys_call_table export.

[H. Peter Anvin]

Followup to:  <[e-mail]>
By author:    "David Schwartz" <[e-mail]>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> 	I pointed out to them that any software mechanism I devised for shutting
> the system down would require that they had control over the system in order
> to invoke the mechanism.
> 
> 	They thought about that for a moment and were about to find that the system
> did not meet the requirements. I pointed out that anyone could pull the plug
> or network cable if needed or shut the system down at the switch and that
> this could be accomplished even if they lost control over the system and
> would certainly stop it from sending any information. They then agreed that
> the system met that requirement.
> 

"Sometimes it's possible to do in hardware what's impossible to do in
software."  Physical access is a powerful discriminator :)

	-hpa
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