Bug#512733: linux-2.6: enabling STRICT_DEVMEM

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 09:38:32AM +0100, Laurent Bonnaud wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> in unofficial linux kernels from
> http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel (but that will
> become official as soon as they are uploaded into sid), the
> STRICT_DEVMEM option is not set:
> 
> $ grep STRICT_DEVMEM /boot/config-2.6.*
> /boot/config-2.6.27-1-686:# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
> /boot/config-2.6.28-1-686:# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
> 
> According to http://lwn.net/Articles/308426/ it might be a good idea to
> enable this option in order to prevent user space programs to
> accidentally corrupt memory allocated by drivers, with possible negative
> consequences such as file system corruption or even hardware damage
> (e1000e for example).

right thanks for the reminder, but that should be carefully set.
no idea if lenny xorg survives this setting?

-- 
maks