On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:58:07AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:43:05AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
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I don't see any point in talking about "untrusted drivers". If a
driver isn't trusted then it doesn't belong in your kernel. Period.
When you load a driver into your kernel, you are implicitly trusting
it (aside from limitations imposed by security modules).
Trusting it to do what? Historically a ton of drivers did not
validate input from devices they drive. Most still don't.
Trusting it to behave properly (i.e., not destroy your system, among
other things).
The fact that many drivers haven't been trustworthy is beside the
point. By loading them into your kernel, you are trusting them
regardless. In the end, you may regret having done so. :-(
Alan Stern
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