Re: a problem with linux 2.6.11 and sa

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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005, Paul Jarc uttered the following:
> "George Georgalis" <george@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It (Gerrit Pape's technique) very defiantly stopped working a few revs
>> back (2.6.7?). I'm seeing a similar failed read from /dev/rtc and
>> mplayer with 2.6.10, now too.
> 
> The /proc/kmsg problem happens because the kernel now checks for
> permission at read() instead of open().

Am I the only person who thinks `eee-ick, how utterly non-POSIX' at
that?

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 --- John M. Ford
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