Re: [PATCH 01/24] Add the ability to lock down access to the running kernel image

From: David Howells
Date: Wed Apr 11 2018 - 13:49:16 EST


Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > + drivers from functioning because allowing manual configuration of
> > + hardware parameters is forbidden, lest a device be used to access the
> > + kernel by DMA. This mostly applies to ISA devices.
>
> Is DMA from non-ISA devices OK, or did I miss seeing that patch?

The issue is where you can directly command a device to do DMA, possibly by
using the wrong driver. Ask Alan Cox.

David