Re: dump to cgdNb device

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

alnsn%yandex.ru@localhost (Alexander Nasonov) writes:

>There is a risk even with hardware devices but it's smaller because less
>software is involved. Dumping to cgd is a quite important usecase and
>perhaps we should make an exception. Would it help to RO protect some
>data structures like private keys?

You would need to protect all data that is required to dump a block,
the keys aren't more important than e.g. the disklabel or the
bus space handle of the disk controller.

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