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Re: uvm_swap compression patch
>> I've tested it using read/write on /dev/drum and tested it for
>> swapping on amd64 using plain and encrypted forms. One point of
>> discussion could be that writing to /dev/drum from userland could be
>> allowed or not. In the current patch its allowed.
> Both reading and writing on /dev/drum must be forbidden at
> securelevel > 0 or the entire security model falls apart.
Sure, but at securelevel<=0 it should work, if only for debugging and
postmortem analysis.
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