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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-05-29 11:19:16 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-05-29 11:19:16 -0700
commitdaa94222b638bfe34f745d0982de7a165ce7f67c (patch)
tree2157ed94339d46f7a2da22e22648a70319e8fdd0 /Documentation
parentf310642123e0d32d919c60ca3fab5acd130c4ba3 (diff)
parent751516f0a9bad32544f40f471037c0e45fb639c9 (diff)
Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6
* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: ACPI EC: remove redundant code ACPI: Add D3 cold state ACPI: processor: fix processor_physically_present in UP kernel ACPI: Split out custom_method functionality into an own driver ACPI: Cleanup custom_method debug stuff ACPI EC: enable MSI workaround for Quanta laptops ACPICA: Update to version 20110413 ACPICA: Execute an orphan _REG method under the EC device ACPICA: Move ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS to a more appropriate place ACPICA: Update internal address SpaceID for DataTable regions ACPICA: Add more methods eligible for NULL package element removal ACPICA: Split all internal Global Lock functions to new file - evglock ACPI: EC: add another DMI check for ASUS hardware ACPI EC: remove dead code ACPICA: Fix code divergence of global lock handling ACPICA: Use acpi_os_create_lock interface ACPI: osl, add acpi_os_create_lock interface ACPI:Fix goto flows in thermal-sys
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diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt b/Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt
@@ -66,3 +66,8 @@ Note: We can use a kernel with multiple custom ACPI method running,
But each individual write to debugfs can implement a SINGLE
method override. i.e. if we want to insert/override multiple
ACPI methods, we need to redo step c) ~ g) for multiple times.
+
+Note: Be aware that root can mis-use this driver to modify arbitrary
+ memory and gain additional rights, if root's privileges got
+ restricted (for example if root is not allowed to load additional
+ modules after boot).