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From: rooij@mozart.cft.philips.nl (Guido van Rooij)
Subject: Re: kernel hacking tips
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chmr@edvz.tu-graz.ac.at (Christoph Robitschko) writes:
>If you try to use inb/outb from user level without previously gaining
>permission will abort your program.
No. This *ought* to be. But in general you have a 50% probability thta
your inb outb will succeed!. Patch in next patchkit (I hope).

>> 
>> john 
>> galbrait@rintintin.colorado.edu
>> 
>> 
>								Christoph
-Guido