tree b33c29082b1294287bb45f95730f87db002fba98
parent 543cf4cb3fe6f6cae3651ba918b9c56200b257d0
author Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com> 1214929097 +0100
committer Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> 1214931113 -0700

PCI: Restrict VPD read permission to root

Some PCI devices will lock up if we attempt to read from VPD addresses
beyond some device-dependent limit.  Until we can identify these
devices and adjust the file size accordingly, only let root read VPD
through sysfs to prevent a DoS by normal users.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org>