Re: [PATCH] drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c, Video DVD playback support

[Jens Axboe]

On Sat, Jan 22 2005, Elias da Silva wrote:
> Moin.
> 
> Attached patch fixes a problem of reading Video DVDs
> through the cdrom_ioctl interface. VMware is among
> the prominent victims.
> 
> The bug was introduced in kernel version 2.6.8 in the
> function verify_command().

It's not a bug, add write permission to the device for the user using
the drive.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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