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Title: Libata Framework - From a security point
Post by: Manu Zacharia (-M-) on July 11, 2011, 09:54:05 AM

Hello All,

Was going through Gentoo Linux Documentation (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=4#doc_chap1) and came across Libata Framework. Couldn't find much information after a search. So would like to know if any one can throw some light on what is Libata and how it is unique or different from a security standpoint

Thanks in advance :)

Title: Re: Libata Framework - From a security point
Post by: hayabusa on July 11, 2011, 10:20:59 AM

I think it might make more sense if you see it as lib ata. (ata device driver libraries.) I may be wrong, but in the context of that document link, I think that's what it is...

OK, so rather than plain laziness, I did google it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibATA

Title: Re: Libata Framework - From a security point
Post by: Manu Zacharia (-M-) on July 11, 2011, 10:39:55 AM

@hayabusa,

so lib ata (LibATA) is a Library according to wiki and not a framework as mentioned in the Gentoo Linux Documentation? Or they are inter-changeably using the words library and framework?

I did a search for libata framework (as mentioned in the first post) and couldn't find much.

Title: Re: Libata Framework - From a security point
Post by: hayabusa on July 11, 2011, 11:04:27 AM

As I understand it, I think you're correct, in that they used the term 'framework' rather loosely / vaguely / incorrectly. It appears to actually be the libraries / API's for getting the proper ATA drivers functional, within the kernel.

This is based on / since, even in the context of the Gentoo docs, they were referring to storage drivers, etc. So I just looked on libata, by itself, and that's the impression I came away with.

Hope it helps.