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From: Adam VandeMore <amvandemore@gmail.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Handbook contains wrong information about Flash players
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>Number:         164682
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Handbook contains wrong information about Flash players
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    gjb
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Feb 01 04:20:09 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:    Sun Jun 10 15:27:13 UTC 2012
>Last-Modified:  Sun Jun 10 15:30:11 UTC 2012
>Originator:     Adam VandeMore
>Release:        FreeBSD STABLE 8/9
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/desktop-browsers.html 

This page contains the following section:
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Linux process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /compat/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via the following command:

# mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc

This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matching line in /etc/fstab:

linproc	/compat/linux/proc	linprocfs	rw	0	0
-----------------------------------------------------------

This information doesn't seem to be necessary as Flash plays fine without it mounted.  If it isn't necessary, it's a potential security threat.  
>How-To-Repeat:
Use flash player without linprocfs mounted.
>Fix:
Remove the unneeded text:

The Linux process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /compat/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via the following command:

# mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc

This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matching line in /etc/fstab:

linproc	/compat/linux/proc	linprocfs	rw	0	0


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Adam VandeMore <amvandemore@gmail.com>
Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org, doc@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/164682: Handbook contains wrong information about Flash
 players
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:29:38 -0500

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 On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 04:16:02AM +0000, Adam VandeMore wrote:
 > This page contains the following section:
 > -----------------------------------------------------------
 > The Linux=AE process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /comp=
 at/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via =
 the following command:
 >=20
 > # mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc
 >=20
 > This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matchin=
 g line in /etc/fstab:
 >=20
 > linproc	/compat/linux/proc	linprocfs	rw	0	0
 > -----------------------------------------------------------
 >=20
 > This information doesn't seem to be necessary as Flash plays fine without=
  it mounted.  If it isn't necessary, it's a potential security threat. =20
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > Use flash player without linprocfs mounted.
 > >Fix:
 > Remove the unneeded text:
 >=20
 > The Linux=AE process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /comp=
 at/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via =
 the following command:
 >=20
 > # mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc
 >=20
 > This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matchin=
 g line in /etc/fstab:
 >=20
 > linproc	/compat/linux/proc	linprocfs	rw	0	0
 >=20
 
 I believe this is still true for FreeBSD 7.x, with the Flash plugin that
 is available in Ports.  If this is not the case, I'd be happy to adjust
 this Handbook entry to match reality, or otherwise note that it is
 FreeBSD 7.x-specific.
 
 Glen
 
 
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State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: gjb 
State-Changed-When: Sun Jun 10 15:26:47 UTC 2012 
State-Changed-Why:  
Change has been committed.  Sorry for the delay. 



Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-doc->gjb 
Responsible-Changed-By: gjb 
Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Jun 10 15:26:47 UTC 2012 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
Take. 


http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=164682 

From: dfilter@FreeBSD.ORG (dfilter service)
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/164682: commit references a PR
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:26:46 +0000 (UTC)

 Author: gjb
 Date: Sun Jun 10 15:26:31 2012
 New Revision: 39018
 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39018
 
 Log:
   As far as I can tell, linprocfs(5) is no longer required for proper
   functionality of the Flash plugin within Firefox.  I do not know when
   this changed, nor what changed (i.e., if this is a Firefox change or
   not).
   
   Remove recommendation to ensure linprocfs is mounted, as a result.
   
   PR:		164682
   Submitted by:	Adam VandeMore (amvandemore*gmail!com)
   Reminded by:	issyl0
 
 Modified:
   head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml
 
 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml
 ==============================================================================
 --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml	Sun Jun 10 14:18:38 2012	(r39017)
 +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml	Sun Jun 10 15:26:31 2012	(r39018)
 @@ -308,20 +308,6 @@
  
        <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -i</userinput></screen>
  
 -      <para>The &linux; process file system, &man.linprocfs.5; has to
 -	be mounted on <filename
 -	class="directory">/compat/linux/proc</filename>, if one
 -	wants to play &flash; animations.  This can be done via the
 -	following command:</para>
 -
 -      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc</userinput></screen>
 -
 -      <para>This point can be automated at boot time with the addition
 -	of the matching line in
 -	<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>:</para>
 -
 -      <programlisting>linproc	/compat/linux/proc	linprocfs	rw	0	0</programlisting>
 -
        <para>Then, start your browser, enter
  	<literal>about:plugins</literal> in the location bar and press
  	<keycap>Enter</keycap>.
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