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Jon Smirl wrote: > This design still requires a global server app since the heads share a > single device. > I am always concerned that the root priv code in the X server is a > potential security hole. I would like to move away from a model where > there is a global controlling app. I don't think we need a global > controlling app at all. If you have multiple "controlling" apps competing for a single device, that either implies complexity in each app for sharing control, or moving even more code into the kernel for 2D and 3D. I don't think the kernel community is yet interested in moving everything of consequence into the kernel. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||
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