Messages in this thread | | | From | Tim Jansen <> | Subject | Re: The new X-Kernel ! | Date | Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:17:25 +0200 |
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On Sunday 21 October 2001 19:40, James Simmons wrote: > It sets the hardware state of the keyboards and the > mice. The user runs apps that alter the state. The second user comes along > and log in on desktop two. He runs another small application to test the > mice. It changes the state which in turn effects the person on desktop > one.
Isn't this a driver problem? If two processes can interfere when using the same device the driver should only allow one access (one device file opened) at a time. And if two processes need to access it it should be managed by a daemon.
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