Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:18:36 -0700 (PDT) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: The new X-Kernel ! |
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> On Sunday 21 October 2001 14:17, Tim Jansen wrote: > > 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. > > Neither - It is a resource allocation problem, which all UNIX style systems
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I think everyone has misunderstood me. I know I'm not the most clear person sometimes. I'm just talking about fine grain locking of some kind between input devices. I really like to see "direct input" in OpenGL someday. You need some kind of locking between OpenGL and the X server in this case just like you have with graphics.
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