Messages in this thread |  | | From | Jason McMullan <> | Subject | Re: Why is Device3Dfx driver (voodoo1/2) not in the kernel? | Date | 27 Sep 2001 04:28:52 GMT |
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Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > Because it lets anyone crash the machine by feeding a Voodoo1 garbage. To > get something like that into the kernel I suspect would involve > > - Making sure glide is using the fifo > - Writing a parser for packet1-packet5 commands to verify they > are valid > > then voodoo would be safe for user direct access.
Better stop that this minute Alan! You're starting to sound like those old KGI people, with their 'safe kernel drivers for video' spiel... ;^)
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