Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:24:34 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Closed source userspace graphics drivers with an open source kernel component |
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Hi!
> >There is no point supporting companies that give you a little bit of > >information in exchange they want the support that being in a mainline > >kernel gives. Its an unfair exchange of knowledge and time, and if they > >claim they have to make a profit then its even more unfair. > > also, they seem to do it quite wrong way. i.e. much simpler would be > to just implement regular, open driver , and implement additional > crypto > mechanism in chipset itself, allowing to use simple userspace program > sending certified keys allowing GPU to operate.
What is going on there? Does msm actually use crypto to prevent you from use hardware you bought?
Are the keys device-specific? What prevents me from reverse-engineering their binary and publishing them? Pavel
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