Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755684AbXEUB3h (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 May 2007 21:29:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754082AbXEUB33 (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 May 2007 21:29:29 -0400 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:36616 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753965AbXEUB33 (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 May 2007 21:29:29 -0400 Message-ID: <4650F5F2.4000305@garzik.org> Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 21:29:22 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jon Smirl CC: Jesse Barnes , Jon Smirl , Jesse Barnes , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem References: <200705171423.46748.jesse.barnes@intel.com> <200705201610.32170.jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> <9e4733910705201747n1847f7b1wd57a8e8640a857a8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9e4733910705201747n1847f7b1wd57a8e8640a857a8@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.8 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.3 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 898 Lines: 24 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/