Subject: Re: radeon driver design (was Re: generic virtual consoles)
To: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/03/2006 10:48:13
On Dec 28, 2005, at 12:08 PM, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> What I don't want to have to expose to userland is the intricate
> details
> of the chip, otherwise we wind up writing multiple graphics drivers --
> one for user space and one for kernel space.
There are also security benefits of not exposing all of the chip's
details to user space.
-- thorpej