From: Michel <mi...@da...> - 2005-06-27 03:49:36
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On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 18:05 -0700, Eric Anholt wrote: > On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 01:19 +0100, Alan Cox wrote: >=20 > > Disagree also about axing the comment - its useful to know why somethin= g > > is being done. >=20 > Wait, the comment says "TODO: Remove this; we can't afford to let > userspace control something that locks up the graphics card so easily." > We're not removing the code being referred to, as far as I've heard, and > "we can't afford" is contradictory to what we have agreed on for DRI > policy (drivers can't escalate privelege, but can hang the machine). When did this 'agreement' occur? I can't remember agreeing to that. That we may not be able to prevent all such cases doesn't mean we shouldn't prevent the ones we can. --=20 Earthling Michel D=C3=A4nzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI develop= er Libre software enthusiast | http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=3Ddaenzer |