Re: X reinit code trapped

[Aivils S. <ai...@un...>]

On Piektdiena, 23. Decembris 2005 12:11, James van Zeeland wrote:
> So for those who's multi-X proves unstable after multiple login-logout,
> this should stabilise X?

Yes. At least nvidia.

> But the Ctrl-Alt-backspace test is still likely to fail if the
> restarting X server fails to remove and reinit the device instance?

Ctrl-Alt-backspace is an emergency exit.

> The paranoid sysops comment is due to the (small) potential for the X
> server to be compromised and the compromise carried over between login
> sessions?

Touch this patch security? Yes. X security was tested by ?000 pro.
This patch tested by ? pro.

> Is there anything that can be done to reduce the likelyhood of an X
> server failing to reinit after killed by ctrl-alt-backspace?

After ctrl-alt-backspace _kills_ X server. DM fork new X server
process. No ideas what can be done for new X process.

Aivils
> I don't seem to need this - my nV only configs seem to be stable, but I
> suspect that odd combinations of drivers, such as an (nV binary + nV
> opensource + matrox + s3) config might benefit a great deal?
>
> J
>
> On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 17:24, Aivils Stoss wrote:
> > Hi, All!
> >
> > 	All nvidia cards sometimes cannot be initialzed
> > if multiple servers runs simultaneous. I create patch,
> > which disable SIGHUP disaster. Of course this patch is
> > not very _unix_ compatible. By defautl X server on
> > SIGHUP must do all duties, be we don't like some duties.
> > 	After patch applying X on SIGHUP clean up client connections.
> > only. X authentification reset himself, because reread
> > actual user authentification file on each client connection.
> > Now X leave alone videocard on user logoff.
> > Paranoidal sysops must not use this patch.
> >
> > Patch attached
> >
> > Aivils
>
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