On 10/09/06 08:38:46AM +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: > Jim Crilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Intel's daemon isn't as bad as the Atheros HAL or nVidia's blob > > Could you please elaborat on that? why is ath_hal.ko or nvidia.ko worse > than intel's daemon? > > The only real difference is that intel's daemon doesn't run in > kernelspace. Why is is that better? >
For that very reason, if nvidia.ko goes nuts it can scribble all over kernel memory and cause anything from random reboots to filesystem corruption. But since Intel's daemon runs in userspace if it goes nuts it'll just segfault, technically I guess it could open /dev/kmem or /dev/mem but the chances of that happening are virtually 0. Jim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
