On Mer, 2004-05-19 at 01:35, Jon Smirl wrote: > Why does VT switch have to be in the kernel? I can have multiple xterms logged > in as different users without kernel support. Why can't VT switching be > implemented as if I was switching between multiple fullscreen xterms? I guess I > don't see why there is a difference between multiple xterms and VT's. I can use > su to set the xterm to any account.
You trust the X server. Thats already problematic with SELinux and compartmentalisation. For some things you need multiple X-servers for this reason. > User space console makes it easier to go multi-user. Stick four cards in, run a > user space console on each of them, and you have a four user system. No need for > kernel support. Assuming you fix the input layer yes. I too would advocate that part being user space. We don't need multiple framebuffer let alone multiple keyboard/mouse mapping stuff in the kernel one, just what we have now or thereabouts ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
