Egbert Eich wrote: > > When running X request thru a ssh tunnel LocalClient() returns > true as the sshd connects to the Xserver from the same machine. > > This leads to unpredictable results and even system crashes > if an application that can only run locally is started on a remote > system. > > If for example an application wants to address the framebuffer > directly thru DGA it will try to map the framebuffer on the machine > it is started on not the one where the Xserver lives on. > > Even though this requires root privileges I do consider this to > be a problem that should be adressed. > > Any ideas? > Aside from LocalClient returning false, DGA requests should fail, right? Trying GL over the tunnel correctly gives an error message and reverts to indirect rendering.
I don't know much about DGA, but my understanding is that it has a lot of issues because it is sort of a big hack (but useful), and the real solution is to replace it with real protocols like XVideo and a similar capture extension. Joe Krahn _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
