[Xgl/Xegl] Input Devices

[Glynn Clements]

Jon Smirl wrote:

> Two purposes in getting rid of root for the normal X server
> 1) Lower the amount of root priv code running in the system
> 2) give the logged in user control over their X server.

Does that mean that the logged in user gets relatively low-level
access to hardware?

If so, then having the user own the X server process makes things
worse. Compromise FireFox/OpenOffice/MPlayer -> control over the X
server -> DMA over kernel memory.

If not: are you sure? Even with binary-only drivers? Given a choice
between sanity-checking arguments and improving their 3D benchmark
scores, I wouldn't count on the hardware vendors to choose santiy
checking.

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>