Re: Latest Kernel -- crash, crash, and crashes again

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jun 08 2000 - 07:28:19 EST


> The non opensource drivers ?
> The 'kernel' part has source code available...

Which allows the non kernel part to go scribblign directly on the hardware.
Because X stuff (open and closed) goes directly beating on the hardware
you need to be able to see both. Its unusual in that respect since generally
you can say 'proprietary app crashed kernel - bug in kernel', but not in
this case nor with things like the original 3dfx stuff with the proprietary
library and hardware you can hang just by talking to it funny

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