On Friday, 28 July 2006 at 22:36, Peter Gordon wrote: > Jeremy Sanders wrote: > > What I don't understand is why Nvidia feel the need to use a 8MB (!!!!) > > kernel module in the first place. Is there a reason why it needs to be > > there, and not in X.org like all the other graphics drivers? They could > > supply a non free driver legally then (not that I'd like them to supply a > > non free driver). They could shift any necessary kernel bits into a GPL > > kernel module. > > > It does contain both a kernel module and a loadable X.org module. As I > understand it, all 3-D X.org drivers work in this fashion. > > The X.org module does the actual drawing to the hardware; and the kernel > module takes care of things like handling DMA and intterupts, GPU > command buffering and basic security validation, etc. Actually, IIRC, ATI driver can function without the kernel module, although you lose DRI if it's missing. Regards, R. -- MPlayer developer and RPMs maintainer: http://rpm.greysector.net/mplayer/ There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. -- from "Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
