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SubjectRe: SVGA kernel chipset drivers.
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> Maybe this is silly and there exist services that do exactly this, in
> userspace, in a safe way, and as fast as a kernel trap. Sorry if so, but i
> think many people dont see the way out [the GGI people for example].

You can just use another selector/segment instead of the default datasegment
just as WINE does? Ok, will only work on i386 and friends. ...
(See modify_ldt system call.)

> best regards, Ingo Molnar

Marcus


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