Re: [linux-fbdev] fbdev 2.4.0 cleanups

From: James A Simmons (jsimmons@acsu.buffalo.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 10:30:11 EST


I have been thinking about something like that.

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James Simmons (o_
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, David Woodhouse wrote:

>
> geert@linux-m68k.org said:
> > And changing the ownership of /dev/fb* is a userspace thingy, cfr. /
> > dev/audio and friends.
>
> /dev/tty* would be a more appropriate example.
>
> I would have thought that /dev/fb ought to be a pesudo-device, much like
> /dev/tty currently is, pointing to the current framebuffer. No security hole
> there, is there?
>
>
>
> --
> dwmw2
>
>
>

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