> > > The current X uses a server wrapper to do the suid root tasks. The
> > > server itself isn't suid root.
> >
> > It's quite possible that I'm missing something, but I seem to recall
> > that that was done for security reasons.
>
> Of course - that's what we say.
>
> > A process running at ring 0 can still disable interrupts, DMA into
> > kernel memory, etc...
>
> But the Xserver isn't running in the kernel mode.
I may have missed something, but the difference between iopl 3 and "kernel
mode" is...?
Matthew.
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