> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Nicholson [mailto:dbn.li...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:48 PM > To: McDonald, Michael-p7438c > Cc: vigna...@freedesktop.org; x...@freedesktop.org > Subject: Re: multiseat, -sharevts, and suspend/hibernate
> No, I was thinking more that if the xserver is not run by root, it > can't just have its way with the PCI resources. Then it can't wreak > havoc on what another xserver is doing with them, either. So, I think > that Tiago means that if the xserver is rootless, then it will > implicitly be accessing the hardware properly though the kernel and > will not interfere with another xserver trying to access the hardware. OK, so he meant running without root permissions. A "rootless server" has an existing meaning and I couldn't see how that would help multiseat. Mike McDonald _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list xorg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
