Christoph Hellwig writes: > - the magic CONFIG_COMPAT changes for SHM handles should only be done when > a module is set. CONFIG_COMPAT is set for mostly 64bit systems that can > run 32bit code and drm shouldn't behave differently just because we can > run 32bit code.
Yes it should - we can have a 64-bit X server and a 32-bit DRI client. In this case the server will allocate a _DRM_SHM area and pass the handle to the client, which will then try to mmap the area. If we give a 64-bit handle to the server the client won't be able to access the area. Paul. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
