Not that I can add much to this discussion but...
On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 23:12, Egon Single wrote:
> Just a philisophical question. Most of you will know that binary only kernel
> modules are real evil. You just have to listen to Linus who keeps repeating
> this. Now I ask myself what is difference
Hello Egon,
Now I ask myself what is difference between binary only kernel modules
and the binary only firmware in the DVB driver?
You have to distinguish *where* your binary only code is running.
The code from a binary only kernel module is running on your host cpu
and threatens the stability o
