Re: [MiNT] XaAES / GEM memory issues

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@freemint.de>]

Hello!

> Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the MiNT kernel still rely on the
> TOS for keyboard and mouse input? Wouldn't using a device driver like
> the one proposed eliminate this TOS dependency?

Maybe you mean the right but write it wrong. The point is that the device
driver have to operate on the lowest level as it's designed. Every mixup
with AES/VDI functionality is wrong. These AES/VDI things must be layered
some levels above (but in the kernel space to get rid of overflous context
switches). This is simply so because AES/VDI operate at higher levels and
not on device driver level.

> Also if someone so not quite understand, please ask instead of reading
> between the lines and assuming something I haven't written or intended
> at all.

You write too much sometimes :-)


Tschuess
   ...Frank

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