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Dormant Linux kernel vulnerability finally slayed

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Re: Keep reading I will get to a point eventually

"Obviously, it's not as efficient, data has to be copied. It's a lot safer and resilient."

But can that price be too high for something with a high potential for "context thrashing" like graphics and multimedia? That's one big reason high-performance drivers tend to stick with the kernel. Isn't that why BSD keeps the network drivers there for performance reasons (especially as network latency drops and speed rises)?

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