You have the completely wrong idea what a device driver is! XF86_SVGA
is a device driver! gpm is a device driver (mouse driver.)
magicfilter/ghostscript is a device driver (printer driver.) Neither
belong in the kernel.
Things belong in the kernel if they *have* to be there. Not otherwise.
This implies the need for a coherent, *USER SPACE*, setup for managing
devices. Bootup devices are somewhat a special case, of course, but
that doesn't change the fundamentals.
> Anyway, you talk about this major pitfall which is a problem. *What*
> is this "problem"?
The whole design philosophy behind this. "Throw all the crap in the
kernel, it's the easy solution."
-hpa
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