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Font rendering taking place in the kernel does indeed look quite like a legacy design decision.
by tomsmeding 9y ago
Font rendering taking place in the kernel does indeed look quite like a legacy design decision.
- cremno 9y agoIt's also kinda ironic because improved performance was the reason behind that decision.
- mehrdadn 9y agoTo be honest it might still have better performance if/when they add more mitigations for more security vulnerabilities. It seems like an anomaly right now since they're only addressing Meltdown/Spectre, but the core issues (no pun intended) are fundamentally there.