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Critical as in "my gpu is a paperweight without a driver".
by throwaway48476 2y ago
Critical as in "my gpu is a paperweight without a driver".
- sgjohnson 2y agoGPU driver can technically be userland too. Look at what Apple has done in recent years. kexts (kernel-level drivers) are basically all but unsupported today, and both DriverKit and IOKit are fully userland.
- throwaway48476 2y agoPerformance critical drivers are always going to be kernel mode.